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Romanian court sentences judge to 22 years in bribe case
Law Firm News 02/03/2015A court has sentenced a judge to 22 years in prison on charges that he took bribes to rule favorably in several cases involving one of Romania's richest businessmen. The Bucharest Appeals Court also confiscated a luxury car and money from Mircea Mold...
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New Mexico appeals court hears assisted suicide case
Class Action News 01/30/2015Do terminally ill patients in New Mexico already have the right to end their lives? That's what the New Mexico Court of Appeals is set to decide after hearing arguments Monday from the state and lawyers for a terminally ill woman. The Santa Fe woman,...
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Supreme Court refuses to halt execution of Ga. man
Lawyer News 01/30/2015The Supreme Court has refused to halt the execution of a Georgia man whose lawyers say he is ineligible to be executed because he is intellectually disabled. Warren Lee Hill's lawyers argue he shouldn't be executed because he is intellectually disabl...
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EU appeals Hamas court ruling taking group off terror list
Court Alerts 01/19/2015The European Union foreign policy chief says the bloc is launching an appeal against last month's EU court ruling that ordered the Palestinian group Hamas removed from its terror list for technical reasons. Federica Mogherini said Monday the council ...
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Arizona sheriff could face civil contempt hearing in court
Class Action News 01/19/2015An Arizona sheriff could face a civil contempt hearing in federal court for his office's repeated violations of orders issued in a racial-profiling case. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow held a telephonic conference Thursday and told Maricopa County S...
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Court won't hear free speech challenge to metals dealers law
Class Action News 01/12/2015The Supreme Court won't consider the constitutionality of an Ohio law that bars precious metals dealers from advertising without a license. The justices on Monday declined to take up an appeal from Liberty Coins, a gold and silver dealer that claims ...
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High court won't hear challenge to Vermont campaign law
Legal News Feed 01/12/2015The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to part of Vermont's campaign finance laws that impose contribution limits on political action committees. The justices on Monday declined to hear an appeal from the Vermont Right to Life Committee, an anti-ab...
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Hernandez fiancee due in court for perjury charge
Legal News Feed 01/08/2015Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee is due back in court Wednesday, one day after a judge made an important ruling about her presence during his murder trials. Shayanna Jenkins is charged with perjury related to the murder investigation of Hernandez. The heari...
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Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
Legal News Feed 01/08/2015The Republican-led Congress appears ready to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but no matter what actions are taken in Washington, the entire 1,179-mile project could be delayed until Nebraska signs off on the route. After several years of intens...
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Idaho gay marriage fight appealed to Supreme Court
Legal News Feed 01/05/2015Idaho's governor and attorney general have filed separate petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, fighting against gay marriage and arguing that the state's case has national consequences. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Idaho since an October rulin...
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Appeals court won't delay or move Tsarnaev trial
Court Alerts 01/05/2015The trial of marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can begin as scheduled Monday in Boston after a federal appeals court ruled that the defense had not met the "extraordinary" standard required to justify its intervention. The 1st U.S. Circuit C...
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Court orders release of jailed real estate mogul
Legal News Feed 12/31/2014A federal appeals court ordered the release Wednesday of a real estate mogul who was jailed last week in Montana after being found in contempt of court over his sale of a Mexico resort. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes after ...