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Swedish court temporarily frees A$AP Rocky from jail
Lawyer Blogs 08/06/2019The bodyguard of A$AP Rocky has told a Swedish court that the strange behavior and the "glossy" eyes of the man that the American rapper and his entourage are accused of assaulting in June alerted him that something was not right.Timothy Leon William...
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Justice Beth Clement leading Supreme Court race
Lawyer Blogs 11/06/2018Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement is leading a six-candidate field for two seats on the state's highest court. Nearly 95 percent of votes have been counted. The top two finishers get black robes.Justice Kurtis Wilder and appellate lawy...
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Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
Lawyer Blogs 10/31/2018The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump’s plans to visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic ...
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Supreme Court wrestles with case on detention of immigrants
Lawyer Blogs 10/12/2018The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with a case about the government’s ability to detain certain immigrants after they’ve served sentences for committing crimes in the United States. Several justices expressed concerns with the governmen...
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Court suspends law license for SC prosecutor facing charges
Lawyer Blogs 09/26/2018South Carolina's Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a prosecutor accused of embezzling money seized from drug defendants to pay for personal trips to Europe and the Galapagos Islands.The court issued that order Monday for 5th Circuit Soli...
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Court document details moments before fatal police shooting
Lawyer Blogs 08/15/2018Investigators say a man fired gunshots into a bedroom wall and pointed a gun at his roommate before he was fatally shot by St. Paul police.A search warrant filed Tuesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension contains details about the mome...
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EU steps up action against Poland over supreme court law
Lawyer Blogs 08/14/2018The European Union is increasing pressure on Poland over what it sees as flaws in the country's Supreme Court law, and has given Warsaw a month to act before facing possible court action.Tuesday's move centers on Polish legislation that forces the ea...
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Court: Mud buggy race operators weren't negligent in cras
Lawyer Blogs 08/01/2018A jury properly determined that the operators of an Eau Claire mud buggy race weren't negligent in a wild crash that cost a spectator part of his leg, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday.The case revolves around Shawn Wallace, who was watching a ...
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Bitter, expensive fight for Arkansas court seat to drag on
Lawyer Blogs 05/12/2018A bitter and expensive fight for an Arkansas Supreme Court seat that drew more than $1 million in outside spending and a flurry of attack ads will drag on for another six months, with an incumbent justice heading into a runoff in November against an ...
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Arkansas judge blocks state from issuing birth certificates
Lawyer Blogs 12/02/2017An Arkansas judge on Friday blocked the state from issuing any birth certificates until officials are able to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's birth certificate law illegally favors heterosexual parents. Pulaski County Circuit...
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Washington Supreme Court to hear education funding case
Lawyer Blogs 10/25/2017The Washington state Supreme Court is set to hear argument on whether the state has met its constitutional requirement to fully fund K-12 education. Tuesday morning's hearing is on whether the state should still be held in contempt for lack of progre...
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Immigrant teen seeking abortion asks court to reconsider
Lawyer Blogs 10/24/2017Attorneys for a pregnant teen being held in a Texas immigration facility are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision not to order the government to let her obtain an abortion. Lawyers for the 17-year-old on Sunday asked the U.S. Cou...