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Bankruptcy 05/10/2024Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.&r...
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Illinois high court hands lawmakers a rare pension-overhaul victory
Bankruptcy 01/20/2024The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state’s besieged retirement accounts.The court’s unanimous opin...
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What to know: South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Bankruptcy 01/15/2024Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza.South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately ...
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Appeals courts temporarily lifts Donald Trump’s gag order
Bankruptcy 11/04/2023A federal appeals court temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday — the latest twist in the legal fight over the restrictions on the former president’s speech.The U.S. Co...
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case
Bankruptcy 10/07/2023Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.The motion amo...
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Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law
Bankruptcy 10/04/2023A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a near-ban after 12 weeks of...
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Bankruptcy Filings Rise 10%, and Courts Feel the Pinch
Bankruptcy 08/02/2023previous year. Bankruptcy totals are reported four times annually by the U.S. government.According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, annual bankruptcy filings totaled 418,724 in the year ending June 2023, c...
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Judge OK’s Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killing
Bankruptcy 02/26/2023An Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man, will face trial on charges including second-degree murder and aggravated assault, a judge ruled Friday.Santa Cruz County Justi...
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Bankruptcy 01/30/2023President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.The move to end t...
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Biden taps Montana law professor to be 9th Circuit judge
Bankruptcy 09/02/2022President Joe Biden nominated has nominated a University of Montana law professor to be a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Anthony Johnstone is a former solicitor for the state of Montana who has taught at the University of Montana sinc...
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North Carolina repeat offender pleads guilty to wire fraud
Bankruptcy 06/08/2022A North Carolina man has admitted stealing mail from residential mailboxes and using stolen information to commit wire fraud, a federal prosecutor said.Soheil Akhavan Rezaie, 37, entered his guilty plea Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate judge in Charl...
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Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around US
Bankruptcy 05/08/2022Abortion rights protesters rallied in cities around the United States on Saturday, vowing to fight to ensure that abortion remains a legal option for women nationwide.Hundreds gathered in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and other cities days after a draft ...