Recent Updates
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Group asks court to reject Arkansas justice's ad lawsuit
Recent Cases 10/28/2018A Washington-based conservative group is asking a federal court to reject an Arkansas Supreme Court justice's attempt to halt its attack ads and mailers against her.Attorneys for the Republican State Leadership Committee's Judicial Fairness Initiativ...
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Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
Legal News 10/27/2018The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump’s plans to visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic ...
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Supreme Court: Ross can't be questioned in census suit
Recent Cases 10/24/2018The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration to block the questioning of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.The unsigned order Monday overrides lower federal courts in New Y...
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Court orders some fixes in Texas foster care
Headline Legal News 10/14/2018A federal appeals court says Texas must make improvements to abuse investigations within its foster care system and make sure workers have manageable caseloads, but the court also struck down dozens of other measures ordered by a judge.The 5th U.S. C...
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Nominee's attack on Democrats poses risk to Supreme Court
Law Firm Marketing 09/26/2018Brett Kavanaugh's angry denunciation of Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing could reinforce views of the Supreme Court as a political institution at a time of stark partisan division and when the court already is sharply split between libera...
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Arkansas court hears challenge over reworked voter ID law
Ethics 09/20/2018An Arkansas attorney told state's highest court on Thursday it should strike down a law that requires voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, saying the measure circumvents a 2014 ruling against a nearly identical voter ID requir...
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The Latest: McConnell says Kavanaugh 'will be' on court soon
Headline Legal News 09/18/2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is telling evangelical activists the Senate will "plow right through" and move to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.McConnell told the annual Values Voter conference Friday "in the very near fut...
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3 hurt in court shooting leave hospital; gunman identified
Legal Events 09/17/2018The wife of a gunman killed after he opened fire at a Pennsylvania municipal building Wednesday said in a social media post that she was OK but did not say whether she had been injured in the shooting.Crystal Dowdell, 39, posted on her Facebook accou...
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Alaska man tied to girl's death appears in court
Legal Events 09/15/2018An Alaska man linked to a missing 10-year-old girl's death made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday. Peter Wilson, 41, of Kotzebue is charged with making false statements as authorities tried to find Ashley Johnson-Barr.Assistant U.S. Attor...
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The Latest: International court 'undeterred' by Bolton
Recent Cases 09/13/2018The International Criminal Court says it will continue to do its work "undeterred," despite National security adviser John Bolton's condemnation.olton asserted Monday the court "threatens American sovereignty and U.S. national security interests."The...
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Nevada high court says execution doctor's name stays secret
Notable Attorneys 09/10/2018The name of the physician picked to attend a state inmate's execution can remain secret, even from drug makers suing to ban the use of their products in the twice-postponed lethal injection, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday.In a twist, lawyers f...
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The Latest: Bolton says international court 'dead to us'
Continuing Education 09/09/2018The United States is pledging to use "any means necessary" to protect American citizens and allies from International Criminal Court prosecution. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, says the court is "illegitimate" a...