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Case of the wrong door opens at Supreme Court
Legal News Center 01/12/2011Hollis King and his two friends might be the unluckiest pot smokers in Kentucky.The three men were sitting around King's apartment in Lexington, Ky., on a Thursday night in October 2005, when police officers knocked on the front door, then kicked it ...
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Lawmakers rethink security after Arizona shooting
Legal News Center 01/09/2011Lawmakers are weighing the benefit of accessibility with the necessity of security in the aftermath of a shooting at a political meet-and-greet outside an Arizona supermarket.Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained in critical condition Sunday af...
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Female guard search of man ruled unconstitutional
Legal News Center 01/06/2011A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that a strip search of a male inmate by a female guard was unconstitutional. In a 6-5 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday said the search of the inmate Charles Byrd at a mini...
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Court backs Uniloc in case against Microsoft
Legal News Center 01/05/2011A federal appeals court reinstated a 2009 jury verdict Tuesday that Microsoft Corp. infringed on patents held by software maker Uniloc Inc., reversing a judge's decision to the contrary, but it also granted Microsoft a new trial on damages.The U.S. C...
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Nevada court dismisses anti-abortion petition case
Legal News Center 01/01/2011The Nevada Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a group that tried to pass a constitutional ban on abortions this year because the election is over.The court ruled in a decision filed Thursday that Personhood Nevada's fight to rewrite the state c...
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Court: Couple Can't Have Adult Child's Records
Legal News Center 01/01/2011An Iowa couple cannot have access to their adult child's physical and mental health records after being denied visitation with their grandson, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The court issued its ruling in the Plymouth County case between Jerry...
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Judge strikes down NYC's gruesome tobacco ads
Legal News Center 12/31/2010The city's campaign to scare smokers with grotesque images of decaying teeth or a diseased lung wherever tobacco products are sold was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge who concluded that only the federal government can dictate warnings that m...
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UGA to screen documentary on civil rights lawyer
Legal News Center 12/29/2010The University of Georgia is hosting a screening of a documentary about the lawyer who helped the first two black students gain admission in the early 1960s."Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice" will premiere Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. in Mast...
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New law forces pet stores to share health details
Legal News Center 12/27/2010A new state law that will take effect on New Year's Day requires pet stores to give potential buyers the details of every animal's health history. The Illinois Department of Agriculture says the new law will require that stores provide an animal's va...
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Texan pleads guilty, will forfeit grenade launcher
Legal News Center 12/22/2010A Corpus Christi-area man has pleaded guilty to two weapons charges and will forfeit a grenade launcher and more than 11,000 rounds of ammunition.Jeremy Charles Davenport of Odem will be sentenced March 9, 2011, and faces up to 10 years in prison on ...
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WikiLeaks Poses Legal Challenges for US Prosecutors
Legal News Center 12/20/2010The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly considering whether to file espionage charges against the WikiLeaks Web site and its founder Julian Assange. The case has raised broad legal questions about how the government will protect the freedom of info...
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White House insists health law rollout unaffected
Legal News Center 12/15/2010The White House insisted Tuesday that the implementation of President Barack Obama's landmark health care law will not be affected by a negative federal court ruling, and the Justice Department said it would appeal."There's no practical impact at all...