Recent Updates
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Court to hear actor Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
U.S. Court News 03/31/2024The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, then lying to Chicago police about it.The court on Wednesday accepted th...
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Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
Law Firm News 03/22/2024An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of giving false information to law enforcement.News outlets reported that Carlee Russell pleaded guilty to misd...
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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
Legal Events 03/02/2024Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for the FTX founder by an arm of the court is “grotesque” and “barbaric” and at most a term of a few years behind bars is appropriate for ...
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Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail
Legal Events 02/28/2024Prince Harry ‘s fight for publicly funded protection was rejected Wednesday by a London judge who said the U.K. government didn’t act irrationally when it stripped him of security privileges after he quit working as a member of the royal ...
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Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
Law Firm News 02/21/2024The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U....
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North Carolina voter ID trial rescheduled again for spring in federal court
Legal Events 02/13/2024A federal lawsuit filed over five years ago challenging North Carolina's new photo voter identification mandate is now set to go to trial in the spring, with an outcome that could possibly affect what people must do to cast ballots this fall.The U.S....
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Pakistan’s former premier Khan convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
Legal Events 02/03/2024A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, officials and a lawyer said.The latest verdict follows another case in...
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Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll
Law Firm News 01/28/2024A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted her ...
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Illinois high court hands lawmakers a rare pension-overhaul victory
Legal Events 01/20/2024The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state’s besieged retirement accounts.The court’s unanimous opin...
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What to know: South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Law Firm News 01/15/2024Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza.South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately ...
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NRA chief Wayne LaPierre announces resignation ahead of trial
Legal Events 01/07/2024The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he treated himself to millions of dollars in private jet flights, yacht trips, African safaris and other ext...
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on the state's primary election ballot
Litigation Reports 12/27/2023Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot.The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing ...