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Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries
Legal Events 01/11/2018The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's widely criticized congressional map Monday, granting a major victory to Democrats who alleged the 18 districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans and setting off a scram...
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Thai court drops royal insult charges against academic
Notable Attorneys 01/11/2018A Thai military court on Wednesday dropped royal insult charges against an 84-year old historian who questioned whether a Thai king had actually defeated a Burmese adversary in combat on elephant-back over 500 years ago.Sulak Sivaraksa was charged in...
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Women taking their right to go topless to state's high court
Notable Attorneys 01/08/2018In a case that pits freedom of expression and equality against public decency, three women are challenging a New Hampshire city ordinance prohibiting public nudity and taking it to the state's highest court.Heidi Lilley, Kia Sinclair and Ginger Pierr...
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Hong Kong court to rule later on 3 activists' prison terms
Litigation Reports 01/05/2018Three Hong Kong activists will have to wait to learn the outcome of their final appeal Tuesday to overturn prison sentences for their roles in sparking 2014's massive pro-democracy protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city.Judges at Hong Kong's top...
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Jailed Catalan separatists pledge to eschew unilateral moves
Legal Networks 01/02/2018Three backers of Catalonia's independence sought Thursday to get released from jail for their role in the region's push to break from Spain, which triggered the country's worst political crisis in decades.Former Catalan interior minister, Joaquim For...
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Ohio court won't hear case in seizure of exotic animals
Legal Events 10/25/2017Another court has dealt a blow to an Ohio man who is trying to get his six tigers and several other exotic animals back from the state.The Ohio Supreme Court earlier this month said it would not hear an appeal in the case involving the owner of a roa...
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Court gives government a win in young immigrants' cases
U.S. Court News 10/25/2017A federal appeals court handed the U.S. government a victory Tuesday in its fight against lawsuits opposing a decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan directed Broo...
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Washington Supreme Court to hear education funding case
Recent Cases 10/24/2017The Washington state Supreme Court is set to hear argument on whether the state has met its constitutional requirement to fully fund K-12 education.Tuesday morning's hearing is on whether the state should still be held in contempt for lack of progres...
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Immigrant teen seeking abortion asks court to reconsider
Notable Attorneys 10/23/2017Attorneys for a pregnant teen being held in a Texas immigration facility are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision not to order the government to let her obtain an abortion.Lawyers for the 17-year-old on Sunday asked the U.S. Cour...
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Tennessee church shooting suspect due in court Monday
Legal Issues 10/22/2017The man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding six others at a Tennessee church is slated for a court appearance.A preliminary hearing for 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson is scheduled for Monday morning in front of a Davidson County ge...
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Florida court sides with Gov. Scott in nursing home battle
Legal Networks 10/21/2017Florida Gov. Rick Scott has won the first round in a legal tug-of-war over his mandate that nursing homes and assisted living facilities install generators.The 1st District Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to emergency rules put...
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Court, for now, blocks immigrant teen's access to abortion
Legal News 10/20/2017An appeals court is blocking, for now, an abortion sought by a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant being held in a Texas facility, ruling that the government should have time to try to release her so she can obtain the abortion outside of federal custody....