Recent Updates
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Mixed rulings for Republicans from Kentucky Supreme Court
Court Watch 11/16/2018In a pair of mixed rulings for Kentucky Republicans, the state Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law requiring a panel of doctors to review medical malpractice cases before they go to court while upholding the state's law banning mandatory unio...
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Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP's districting appeal
Court Watch 11/14/2018The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that have been struck down by a lower court as racially discriminatory.The case involves 11 districts in the Virginia Ho...
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Marsy's Law director is hopeful law will be upheld in court
Court Watch 11/12/2018The state director for Marsy's Law for Kentucky said Thursday that advocates were pleased voters supported placing crime victims' rights in the state constitution.But Ashlea Christiansen, director of the state's "Marsy's Law" initiative, said support...
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Court fight likely in 10-year-old girl’s homicide case
Court Watch 11/10/2018When a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl was charged with homicide this week in the death of an infant, it was a rare — but not unprecedented — case of adult charges being filed against someone so young.The girl told investigators she panicked a...
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Justice Beth Clement leading Supreme Court race
Court Watch 11/06/2018Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement is leading a six-candidate field for two seats on the state's highest court. Nearly 95 percent of votes have been counted. The top two finishers get black robes.Justice Kurtis Wilder and appellate lawy...
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Supreme Court cites security in change to Kavanaugh ceremony
Court Watch 11/03/2018The Supreme Court says new Justice Brett Kavanaugh won't take the traditional walk down the courthouse steps after his ceremonial installation on the court because of security concerns.Kavanaugh's investiture ceremony is scheduled for Thursday mornin...
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Attorney files challenge to eastern Iowa judge appointment
Court Watch 11/01/2018An Iowa attorney has filed documents in state court challenging the validity of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointment of an eastern Iowa judge.Lawyer Gary Dickey says Reynolds failed to appoint Judge Jason Besler within 30 days as required by the Iowa...
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Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
Court Watch 10/31/2018The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump’s plans to visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic ...
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Bomb suspect set for Florida court appearance
Court Watch 10/29/2018Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats.The FBI did not identify to ...
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Virginia top court to hear 'unrestorably incompetent' case
Court Watch 10/22/2018More than 13 years after a 16-year-old girl was found raped and murdered, the case of the man whose DNA was found at the scene is heading to the Virginia Supreme Court.The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports 46-year-old Oswaldo Elias Martinez has never s...
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Arkansas Supreme Court disqualifies term limits proposal
Court Watch 10/15/2018The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday ordered election officials to not count votes cast for a ballot measure that would have imposed the strictest term limits in the country on state legislators.In a 4-3 ruling disqualifying the proposed initiative, ...
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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...