Recent Updates
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Connecticut Supreme Court rules in education case
Court Alerts 03/22/2010Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit that could lead to major changes in the state's education system and how it is funded.The decision released Monday says the state constitution promises an education that prepares students fo...
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NYC settles jail strip-search suit for $33 mil
Court Alerts 03/22/2010Two women who claimed they were forced to have gynecological exams and others strip-searched in city jails have settled a class-action lawsuit with the city for $33 million. The suit was filed on behalf of people arrested on misdemeanor drug and weap...
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NJ gay marriage battle back in court
Court Alerts 03/19/2010Gay couples who sued New Jersey for the right to marry once before are taking their case back to court.Six couples plus the surviving partner from a seventh filed a motion Thursday claiming the state continues to discriminate against them even though...
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Court OKs ex-Guatemalan leader's extradition to US
Court Alerts 03/19/2010A Guatemalan court has approved former President Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the U.S. to face money laundering charges.Portillo does not face imminent extradition, however. Under Guatemalan law, he must first be tried at home in a separate corr...
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AstraZeneca wins 1st trial over alleged drug harm
Court Alerts 03/18/2010British drugmaker AstraZeneca wins the first trial brought by a patient alleging its psychiatric drug Seroquel caused harm.AstraZeneca says a jury in Middlesex County Superior Court in New Jersey ruled in favor of the drugmaker.The case was brought b...
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Judge rejects request to delay Blagojevich trial
Court Alerts 03/18/2010A federal judge refused Wednesday to postpone the June start of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, brushing aside defense attorneys' claims that they won't have enough time to prepare.U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel also dismissed def...
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Judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest
Court Alerts 03/17/2010A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers can harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from the ground and otherwis...
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Feds urge judge not to delay Blagojevich trial
Court Alerts 03/16/2010Prosecutors urged a federal judge Monday to turn down ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's request to delay his corruption trial, saying public interest in the case warrants a speedy resolution.Blagojevich's attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Jame...
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Law firm to investigate Broadview acquisition
Court Alerts 03/16/2010Robbins Umeda LLP, a California-based law firm, announced this week that it has launched an investigation into the recent acquisition of Broadview Security by Tyco International.According to a statement issued by the firm, the investigation will look...
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Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
Court Alerts 03/12/2010A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves in p...
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Former John Edwards aide returning to NC court
Court Alerts 03/12/2010A former aide to John Edwards is returning to court just days after a North Carolina judge nearly sent him to jail over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.Superior Court Judge Abr...
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Female teacher in teen sex case appears in court
Court Alerts 03/11/2010A California middle school teacher who's reportedly wracked with guilt over an affair with a 14-year-old boy has been returned to jail following a brief court appearance.Amy Victoria Beck had arrived in court with her lawyer on Wednesday for her arra...