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EU backs ICC after US questions court's legitimacy
Practice Focuses 09/12/2018The European Union's top diplomat says the bloc remains a staunch supporter of the International Criminal Court despite U.S. condemnation of the tribunal.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Thursday that "we will continue to fully and str...
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The Latest: New Mexico court blocks straight-ticket option
Political and Legal 09/11/2018The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from one particular party in all races by marking a single box. The court made its decision Wednesday after listening to oral arguments ...
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The Latest: Authorities: Officer arrested for manslaughter
Court Watch 09/10/2018The Texas Department of Public Safety says a white Dallas police officer has been arrested on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his apartment.The department said in a news release Sunday night that Officer Amber Guyger was book...
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Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill
Practice Focuses 09/08/2018A pipeline company was convicted of nine criminal charges Friday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years, a disaster that blackened popular beaches for miles, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.A Santa Barbara County jury...
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Kentucky Attorney General files pension brief with top court
Legal Business 09/07/2018Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court about why he thinks a law changing the public pension system is unconstitutional.The state legislature passed SB 151 in April. It would require all new t...
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Trump taking Supreme Court fight to Montana, North Dakota
Political and Legal 09/06/2018President Donald Trump is taking the Washington debate over his Supreme Court nominee to the homes of two red-state Senate Democrats this week, elevating Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation as a political litmus test for voters.Trump's strategy aims...
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India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
International 09/05/2018India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights that one judge said would "pave the way for a better future."The 1861 law, a relic of Victori...
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No decision about jailing Chicago officer over interviews
Court Watch 09/01/2018A judge has declined to immediately decide whether a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald should have his bail revoked or increased because he talked to the media .Judge Vincent Gaugh...
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Court may reconsider ruling on police deadly force measure
Criminal Law 08/30/2018The question of whether Washington voters will have their say on a measure designed to make it easier to prosecute police for negligent shootings might not be over after all.One day after ruling that Initiative 940 should appear on the November ballo...
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Kavanaugh's support for surveilling Americans raises concern
Class Action 08/28/2018Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has frequently supported giving the U.S. government wide latitude in the name of national security, including the secret collection of personal data from Americans.It's a subject Democrats plan to grill Kavanaugh...
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Israeli court allows entry to Hamas kin for medical care
International 08/26/2018Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that five critically ill women from Gaza may enter Israel for urgent medical treatment despite a government decision preventing relatives of Hamas members from doing so.The five women appealed to the court last month ...
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Iran goes to UN's highest court over re-imposed US sanctions
International 08/24/2018Iran went to the United Nations' highest court Monday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to re-impose them, calling the move "naked economic aggression."Iran filed the case with the In...