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Kentucky governor, attorney general clash before high court
Attorney Blogs 08/20/2017Kentucky's Democratic attorney general warned the state's highest court on Friday that the accreditation of the state's public colleges and universities would be at risk if they don't take his side against the Republican governor. But an attorney for...
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Mental health court established for offenders on probation
Attorney Blogs 08/10/2017A specialized court has been established in Pinal County to give defendants with mental problems an alternative path and keep them out of the criminal justice system. Presiding Judge Stephen McCarville signed an administrative order last month callin...
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Supreme Court term ended much different than it began
Attorney Blogs 06/27/2017The Supreme Court began its term nine months ago with Merrick Garland nominated to the bench, Hillary Clinton favored to be the next president, and the court poised to be controlled by Democratic appointees for the first time in 50 years. Things look...
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Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed
Attorney Blogs 06/06/2017Alabama’s attorney general on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let an execution proceed this week, arguing that questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled by the courts. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked the justices...
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Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban
Attorney Blogs 04/29/2017President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at a federal appeals court district that covers Western states, saying he is considering breaking up a circuit that is a longtime target of Republicans and is where his first travel ban was halted. Yet ...
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High court sides with Goodyear in sanctions dispute
Attorney Blogs 04/18/2017A unanimous Supreme Court is siding with Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. in a dispute over $2.7 million the company and its lawyers were ordered to pay in a personal injury case. The justices on Tuesday sent the case back to a lower court to decide wh...
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Official: Man accused in store attack misses court hearing
Attorney Blogs 04/10/2017Authorities say a jailed North Carolina man facing accused of an arson attack on an immigrant-owned store didn't appear in court as planned because he's being disciplined. An appearance scheduled Tuesday for 32-year-old Curtis Flournoy has been reset...
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Airport shooting suspect due for Florida court appearance
Attorney Blogs 01/08/2017The Iraq war veteran accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim is due for his first court appearance. Esteban Santiago is scheduled to be in Fort Lauderdale federal court Monday morning. The 2...
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Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court
Attorney Blogs 08/11/2016A white former police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist is returning to a federal courtroom in South Carolina. U.S. District Judge David Norton has set a Friday hearing on the civil rights charges brought against former North ...
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Arkansas funeral home pleads guilty over stacked bodies
Attorney Blogs 04/23/2016The company that owns an Arkansas funeral home where bodies were found stacked on top of each other in unrefrigerated areas pleaded guilty Friday after felony charges were dropped against the father and son who own the business. Arkansas Funer...
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White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
Attorney Blogs 03/21/2016A white South Carolina trooper pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop. Trooper Sean Groubert, 32, faces up to 20 years in prison. The shoo...
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Personal Injury Lawyers Practicing Throughout Texas
Attorney Blogs 12/01/2014Our team of attorneys has extensive experience representing clients from every part of Texas. The Salazar Law Firm not only gives personal attention to each client, but we also have the resources and technology to handle all types of cases. Many indi...