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NY court hears case against gay marriage benefits
Lawyer Blogs 10/14/2009A Christian legal group seeking to stop New York agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the state argued in the state's highest court Tuesday that the practice amounts to a policy decision that requires approval by lawmakers.A...
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Court to decide constitutionality of bad advice
Lawyer Blogs 10/13/2009Supreme Court justices are questioning whether defendants should expect their lawyers to advise them on all the possible consequences of a guilty plea before it is submitted to a court.Jose Padilla wants his guilty plea to drug charges thrown out. Th...
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Fla. appeal court again rules against NCAA
Lawyer Blogs 10/13/2009A Florida appellate court again has rebuffed the NCAA's effort to prevent public release of documents on academic cheating at Florida State.The 1st District Court of Appeal late Monday denied the college athletics organization's motions for a reheari...
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Prison time, felony charges rare for relic looters
Lawyer Blogs 10/12/2009Sentences of probation — not prison time — for a southern Utah mother and daughter who pleaded guilty to illegal trafficking of Indian artifacts last month weren't out of the ordinary. A 10-year analysis of prosecutions under a law meant to punish ar...
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Congress to look into Vikings case
Lawyer Blogs 10/12/2009The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to conduct a hearing next month on the case of two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court.Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is concerned that the ...
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Sharp debate at high court over cross on US land
Lawyer Blogs 10/12/2009As the Supreme Court weighed a dispute over a religious symbol on public land Wednesday, Justice Antonin Scalia was having difficulty understanding how some people might feel excluded by a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers killed in Wor...
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Man pleads not guilty to north Dublin murder
Lawyer Blogs 10/12/2009A Dublin man has pleaded not guilty to murdering an Estonian man who died following an attack in a lay-by near Dublin Airport.Twenty-eight-year-old Ian Daly, of Moatview Drive, Priorswood, Dublin 17, today entered his not guilty pleas to murdering Va...
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UK hacker's latest US extradition appeal fails
Lawyer Blogs 10/09/2009A British man accused of hacking into American military computers has failed in his latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S., his lawyer said Friday. Gary McKinnon is charged with breaking into dozens of computers belonging to NASA, the U.S. Defen...
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Court hears arguments about cross on park land
Lawyer Blogs 10/07/2009The Supreme Court appeared divided between conservatives and liberals Wednesday over whether a cross on federal park land in California violates the Constitution.Several conservative justices seemed open to the Obama administration's argument that Co...
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High court refuses to hear insider trading appeal
Lawyer Blogs 10/05/2009The Supreme Court has refused to hear former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's appeal of his insider trading conviction.The court said Monday it would not entertain Nacchio's request that he either be acquitted of the charge or granted a new trial.Prosecuto...
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Court won't force Ill. to have 'Choose Life' plate
Lawyer Blogs 10/05/2009The Supreme Court has refused to hear an anti-abortion's group request to force a state to issue "Choose Life" license plates.The high court on Monday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that state officials were within their rights in tryin...
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Court to weigh lawsuit against former Somali PM
Lawyer Blogs 10/01/2009The Supreme Court will consider throwing out a human rights lawsuit against a former prime minister of Somalia who is accused of overseeing killings and other atrocities.The court said Wednesday it would review an appeals court ruling allowing Somali...