Recent Updates
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Man charged with killing mother at sea seeks freedom
Court Watch 07/07/2022The man charged with killing his mother at sea in a plot to inherit millions of dollars has asked a federal court Wednesday to authorize his release from custody pending trial.The attorneys for Nathan Carman filed a motion in U.S. District Court in B...
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Judge holds hearing on challenge of Mississippi abortion law
Legal Business 07/04/2022A judge held a hearing Tuesday but didn’t say how she would decide a lawsuit filed by Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which is trying to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions in the state.The law — which st...
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Senators ask minor leaguers for information on MLB antitrust
Business Law 06/29/2022The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball’s antitrust exemption.Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the comm...
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Scottish leader calls for new independence vote next year
Corporate Law 06/28/2022Scotland’s leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland’s independence on Oct. 19, 2023 — even though U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintains it wasn’t the right time for...
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Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes
Court Watch 06/25/2022The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis.Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that prosecutors must prove that doctor...
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Seattle tax on big businesses upheld by state appeals court
Tax Law 06/22/2022An appellate court judge has upheld Seattle’s payroll tax, affirming a decision made in King County Superior Court last year. In an opinion published Tuesday, the Division I Court of Appeals deemed Seattle’s JumpStart tax lawful, The Seat...
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Construction to begin on roadway, but legal fight remains
Business Law 06/20/2022Construction is scheduled to begin this week on a long-planned road project in the south end of Burlington, Mayor Miro Weinberger said. The comments came after a federal judge lifted an order that blocked work on the first phase of what is known as t...
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Iowa court: Abortion not protected by state constitution
Legal Business 06/17/2022The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution.The court, now comp...
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Justices rule for American woman in bitter custody dispute
Bankruptcy Law 06/15/2022The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday for an American woman who is involved in a bitter international custody dispute with her Italian husband over their young son. The high court threw out lower court decisions ordering the return of the boy...
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Indiana court strikes down emergency law fought by governor
Court Watch 06/07/2022The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday threw out a law that gave state legislators increased power to intervene during public health emergencies, agreeing with arguments from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb that the move violated the state constitution.The...
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Federal court upholds state law on disclosing police records
Court Watch 06/04/2022A federal appeals court has upheld part of a 2020 Connecticut police accountability law that allows public disclosure of state trooper personnel files and internal investigations. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Thursday rejected...
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Man denies kidnapping charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Criminal Law 06/03/2022A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man who was later found shot to death in a snowbank in 2018 in what prosecutors allege is a murder-for-hire case stemming from a financial dispute. Federal prosecu...