Recent Updates
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Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
Headline News 06/21/2018A rights group filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court Friday against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers' access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon.Immigratio...
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Justice Gorsuch confirms conservatives' hopes, liberals' fears
Headline News 04/02/2018Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court’s newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions a...
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Court: Lawsuit alleging coerced confessions can go to trial
Headline News 02/05/2018A lawsuit that accuses Evansville police officers of violating three teenagers' constitutional rights by coercing confessions in the killing of a homeless man can proceed to trial, a federal appeals court has ruled.A panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Cou...
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Malaysia's top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors
Headline News 01/21/2018Malaysia's top court in a landmark decision says both parents must consent to the religious conversion of a minor, ruling in favor of a Hindu woman whose ex-husband converted their three children to Islam.M.Indira Gandhi became caught in a high-profi...
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Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over US fur exports
Headline News 11/24/2017Fur trappers are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from wildlife advocates who want to block the export of bobcat pelts from the United States. Attorneys for trapping organizations said in recent court filings that the lawsuit against the...
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Feds head to court to seek dismissal of Twin Metals lawsuit
Headline News 11/13/2017Government lawyers go to federal court Tuesday to seek dismissal of a lawsuit by developers of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine who are seeking to regain their mineral rights leases. The Obama administration last year declined to renew the...
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Connecticut Governor Will Get His 6th Supreme Court Pick
Headline News 11/08/2017When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy makes his pick for the next Connecticut chief justice, the Democrat will have nominated six of the seven people serving on the state's highest court — a rare feat in the history of the governorship. Lawyers and other legal ...
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Bosnian court acquits ex-Srebrenica commander of war crimes
Headline News 10/08/2017Bosnia's war crimes court on Monday acquitted the wartime commander of Srebrenica, who was accused of committing atrocities against Serbs during the 1992-95 Balkan conflict. The acquittal of Naser Oric immediately prompted anger from Serbian leaders,...
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Court: Movie theaters must accommodate deaf-blind patrons
Headline News 10/01/2017Federal disability law requires movie theaters to provide specialized interpreters to patrons who are deaf and blind, an appeals court said Friday. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Cinemark, the nation's third-la...
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Elliott's fast start fades with Cowboys as court looms again
Headline News 09/23/2017Ezekiel Elliott pretended to wipe his face with a towel following his signature "feed me" gesture to celebrate his first touchdown. The star Dallas running back got to hand the ball to his mother twice on his second score after the original TD ruling...
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Indiana's newest Supreme Court justice joins high court
Headline News 07/24/2017Former Wabash County Superior Court Judge Christopher Goff was sworn in Monday as Indiana's newest state Supreme Court justice, joining a high court that's been completely remade since 2010 following a series of retirements. Chief Justice Loretta Rus...
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Abduction suspect makes first appearance in court
Headline News 07/03/2017Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal courthouse Monday as the suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois made his first appearance since being arrested last week. During the nine-minute hearing, 28-year-old ...