Recent Updates
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Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal
Legal Business 09/23/2019In a decision that badly undermines Boris Johnson’s authority, Britain’s highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the prime minister broke the law by suspending Parliament in a way that squelched legitimate scrutiny of his Brexit plan...
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Court: First Amendment protects “hate group” label
Intellectual Property 09/20/2019A federal judge has ruled that a liberal advocacy group has a First Amendment right to call a Christian ministry a hate group for its opposition to homosexuality.U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, in a 141-page decision issued late Thursday, threw o...
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Iowa high court launches courthouse break-ins investigation
Court Watch 09/18/2019The Iowa Supreme Court says it has hired a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the arrests of two cybersecurity workers who were found inside a closed central Iowa courthouse and say they were just doing their jobs testing courthous...
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High drama at UK Supreme Court in Brexit challenge case
Corporate Law 09/16/2019The British government and its opponents faced off Tuesday at the U.K. Supreme Court in a high-stakes legal drama over Brexit that will determine whether new Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law by suspending Parliament at a crucial time ahead ...
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Dutch-based court files new charges against Hariri suspect
Practice Focuses 09/13/2019A U.N.-backed court based in the Netherlands unveiled new charges Monday, including terrorism and intentional homicide, against a Hezbollah fighter who also is accused of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.The Special Tribunal ...
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Tent Courts Hearings Underway for Migrants Waiting in Mexico
Court Watch 09/11/2019Hearings in tent courts in South Texas are underway for asylum-seekers forced to wait in Mexico while their immigration applications are considered.Monday's hearings mark the formal opening of the courts. Twenty-one migrants lined up in Mexico to cro...
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Different court: Maya Moore dedicated to criminal justice
Practice Focuses 09/07/2019Maya Moore startled basketball when she stepped away from the WNBA before the season. She has spent a lot of her time trying to help a family friend overturn a conviction.Jonathan Irons has been incarcerated since 1997, convicted in the nonfatal shoo...
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule
Corporate Law 09/03/2019Asylum seekers must pass an initial screening called a “credible fear” interview, a hurdle that a vast majority clear. Under the new policy, they would fail the test unless they sought asylum in at least one country they traveled through ...
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits
Legal Business 09/01/2019The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States.The justices’ order late Wednesday temporarily undoes a lower-court ...
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California high court eases secrecy limits on police records
Court Watch 08/28/2019California's Supreme Court is expanding 40-year-old rules for telling suspects when they've been arrested by a bad cop.The justices ruled unanimously Monday that police agencies' obligation to make sure suspects get a fair trial outweighs the privacy...
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India’s top court to examine change in Kashmir’s status
Personal Injury 08/27/2019India’s top court on Wednesday took up legal challenges to the government’s decision to revoke Indian-controlled Kashmir’s special status and asked it to explain its stance to the court.The Supreme Court ordered the federal governme...
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State Supreme Court offers new learning program for schools
Court Watch 08/26/2019Ohio's Supreme Court is offering a new learning program that allows high school students to see how the court operates without leaving their classrooms.The court's Civic Education Section recently unveiled "Under Advisement: Ohio Supreme Court Cases ...