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Stand-ins to decide who sits on West Virginia Supreme Court
Legal Issues 09/24/2018A group of judicial stand-ins representing West Virginia's Supreme Court was hearing challenges Monday to GOP Gov. Jim Justice's appointments of two Republican politicians to replace two departed justices.Democrats have called the impeachments that i...
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Missouri court lets redistricting initiative go to voters
Recent Cases 09/20/2018A Missouri appeals court panel cleared the way Friday for voters to decide a November ballot initiative that could shake up of the state Legislature by requiring districts to be drawn to achieve "partisan fairness" and imposing new lobbying limits.Th...
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3 hurt in court shooting leave hospital; gunman identified
Recent Cases 09/19/2018The 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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The Latest: McConnell says Kavanaugh 'will be' on court soon
Bar Associations 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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Arkansas court hears challenge over reworked voter ID law
Court Watch 09/18/2018An 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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3 hurt in court shooting leave hospital; gunman identified
Recent Cases 09/16/2018Three civilians wounded when a gunman opened fire outside a crowded courtroom have been released from a hospital, officials said Thursday.The three were taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, following Wednesday's shooting in s...
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Hungarian appeals court cuts Syrian’s sentence over migrant riot
Bar Associations 09/15/2018A Hungarian appeals court has lowered to five years from seven the prison sentence of a Syrian man convicted of entering Hungary illegally and of complicity in throwing rocks at police during a 2015 border riot.The case stems from rioting at the Hung...
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The Latest: New Mexico court blocks straight-ticket option
Legal Events 09/11/2018The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from one particular party in all races by marking a single box. The court made its decision Wednesday after listening to oral arguments ...
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Nevada high court says execution doctor's name stays secret
Court Watch 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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Myanmar rejects int'l court's right to Rohingya probe
Trial Coverage 09/06/2018Myanmar's government on Friday rejected an International Criminal Court ruling that it has jurisdiction to investigate allegations that Myanmar security forces violated international law by driving hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their...
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Senate begins final day of Supreme Court nominee hearings
Litigation Reports 09/04/2018Senators began the fourth and final day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, but with the nominee finished answering questions the day they seemed unlikely to alter his path to confirmation.Senate Democrats worked into the...
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Trump taking Supreme Court fight to Montana, North Dakota
Litigation Reports 09/02/2018President Donald Trump is taking the Washington debate over his Supreme Court nominee to the homes of two red-state Senate Democrats this week, elevating Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation as a political litmus test for voters.Trump's strategy aims...