Recent Updates
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
National News 10/08/2024The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company re...
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Legal Events 10/02/2024The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal.The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibi...
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North Carolina appeals court blocks use of UNC's digital ID for voting
National News 09/27/2024A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state's flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate.The decision by a three...
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Former Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
Law Promo News 09/24/2024A former Singaporean cabinet minister pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts Tuesday, in the Asian financial hub’s first ministerial criminal trial in nearly half a century.Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran pleaded guilty to on...
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Court rules nearly 98000 Arizonans can vote the full ballot
Headline Legal News 09/21/2024The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative ...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
National News 09/17/2024Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.The music mogul is charged...
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‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
National News 09/11/2024Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” avoided a conviction Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near hi...
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Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
Headline Legal News 09/07/2024One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology.The Justice Department, joined by a co...
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Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
National News 09/03/2024Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as his lawyer fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.The Republican nominee and his accuser, E. Jean Carrol...
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
Headline Legal News 08/25/2024Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.The ruling is the lates...
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Fraud trial of George Santos to begin next month with an anonymous jury
Legal Events 08/15/2024The fraud trial against former U.S. Rep. George Santos, slated to start in a matter of weeks, is coming into focus after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public.They won’t, however, be re...
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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
Legal Events 08/05/2024Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, sub...