Recent Updates
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Dutch court needs more time to rule on Crimean treasures
Political and Legal 07/15/2019An appeals court in Amsterdam said Tuesday it needs more time to rule on the ownership of a valuable trove of historical artefacts loaned to a Dutch museum by four museums in Crimea shortly before the region’s annexation by Russia in 2014.The A...
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US appeals court sides with Trump in lawsuit involving hotel
Employment Law 07/09/2019A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel, handing Trump a significant legal victory Wednesday.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit...
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High court keeps citizenship question off census for now
Court Watch 07/03/2019In a surprising move, the Supreme Court on Thursday kept the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now, and the question’s opponents say there’s no time to revisit the issue before next week’...
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Suspect in deadly Dutch tram shooting appears in court
Court Watch 07/01/2019Dutch prosecutors said Monday they have a “strong indication” that a man accused of fatally shooting four passengers on a tram in the central city of Utrecht in March had a “terrorist motive.”In a written statement following a...
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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end 'dreamers' program
Court Watch 06/27/2019Adding a high-stakes immigration case to its election-year agenda, the Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether President Donald Trump can terminate an Obama-era program shielding young migrants from deportation. The justice...
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EU court says Poland's Supreme Court reforms unlawful
Business Law 06/22/2019The European Union's top court ruled Monday that a Polish law that pushed Supreme Court judges into early retirement violates EU law, a setback for Poland's right-wing government but a move welcomed by critics who worried the measure would cause a se...
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Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias
Corporate Law 06/21/2019Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the court's majority opinion. Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented.In Flowers' sixth trial, the jury was made up of 11 whites and one African American. District Attorney Doug Evans struck five black prospe...
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High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map
Civil Litigation News 06/17/2019Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, according to ruling Monday by the Supreme Court.The 5-4 decision was perhaps telegraphed by the fact that the justice previously allowed election plan...
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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...