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Drivers challenge license suspensions for unpaid court debt
Legal Analysis 07/01/2018It can start with a couple of traffic tickets. Unable to pay the tickets right away, a driver becomes saddled with late fees, fines and court costs. Soon, the driver may be taken off the road indefinitely.More than 40 states allow the suspension of d...
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The Latest: Trump promises 'great' pick for Supreme Court
Legal News Feed 07/01/2018President Donald Trump is promising to select a "great" Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.The president said Tuesday at a "Salute to Service" dinner in West Virginia that he "hit a home run" with Justice Ne...
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Court: S.Korea must allow alternative for military objectors
Bankruptcy 06/29/2018South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the country must allow alternative social service for people who conscientiously object to military service, which is currently mandatory for able-bodied males.The ruling requires the government ...
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Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list
Criminal Law 06/29/2018President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy C...
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Police shooting of boy spurs more protests, appeals
Latest News 06/24/2018Protesters demonstrated Friday for a third day over the fatal police shooting in Pennsylvania of an unarmed black teen fleeing a traffic stop as they sought to get the attention of a nation engrossed by the immigration debate, and to pressure officia...
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Supreme Court adopts new rules for cell phone tracking
U.S. Court News 06/24/2018The Supreme Court says police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects’ movements by collecting information about where they’ve used their cellphones. The justices’ 5-4 decision Friday is a victory for...
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Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg wins GOP attorney general nod
Law Journals 06/22/2018South Dakota Republicans on Saturday chose Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg to run against Democratic former U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler in the race for state attorney general.GOP delegates voted to nominate Ravnsborg at their state party convention, wh...
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Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
Headline News 06/21/2018A rights group filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court Friday against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers' access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon.Immigratio...
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Dayton appoints Democratic Rep. Thissen to Supreme Court
Labor & Employment 06/19/2018Gov. Mark Dayton appointed longtime Democratic state Rep. Paul Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, the latest in a long line of partisans to join the state's highest court.Thissen is an attorney and Minneapolis lawmaker who has served ...
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Court blocks 'millionaire tax' question from state ballot
Latest News 06/19/2018Massachusetts' highest court on Monday struck down a proposed "millionaire tax" ballot question, blocking it from going before state voters in November and ending advocates' hopes for generating some $2 billion in additional revenue for education and...
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USCIS Efforts Lead to Prison Sentence for Fremont Business Owner
Legal Analysis 06/19/2018Kondamoori, 56, of Incline Village, Nev., and Sandhya Ramireddi, 58, of Pleasanton, in a 33-count indictment filed May 5, 2016. The indictment contains charges in connection with the submission of fraudulent applications for H-1B specialty-occu...
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State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law
Legal Analysis 06/17/2018A state appeals court has reinstated — at least for now — California's law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives.The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issued an immediate stay Friday putting the End of Life Option ...