Recent Updates
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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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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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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...
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Mississippi seeks to derail federal suits over mental health
Legal Compliance 10/07/2022The U.S. Justice Department overreached in suing Mississippi over its mental health system, the state’s solicitor general has argued to a federal appeals court.A Justice Department attorney countered that there’s ample precedent to show t...
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Bench trial for a man accused of killing 2 women in Phoenix
Legal Compliance 10/02/2022A bench trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a man accused of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young women in separate killings nearly 30 years ago near a metro Phoenix canal system.Bryan Patrick Miller, 49, is charged with two counts ea...
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Judge won’t toss suit over Delaware court political balance
Legal Compliance 09/26/2022A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. John Carney over Delaware’s requirement for political balance on its courts.Friday’s ruling is the latest in a long-running legal battle over a “major-party&rd...
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Court rules for officer in Oklahoma teen’s death lawsuit
Legal Compliance 09/19/2022An appeals court ruling could mean the end of a federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a Black teenager who was naked and unarmed when he was shot and killed by suburban Oklahoma City police in 2019.Police said 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis was naked whe...
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Democrats: Abortion rulings may be ‘a blessing in disguise’
Legal Compliance 08/28/2022Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect.But some North Carolina Democrats sa...
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Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution
Legal Compliance 08/12/2022Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution, joining Justice Neil Gorsuch at a time of intense political polarization and rising skeptici...
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Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
Legal Compliance 08/05/2022A Florida woman who was acquitted of murdering her husband, a prominent official at the University of Central Florida, was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for tampering with evidence.A judge sentenced Danielle Redlick in state court in Orland...
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South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban can continue for now
Legal Compliance 07/24/2022South Carolina can continue enforcing its six-week abortion ban after a judge on Tuesday denied a request to temporarily block it amid a legal battle that is now headed to the state Supreme Court.Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right t...
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Louisiana seeks suspension of block on enforcement
Legal Compliance 07/22/2022A day after a state judge blocked enforcement of Louisiana’s abortion ban, state officials asked the same judge to suspend his own ruling while they pursue an appeal.Lawyers for state Attorney General Jeff Landry and health secretary Courtney P...