Recent Updates
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Breaking Legal News 01/30/2023President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.The move to end t...
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Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests
Business Law 01/19/2023An Egyptian court on Sunday handed down life prison sentences to 38 people, including a self-exiled businessman whose social media posts helped to spark anti-government protests. Public protests are rare in Egypt where President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi...
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Indiana’s top court weighing challenge to state abortion ban
Family Law 01/19/2023A top state lawyer on Thursday urged the Indiana Supreme Court to uphold the state’s Republican-backed abortion ban, even as the justices weighed whether they should decide its constitutionality before lower courts have fully considered the cas...
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Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot
Corporate Governance 01/16/2023A 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. ...
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government
Criminal Law 01/12/2023Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will d...
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Colorado funeral home owner sentenced in body sales case
Personal Injury 01/03/2023A Colorado funeral home operator accused of illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday by a federal court judge.Megan Hess received the maximum sentence after pleading guilty to mail fraud i...
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Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
Court Watch 12/24/2022A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of...
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Rival Libya PM calls for US to release Lockerbie accused
Personal Injury 12/15/2022One of Libya’s rival prime ministers called Tuesday for the release of the former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all onboard, after he surfaced in ...
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High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks
Court Watch 12/07/2022Ohio’s historical society can proceed with efforts to gain control of a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks currently maintained by a country club, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.At issue before the court were the 2,000-yea...
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Illinois Flight Attendants Injury Claim Attorneys
Legal Marketing 12/06/2022Flight attendants play an integral role in the airline industry, yet they face tough conditions every day. When flight attendants are injured or become ill because of work-related incidents both on and off of the plane, they may be entitled to worker...
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Case against former Tucson officer remanded to grand jury
Family Law 12/02/2022Former Tucson police Officer Ryan Remington, who was indicted on a manslaughter charge in the shooting of a shoplifting suspect, will have his case heard again by a grand jury.Pima County Superior Court Judge Danelle Liwski granted a defense request ...
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German parliament votes to approve EU-Canada trade pact
Family Law 11/30/2022German lawmakers on Thursday approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking full effect.The pact, formally known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, was signed in la...