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Court rules against CarMax in fight over vehicle inspections
Law Promo News 10/31/2016A federal appeals court in San Francisco says used car retailer CarMax must tell buyers in California the condition of individual vehicle components it inspects. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday CarMax's practice of providing buyer...
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Ted Cruz's Supreme Court remark draws White House criticism
National News 10/28/2016Sen. Ted Cruz's suggestion of an indefinite Supreme Court vacancy under a President Hillary Clinton raises questions about the credibility and integrity of Republicans who have said the next president should get to the choose who fills the vacancy, W...
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Greece court cancels TV license overhaul; blow to government
Recent Cases 10/26/2016A high court has canceled a television license auction in Greece, dealing a blow to the country's left-wing government which carried out the sale as part of an anti-corruption drive. Judges from the Council of State court ruled 14-11 late Wednesday t...
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High court steps into fight on Vanderbilts' Breakers mansion
Notable Attorneys 10/23/2016Rhode Island's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a fight that has pitted dozens of members of the Vanderbilt family against a nonprofit that owns several Gilded Age mansions in Newport. The nonprofit Preservation Society of Newport County want...
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Grassley: GOP can't stonewall a Clinton Supreme Court pick
Notable Attorneys 10/20/2016Republicans "can't just simply stonewall" nominees to the Supreme Court even if the president making the choice is Democrat Hillary Clinton, says the GOP chairman of the Judiciary Committee in a reaffirmation of the Senate's advise-and-consent role o...
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Pakistan's top court seeks reply from PM over money scandal
Legal Events 10/20/2016Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday sought a reply from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in response to several petitions seeking his resignation over a financial scandal involving his family. The court gave Sharif two weeks to submit his response, Sharif's...
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Landowners to court: Exxon Mobil pipeline breaches contract
Notable Attorneys 10/19/2016Attorneys for landowners along a crude oil pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas in 2013 say Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. breached its contract because the pipeline interferes with their ability to enjoy their property. Attorneys for the landowners and Exxo...
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As time runs out, dozens of judge nominees waiting on Senate
Financial 10/18/2016Federal judges in New Jersey have struggled with a workload approaching 700 cases each, nearly double what's manageable, because of judicial vacancies. In Texas, close to a dozen district judgeships remain open, more than in any other state. Senate c...
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Court hearing on potential Ontario ban of Indians name, logo
Recent Cases 10/17/2016A Toronto court will hear arguments on an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and logo in Ontario. The legal challenge by indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal comes on the same day the baseball team takes on the Toronto Bl...
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Lithuania wants Gorbachev to testify in war crimes trial
Legal Exams 10/17/2016A Lithuanian court has called former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to testify in a mass trial related to the 1991 crackdown on the country's independence movement. Gorbachev and Russian authorities haven't answered previous requests so it's unlikel...
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Rights group criticizes Polish law of weakening top court
National News 10/14/2016An international human rights body on Friday criticized recently enacted legislation in Poland regulating the nation's top legislative court, saying the law "gives excessive power to parliament and the executive over the judiciary." The Venice Commis...
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Dutch court: Wilders hate speech trial will go ahead
Legal Events 10/14/2016A Dutch court on Friday rejected an appeal by firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders to throw out his hate speech prosecution before it goes to trial this month. "Prosecuted for what millions of people believe," Wilders tweeted in his first reac...