Recent Updates
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Duke Energy will be in federal court for coal ash crimes
Legal News Feed 05/14/2015As the nation's largest electricity company prepares to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, Duke Energy has started delivering bottled water to people with tainted wells close to its North Carolina coal ash pits. Duke has long deni...
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Robin Williams' wife, children head to court in estate fight
Legal News Feed 03/31/2015Attorneys for Robin Williams' wife and children are headed to court in their battle over the late comedian's estate. The attorneys are scheduled to appear before a San Francisco probate judge on Monday, as they argue over who should get clothes and o...
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Court rejects Duncan's death sentence appeal
Legal News Feed 03/31/2015A federal appellate court has dismissed the appeal of a man who was sentenced to death for kidnapping, torturing and killing a young northern Idaho boy after killing several members of his family. Joseph Edward Duncan III faces the death penalty for ...
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal in foam class action case
Legal News Feed 03/05/2015The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of flexible foam manufacturers challenging one of the largest class action lawsuits ever certified. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to go forward that se...
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Justices pepper health care law opponents with questions
Legal News Feed 03/05/2015Supreme Court justices peppered opponents of President Barack Obama's health care law with skeptical questions during oral arguments Wednesday on the latest challenge to the sweeping legislation. Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote is seen as pivotal...
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Philippine court enters not guilty plea for US Marine
Legal News Feed 02/25/2015A Philippine court entered a not guilty plea Monday for a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender Filipino, allegedly after he discovered her gender when they checked into a hotel. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton refused to enter a plea i...
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Court says Chuck Yeager can sue Utah gun safe company
Legal News Feed 02/16/2015A federal appeals court says record-setting test pilot Chuck Yeager can sue a Utah gun safe company that named a line of safes after him. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled Tuesday that the 91-year-old can sue Fort Knox Security P...
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Court hearing could speed way for Revel casino sale
Legal News Feed 02/09/2015The Florida developer buying Atlantic City's former Revel Casino Hotel could find out by the end of the day Monday how much longer he'll have to wait for it.Glenn Straub agreed late Sunday night to extend the deadline for his $95.4 million purchase t...
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High court won't hear challenge to Vermont campaign law
Legal News Feed 01/12/2015The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to part of Vermont's campaign finance laws that impose contribution limits on political action committees. The justices on Monday declined to hear an appeal from the Vermont Right to Life Committee, an anti-ab...
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Hernandez fiancee due in court for perjury charge
Legal News Feed 01/08/2015Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee is due back in court Wednesday, one day after a judge made an important ruling about her presence during his murder trials. Shayanna Jenkins is charged with perjury related to the murder investigation of Hernandez. The heari...
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Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
Legal News Feed 01/08/2015The Republican-led Congress appears ready to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but no matter what actions are taken in Washington, the entire 1,179-mile project could be delayed until Nebraska signs off on the route. After several years of intens...
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Idaho gay marriage fight appealed to Supreme Court
Legal News Feed 01/05/2015Idaho's governor and attorney general have filed separate petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, fighting against gay marriage and arguing that the state's case has national consequences. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Idaho since an October rulin...