Recent Updates
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Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing
Immigration Law 10/11/2018Former FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging his ban for forgery ahead of a Thailand soccer federation election.Makudi said outside the court on Thursday he was "very confident. I didn't do...
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Polish leader appoints top court judges, against ruling
International 10/10/2018Poland's president swore in 27 new Supreme Court judges Wednesday, stepping up the conflict over control of the judiciary and ignoring another top court that said the appointments should be suspended pending an opinion by European Union judges.Andrze...
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Top French court to rule on faulty breast implant scandal
Court Watch 10/09/2018France's top court is ruling Wednesday in a case that may require some 1,700 women around the world to pay back compensation they received over rupture-prone breast implants.The decision is the latest in a years-long legal drama that has potential im...
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US urges UN court to toss out Iranian case on frozen assets
Court Watch 10/08/2018The U.S. on Monday urged the United Nations' highest court to toss out a case filed by Iran that seeks to recover around $2 billion worth of frozen assets the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked...
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Kavanaugh to hear his 1st arguments as Supreme Court justice
Court Watch 10/07/2018A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice.Kavanaugh will emerge Tuesday morning from behind ...
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Kavanaugh to attend White House event, as elections loom
Tax Law 10/06/2018New Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is returning to the White House for a televised appearance Monday with President Donald Trump less than a month before pivotal congressional elections.Kavanaugh will take part in an entirely ceremonial sweari...
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Indian court allows deportation of 7 Rohingya to Myanmar
International 10/03/2018India on Thursday deported its first group of Rohingya Muslims since the government last year ordered the expulsion of members of the Myanmar minority group and others who entered the country illegally.The deportation was carried out after the Suprem...
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UN court orders US to lift some Iran sanctions
Breaking Legal News 10/02/2018The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to civil aviation safety.The ruling by the International Court of Justice is...
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Trial set for 1 of 4 impeached W.Va. Supreme Court justices
Court Watch 09/30/2018The first West Virginia Supreme Court justice to go on trial in an impeachment scandal is looking forward to explaining her decisions since taking office.Justice Beth Walker's trial is set to start Monday in the state Senate. Senators are serving as ...
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Supreme Court won't hear case over California beach access
Court Watch 09/29/2018The Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from a California billionaire who doesn't want to open a road on his property so that the public can access a beach.The justices said Monday that they will not take up Vinod Khosla's appeal of a Califor...
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UN court asked to probe Venezuela; leader defiant in speech
International 09/27/2018Six nations made the unprecedented move Wednesday of asking the U.N.’s International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity, even as President Nicolas Maduro made an unexpected trip to the world body’...
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India's top court limits use of gov't identification number
International 09/26/2018India's top court on Wednesday upheld the government's policy of issuing a 12-digit identification number to every citizen, but said it can't be made mandatory for services such as bank accounts, cellphone connections and school admissions.The Suprem...