Recent Updates
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Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
Political and Legal 11/11/2019The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms, w...
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Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants
International 11/10/2019The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation, a case with strong political overtones amid the 2020 presidential election campaign.All eyes will be on Chi...
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Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities
Class Action 11/06/2019The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to prison for 30 years for crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery.Bosco Ntaganda was found guilty in July of 1...
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Blackbeard's ship case about images returns to trial court
Political and Legal 11/04/2019A treasure hunter who accuses the state of North Carolina of misusing his images from Blackbeard's flagship says he'll ask for 10 times the damages he originally sought, now that a court ruling has come down in his favor.John Masters of Florida-based...
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Judges: End jailing people for unpaid fines in Rock County
Personal Injury 11/02/2019When a court case is ending, a judge often lists what a defendant needs to do and know.It can include contacting a probation agent, not possessing a gun or avoiding the use of drugs or alcohol.One routine item usually on the list is paying court cost...
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Georgia Supreme Court overturns 2015 murder conviction
Civil Litigation News 11/01/2019Georgia's Supreme Court has overturned the murder convictions of a man found guilty of intentionally running over a woman with his car.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the court reversed 28-year-old Dewey Calhoun Green's 2015 malice and felon...
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EU Court slams Bosnia over 11-year election gap in Mostar
Court Watch 10/30/2019The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of a Bosnian politician who has sued the state because local elections in the central city of Mostar have not been held since 2008 over a legal problem.The court in Strasbourg on Tuesday gave Bosn...
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Supreme Court steps into case over consumer agency
Corporate Governance 10/17/2019The Supreme Court is stepping into a yearslong, politically charged fight over the federal consumer finance watchdog agency that was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.The justices agreed Friday to review an appeals court decision that ...
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High court to consider state role in prosecuting immigrants
Family Law 10/15/2019Donaldo Morales caught a break when federal prosecutors declined to charge him after he was arrested for using a fake Social Security card so he could work at a Kansas restaurant. But the break was short-lived. Kansas authorities stepped in and obtai...
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Analysis: Louisiana figures in 2 major Supreme Court cases
Family Law 10/11/2019Among cases on the U.S. Supreme Court docket for the term that began this month, two Louisiana cases stand out — one because of its implications for criminal justice in the state, the other because of what it portends for abortion rights and ac...
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US Supreme Court to review Kansas’ lack of insanity defense
Bankruptcy Law 10/06/2019The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider how far states can go toward eliminating the insanity defense in criminal trials as it reviews the case of a Kansas man sentenced to die for killing four relatives.The high court planned to hear argumen...
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Ohio counties tell court: Don’t let state stop opioid trial
Political and Legal 10/03/2019Two Ohio counties are telling a court to deny their state attorney general’s request to delay a major trial over the toll of opioids.Attorney General Dave Yost asked a federal appeals court in August not to let a district judge move ahead with ...