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Egypt court releases lawyer who defied president
Recent Cases 08/28/2016An Egyptian rights lawyer who had been held in solitary confinement for over 100 days after defying President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was released from jail Sunday on a court order. Malek Adly, who was incarcerated on a rolling series of administrative...
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Court considers Kansas rule that voters prove citizenship
Recent Cases 08/22/2016A federal appeals court will decide whether Kansas has the right to ask people who register to vote when they get their driver's licenses for proof that they're citizens, a decision which could affect whether thousands have their ballots counted in N...
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North Carolina shooting victim's family hires lawyer
Recent Cases 08/13/2016The family of a black North Carolina man shot to death in a neighborhood confrontation in Raleigh has hired the lawyer representing two other black men who were killed by white police officers. State Rep. Justin Bamberg of South Carolina says he is r...
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Monitor chosen to oversee Ferguson's police, court reforms
Recent Cases 07/27/2016A federal judge on Monday chose a monitor team to oversee reforms of Ferguson's policing and court system, a process expected to cost the St. Louis suburb more than $1 million. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry announced that Squire Patton Boggs, a...
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Arkansas court denies request for new execution law hearing
Recent Cases 07/22/2016Arkansas' highest court has denied a request to reconsider its June ruling upholding the state's execution secrecy law, but justices issued a stay that prevents the state from setting new execution dates as some inmates appeal to the U.S. Supreme Cou...
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Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents
Recent Cases 07/12/2016A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children — but not their parents — from family detention centers after being picked up crossing the border without documentation. The San Francisc...
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Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults
Recent Cases 07/11/2016A Thai country singer and political activist was sentenced Monday by a military court to more than three years in jail for insulting the monarchy, adding to a 7½-year sentence a criminal court imposed on him earlier for the same offense. Thanat Thana...
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Bollywood filmmaker challenges censoring of drug-abuse film
Recent Cases 06/09/2016A Bollywood film producer took his row with India's censor board to a court Wednesday, challenging dozens of cuts and changes to a film that depicts the menace of drug abuse in the northern state of Punjab. Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalini said in ...
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Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial
Recent Cases 06/08/2016A state appeals court has rejected U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo's request to avoid trial on misdemeanor domestic violence charges. Seattlepi.com reports the 34-year-old's appeal related to a 2014 incident at her sister's home ...
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Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death
Recent Cases 06/02/2016The police union defended a former officer charged in the fatal shooting of a legally armed black man, saying they believe the officer identified himself before the confrontation. Former Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja has been charged ...
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NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue
Recent Cases 06/01/2016New York's attorney general can continue his legal effort to bar two former American International Group Inc. executives from the securities industry and forfeit any improperly gained profits, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The Court of Ap...
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Egypt military court sentences 8 to death
Recent Cases 05/31/2016A security official and the website of state newspaper Al-Ahram say an Egyptian military court has sentenced to death eight alleged Muslim Brotherhood members on terrorism charges. The Sunday verdict sentenced another 12 to life in prison and another...