Recent Updates
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Organized labor case goes in front of Supreme Court
Law Journals 02/22/2018The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor.All eyes will be on Justice Neil Gorsuch Monday when the court takes up a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing govern...
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Supreme Court sides with Chicago museum in terror case
Supreme Court News 02/14/2018The Supreme Court is preventing survivors of a 1997 terrorist attack from seizing Persian artifacts at a Chicago museum to help pay a $71.5 million default judgment against Iran.The court ruled 8-0 Wednesday against U.S. victims of a Jerusalem suicid...
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Courts: Bail reform working, but sustainable funding needed
National Legal News 02/13/2018The number of defendants being held before trial since New Jersey overhauled its bail system last year dropped by 20 percent, but the judge overseeing the program says it faces financial difficulties.A report submitted last week by Judge Glenn Grant,...
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Catalan politicians in Spanish court in secession probe
National Legal News 02/13/2018Two prominent Catalan politicians are testifying before a Supreme Court judge for their roles in holding a banned independence referendum and making an illegal declaration of independence based on its results.Judicial police have identified left-repu...
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Supreme Court asked to review 'Making a Murderer' confession
National Legal News 02/11/2018Lawyers for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series on Netflix asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a federal appeals court decision that held his confession was voluntary.Brendan Dassey's legal team told the high c...