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Court won't stop release of church documents
Lawyer Blogs 11/02/2009The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut.The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the Diocese of Bridgeport,...
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Supreme Court Rejects Plavix Patent Challenge
Lawyer Blogs 11/02/2009The Supreme Court Monday rejected a generic-drug maker's appeal challenging a patent for a blockbuster blood-thinning drug developed by Sanofi-Aventis SA and co-marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.The dispute arose after the Canadian generic-drug mak...
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Cops: Student threatened 'snitches' in UConn death
Lawyer Blogs 10/30/2009A University of Connecticut student committed an act terrorism by posting Internet messages telling people to "stop the snitching" after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard, university police said Thursday.Christopher Mutchler, an 18-...
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Law firm worker arrested in theft
Lawyer Blogs 10/30/2009A 40-year-old Denham Springs woman has been arrested for allegedly misappropriating $30,000 while working at a law firm.According to court documents, the misappropriation of funds occurred between July 15, 2008, and June 12.During that time, authorit...
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Wis. group: Justices shouldn't have to step aside
Lawyer Blogs 10/28/2009A powerful business group that spent millions of dollars to help elect two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices is proposing a rule that would allow them to hear its cases.The court will consider the rule proposed by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerc...
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Minn. family wants court out of son's cancer case
Lawyer Blogs 10/27/2009The parents of a southern Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy went before a judge Monday and asked for the court's role in the case to end, saying they are following the advice of doctors and making sure their son gets th...
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Ohio can't find doctors to offer execution advice
Lawyer Blogs 10/26/2009Ohio is struggling to find medical professionals willing to advise the state on the best way to put condemned inmates to death.Attorney General Richard Cordray says in a court filing that ethical and professional considerations are deterring doctors ...
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Ky. Supreme Court hears online gambling question
Lawyer Blogs 10/23/2009The Kentucky Supreme Court is deciding whether the state has the power to seize Internet domain names involved in online gambling after hearing arguments Thursday from lawyers on both sides of the issue.At issue is whether the more than 100 domain na...
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Arkansas high court to review SWEPCO plant case
Lawyer Blogs 10/23/2009The Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday it will review a case involving Southwestern Electric Power Company's planned coal-fired power plant in south Arkansas.The state Court of Appeals had overturned a permit that was issued by the Arkansas Public ...
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Court rejects Calif. plan to cut prison population
Lawyer Blogs 10/22/2009A federal judicial panel has rejected California's plan for reducing the state's prison population because it failed to meet the terms of an earlier court order.In August, the panel ordered California to reduce its inmate population by roughly 27 per...
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Court blocks names in gay partnership referendum
Lawyer Blogs 10/21/2009The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who signed referendum petitions to bring expanded rights for gay couples up for a public vote in November.The court's action maintains...
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Ohio high court hears online communications case
Lawyer Blogs 10/21/2009Booksellers, video game dealers, newspaper publishers and other critics of an online child protection law encountered skepticism from state Supreme Court justices Tuesday for their free-speech arguments.A coalition led by the American Booksellers Fou...