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In one state, abused animals get a legal voice in court
Lawyer Blogs 06/03/2017Many states have victim's advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or abuse. Now, one state has created legal advocates for abused animals, an experiment being watched across the nation for sig...
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: Rule of law 'a blessing'
Class Action News 06/03/2017Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch acknowledged Friday that there is "a lot of skepticism about the rule of law" in the country but defended the United States judicial system as "a blessing" and "a remarkable gift" during a talk at Harvard University...
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Doctor arrested at Trump hotel on gun charges due in court
Legal News Center 06/01/2017The tip received by police was vague, but potentially dire: a Pennsylvania physician was on his way to the nation's capital with a carload of weapons, planning to visit the president. As a result, Bryan Moles, 43, of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, was arres...
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East Timor court drops premier's libel case against media
Legal News Feed 06/01/2017An East Timor court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation case brought by the country's prime minister against two journalists due to lack of evidence. Rights groups and press advocates had urged that the case be dropped, fearing it would furth...
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Mom sentenced in Australian court for drowning 3 children
Bankruptcy 05/31/2017A mother who drowned three of her children and attempted to kill a fourth by driving the family car into an Australian lake was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years and six months in prison. Akon Guode, 37, drove a SUV carrying four of her seven children in...
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Kim Jong Nam murder suspect asks her parents to pray for her
Law & Politics 05/28/2017A suspect in the poisoning death of the North Korean leader's half brother wrote to her parents from jail, asking them to pray for her but saying "don't think about me too much." Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian mother who worked in Malaysia, appeared in c...
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Court of Appeals Judge Elmore won't seek re-election
Law Firm News 05/25/2017A North Carolina appeals court judge said Wednesday he won't run again when his seat comes up for re-election next year. Judge Rick Elmore has served since 2003. The former private practice lawyer from Greensboro was re-elected to a second eight-year...
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U.S. high court ruling deals blow to patent trolls
Legal News Feed 05/25/2017The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits. The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue is imp...
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Playboy model who shot nude of unwitting woman due in court
Law & Politics 05/24/2017A Playboy centerfold who ignited a backlash of criticism when she secretly snapped a photo of a naked 71-year-old woman in a locker room and posted it online mocking the woman's body is expected to appear in court Wednesday to resolve a criminal char...
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Puerto Rico seeks court's help to save public pension system
Business Law 05/22/2017Puerto Rico's governor says he'll ask a court to restructure the debts of the U.S. territory's public pension system, which is projected to run out of money this year. Gov. Ricardo Rossello says the government has been unable to reach a deal with cre...