Recent Updates
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Judge orders Phoenix to stop sweeps of homeless encampments
Law Review 12/17/2022A federal judge has temporarily halted the city of Phoenix from conducting sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.Judge Murray Snow issued an emergency injunction Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by the ACLU of Ar...
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Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down school choice law
Legal Compliance 12/12/2022School choice advocates suffered a bitter defeat Thursday, when Kentucky’s Supreme Court struck down a state law that allowed donors to receive tax credits for supporting private school tuition.In its unanimous decision, the high court said the...
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Lawsuit against doctor who defied Texas abortion law tossed
National Legal News 12/09/2022Lawyers for a doctor who intentionally defied a Texas abortion law that the lawyers called a “bounty-hunting scheme” say a court has dismissed a test of whether members of the public can sue providers who violate the restrictions for at l...
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Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy
Legal Compliance 12/04/2022The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.The court is ...
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Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks
U.S. Court Watch 11/25/2022The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy, abruptly ending access to later abortions that had resumed days earlier.In a one-page order, the justices put a lower court rul...
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Man granted new trial in 2006 triple murder freed after plea
Law Review 11/21/2022An man granted a new trial in the murders of three men in Ohio more than a decade and a half ago has been released after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.Stoney Thompson, 43, was originally sentenced in Lucas County to three consecutive lif...
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Texas to execute man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son
U.S. Court Watch 11/16/2022A Texas inmate seeking to stop his execution over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs is scheduled to die Wednesday evening for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 17 years ago....
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Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58M settlement
Law Review 11/13/2022A federal judge has approved a nearly $58 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in response to the deaths of dozens of veterans who contracted COVID-19 at a Massachusetts veterans home.“It was with heavy hearts that we got to the f...
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Montana vote adds to win streak for abortion rights backers
U.S. Court Watch 11/11/2022Abortion rights supporters secured another win Thursday as voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have forced medical workers to intercede in the rare case of a baby born after an attempted abortion.The result caps a string of ballot ...
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Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted
Legal Compliance 11/05/2022Several Pennsylvania groups represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their return envelopes.The suit filed Frid...
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Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s bid to stop US brawl lawsuits
National Legal News 11/01/2022The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Turkey’s bid to shut down lawsuits in U.S. courts stemming from a violent brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington more than five years ago that left anti-government protesters ba...
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Federal judge rules in favor of bikini baristas over dress
Legal Compliance 10/29/2022A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court.The decision in a partial summary judgment this week comes after a lengthy legal battle between b...