Recent Updates
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N. Carolina courts director leaving, deputy replacing him
Legal Compliance 02/17/2023The North Carolina court system’s top administrator is stepping down soon to join a law firm, and his top deputy will succeed him.Andrew Heath became Administrative Office of the Courts director in early 2021 as Chief Justice Paul Newby was swo...
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Judge: Banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional
Legal Compliance 02/09/2023A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the latest challenge to firearms regulations after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new st...
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Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
Legal Compliance 01/28/2023The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight, involving his rejection of a request for a birt...
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California Supreme Court dumps triple-slaying death sentence
Legal Compliance 01/25/2023The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the murder convictions and death sentence for a man who killed three people and committed a series of other crimes in San Diego in 1985.The court ordered a new trial for Billy Ray Waldon, ruling unani...
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Ohio death row inmate resentenced, could get parole
Legal Compliance 01/24/2023An Ohio prison inmate who has spent nearly four decades on death row in the murder of a convenience store clerk has been resentenced to a term that could allow his release on parole.Lucas County Judge Stacy Cook vacated Gregory Esparza’s death ...
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Trial starts for man accused of threatening Kansas lawmaker
Legal Compliance 01/17/2023Jury selection began Tuesday in a federal criminal trial for a man prosecutors say became fixated on a Kansas congressman and threatened to kill him, a case that comes amid what authorities say is a sharp rise in treats to the nation’s lawmaker...
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Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot
Legal Compliance 01/14/2023A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation’s capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties to account.A...
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Republicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss
Legal Compliance 01/09/2023The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state.It’s one of several court battles in states from Kentucky to Utah...
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Arizona judge delays trial in fight over education funding
Legal Compliance 01/07/2023A lawsuit over how much money Arizona’s lawmakers allocate for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology won’t go to trial next week, after a judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general.Dem...
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South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
Legal Compliance 01/05/2023The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down Thursday a ban on abortion after cardiac activity is detected — typically around six weeks — ruling the restriction violates the state constitution’s right to privacy.The decision comes n...
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FTX founder could be sent to US after extradition hearing
Legal Compliance 12/21/2022Sam Bankman-Fried is back in a Bahamian court Wednesday for an extradition hearing that could clear the way for the one-time billionaire to be sent to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.In a court...
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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...