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Wisconsin court ends probe of presidential hopeful Walker
Court Alerts 07/16/2015Presidential candidate Scott Walker won a major legal victory Thursday when Wisconsin's Supreme Court ended a secret investigation into whether the Republican's gubernatorial campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups during the 2012 rec...
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Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry
Lawyer News 07/14/2015A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits. A Colorado pot shop recently closed after a Washington-based group opposed to legal marijuana s...
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Court: New health law doesn't infringe on religious freedom
Lawyer News 07/12/2015The federal health care law doesn't infringe on the religious freedom of faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in employee health plans, a federal appeals court in Denver ruled Tuesday. The case involves a group of...
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Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in court case over cake
Lawyer Blogs 07/09/2015A suburban Denver baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple will argue in court Tuesday that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. The case underscores how the already simmering tension between ...
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US appeals court upholds EPA plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay
Law & Politics 07/08/2015A U.S. appeals court has upheld a federal plan limiting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay despite objections from farmers who accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of abusing its power. The ruling Monday upholds restrictions on farm and constructi...
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Appeals court upholds parts of Arizona ethnic studies ban
Law & Politics 07/07/2015A federal appeals court on Tuesday kept alive a legal challenge brought by former students who sued Arizona over a ban on ethnic studies in public schools and who will have a new chance to argue the law discriminates against Mexican Americans. The 9t...
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Legal public nudity; cattle rustling; sheriff pays tax
Criminal Law 07/06/2015A Minnesota volunteer firefighter was suspended Sunday for flying a Confederate flag from an engine that he drove in a holiday parade, and he said he expects to be asked to resign. Brian Nielsen, 43, drove a Hartland Fire Department truck in the Thir...
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Michael Jackson’s doctor pleads not guilty
Headline News 07/06/2015Michael Jackson’s doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama. Dr. Conrad Murray, accused of giving Jackson a...
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Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling
Legal News Center 07/05/2015Gov. Phil Bryant remains opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but he’s stopping his court fight against it. In a letter Wednesday, Bryant’s lawyer asks the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to return a Mis...
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Oklahoma court to look at blocking Tulsa grand jury probe
Court Alerts 07/03/2015The Oklahoma Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether to stop a grand jury investigation into an embattled sheriff whose longtime friend and volunteer deputy fatally shot an unarmed man. Attorneys for Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz wa...
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In Supreme Court loss, death penalty foes see an opening
Business Law 07/01/2015A strongly worded dissent in the U.S. Supreme Court's narrow decision this week upholding the use of an execution drug offered a glimmer of hope to death penalty opponents in what they considered otherwise a gloomy ruling. One advocate went so far Tu...
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US court agrees Apple violated antitrust law in e-book entry
Lawyer Blogs 06/29/2015Apple violated antitrust laws by colluding with publishers to raise electronic book prices when it entered a market in 2010 that had been dominated by Amazon.com, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan...