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High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding case
Political and Legal 06/17/2019The Supreme Court is throwing out an Oregon court ruling against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.The justices' action Monday keeps the high-profile case off the court's election-year calendar and orders state judges to...
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Murphy, Norcross tax-break dispute to be heard in court
Tax Law 06/16/2019A dispute over business tax credits between New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and political powerbroker George Norcross is set to play out in a hearing before a Superior Court judge.Attorneys for the Democratic governor and insurance brokerage and hospital...
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Regulation Of Gun Silencers
Business Law 06/08/2019The Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.The justices did not comment Monday in turning away appeals from two Kansas m...
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Supreme Court rules against oil drilling platform workers
Court Watch 06/07/2019The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against workers on oil drilling platforms off California who argued they should be paid for the off-work time they spend on the platform, including sleeping.The high court said that federal law applies to th...
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Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
Breaking Legal News 06/03/2019Sporting a gray suit and glasses, Kevin Spacey appeared Monday at a Massachusetts courthouse where a judge is set to hold a hearing in the case accusing the disgraced actor of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar in 2016.Spacey’s appearance c...
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Estranged husband, girlfriend in court for missing mom case
Court Watch 06/01/2019A missing mother of five's estranged husband and his girlfriend are set to make their first court appearances in Connecticut after being charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution .Fotis Dulos and Michelle Troconis are scheduled to be ...
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ACLU: JPMorgan Chase settles paternal leave class action
Class Action 05/30/2019A civil rights group says JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by male employees who say they were denied additional paid parental leave between 2011 and 2017.The settlement was announced Thursday by the ...
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McConnell: ‘We’d Fill’ Any Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020
Legal Business 05/28/2019The Senate majority leader says if there’s a vacancy on the Supreme Court during next year’s election cycle, the Republican-controlled Senate would likely confirm a nominee selected by President Donald Trump.In an appearance Tuesday in Pa...
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Brazil's supreme court votes to make homophobia a crime
Family Law 05/23/2019A majority in Brazil's supreme court has voted to make homophobia and transphobia crimes like racism, a decision coming amid fears the country's far-right president will roll back LGBT social gains.Six of the Supreme Federal Tribunal's 11 judges have...
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South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma in court for corruption
Corporate Law 05/20/2019Former South African president Jacob Zuma is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.Zuma, 77, appeared at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province Monday on charges of receiving bribes whe...
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High court sides with Crow tribe member in hunting dispute
Consumer Rights 05/19/2019The Supreme Court is siding with a member of the Crow tribe who was fined for hunting elk in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest.The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Clayvin Herrera. He argued that when his tribe gave up land in present-day Montana a...
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Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple
Immigration Law 05/13/2019A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps.New Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court’s four liberals in rejecting a pl...