Recent Updates
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Tunisian trial shines light on use of military courts
Law Firm News 11/24/2021A few days after Tunisia’s president froze parliament and took on sweeping powers in July, a dozen men in unmarked vehicles and civilian clothes barged into politician Yassine Ayari’s family home overnight and took him away in his pajamas...
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Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
Law Firm News 10/25/2021Lawmakers in Cambodia on Monday approved an amendment to the constitution barring Cambodians with dual citizenship from holding high government office, a move initiated by Prime Minister Hun Sen and directed at prominent opposition politicians. The g...
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Maryland’s highest court reviewing teen sniper’s life term
Law Firm News 08/27/2021Maryland’s highest court has agreed to take up the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for his role in the 2002 sniper spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region. Malvo’s lawyers argue that his punishment goes ag...
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Most virus-related restrictions lifted for Kentucky courts
Law Firm News 05/18/2021Kentucky’s Supreme Court has ended most coronavirus-related restrictions for the state’s court system effective immediately, Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said Tuesday. The high court entered administrative orders eliminating most heal...
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COVID-19 concerns raised at St. Louis death penalty trial
Law Firm News 04/23/2021Attorneys for a St. Louis man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, her mom and his baby boy are asking the Missouri Supreme Court to delay his capital murder trial for two weeks after two potential jurors tested positive for COVID-19.Jury selection ...
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The Latest: Lambert, Ballou move to fall Supreme Court race
Law Firm News 05/21/2018A state Court of Appeals judge and a circuit court judge have emerged from a three-way primary and will face off in November for a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has easily won the Democratic nomination in his pursui...
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Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
Law Firm News 05/03/2018Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived Wednesday for an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning de...
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Northern Indiana man 3rd generation caring for court clock
Law Firm News 12/28/2017Out of habit, as the Elkhart County Courthouse clock struck 11 on a recent morning, Blake Eckelbarger took out his cellphone and compared the time.The century-and-a-half-old mechanism in the middle of Goshen trailed the timekeeping of his GPS satelli...
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Connecticut Governor Will Get His 6th Supreme Court Pick
Law Firm News 11/03/2017When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy makes his pick for the next Connecticut chief justice, the Democrat will have nominated six of the seven people serving on the state's highest court — a rare feat in the history of the governorship.Lawyers and other l...
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Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group
Law Firm News 05/09/2017A federal appeals court on Wednesday barred the release of videos made by an anti-abortion group whose leaders are facing felony charges in California accusing them of recording people without permission in violation of state law. The 9th U.S. Circui...
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Schumer warns GOP against rules change on Supreme Court
Law Firm News 04/09/2017The Senate's top Democrat is strongly warning Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is trying to line up enough votes to block Judge Neil Gorsuch...
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Nataliya A. Boyko - Ukraine Business Law Attorney
Law Firm News 02/10/2017Should you have any interests in business or investment in Ukraine or you have a client wanting to have any kind of dealings in Ukraine; should you or your client has already come across with any problems in Ukraine, it is absolutely necessary to fin...