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Bahrain court more than doubles opposition leader's sentence
Notable Attorneys 05/31/2016A Bahraini appeals court on Monday more than doubled the prison term for the country's top Shiite opposition figure in a ruling that his political bloc blasted as "unacceptable and provocative." Sheikh Ali Salman now faces nine years behind bars, up ...
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Egyptian court sentences 36 Islamists to life in prison
Legal Events 05/30/2016An Egyptian court has convicted and sentenced 36 Islamists, including a top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life imprisonment. The state-run MENA news agency says Mohamed Badie and the other defendants were sentenced on Monday for incit...
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Man admits kidnapping teen girl, raping her during captivity
Headline Legal News 05/30/2016A man who kidnapped a 14-year-old girl when she accepted his offer of a ride home from school because her feet were sore, held her in captivity for nine months and raped her repeatedly at his trailer acknowledged his crimes on Thursday. Nathan...
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Court upholds $3M judgment against Gerber Products Co.
Recent Cases 05/29/2016A sharply divided Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a baby food manufacturer must pay more than $3 million to workers for the time they spent dressing and undressing into uniforms and protective gear. In a 4-3 ruling, the high court upheld a lo...
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Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
Legal Marketing 05/28/2016A Swedish court on Wednesday rejected a request to overturn the arrest warrant of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because there were no new circumstances to consider. The Stockholm District Court said it made the decision because Assange is still wa...
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Hulk Hogan, Gawker back in court in Florida
Legal Events 05/27/2016A court hearing involving the Hulk Hogan sex tape case is underway in Florida, with Gawker Media asking for a new trial. Gawker and Hogan faced off Wednesday morning in a St. Petersburg courtroom. It's the latest chapter in a years-long legal ...
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Hulk Hogan, Gawker back in court in Florida
Legal Exams 05/25/2016A court hearing involving the Hulk Hogan sex tape case is underway in Florida, with Gawker Media asking for a new trial. Gawker and Hogan faced off Wednesday morning in a St. Petersburg courtroom. It's the latest chapter in a years-long legal ...
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Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
Recent Cases 05/25/2016A Swedish court on Wednesday rejected a request to overturn the arrest warrant of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because there were no new circumstances to consider. The Stockholm District Court said it made the decision because Assange is still wa...
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US appeals court revisits Texas voter ID law
Recent Cases 05/24/2016A federal appeals court is set to take a second look at a strict Texas voter ID law that was found to be unconstitutional last year. Texas' law requires residents to show one of seven forms of approved identification. The state and other supporters s...
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Breyer says Supreme Court not diminished with only 8 members
Legal Exams 05/23/2016Justice Stephen Breyer said Monday that the Supreme Court has not been diminished by having only eight members since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Breyer suggested in response to questions at an awards ceremony at the Library of Co...
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Indiana court to hear woman's appeal of feticide conviction
National News 05/22/2016Attorneys for an Indiana woman found guilty of killing the premature infant she delivered after ingesting abortion-inducing drugs will ask an appeals court Monday to throw out the convictions that led to her 20-year prison sentence. At issue is India...
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Maryland high court issues opinion in Gray case
Recent Cases 05/22/2016Maryland's highest court has released an opinion explaining its recent decision to force an officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray to testify against his colleagues. The Maryland Court of Appeals issued its opinion Friday. Chief Judge Mary Elle...