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  Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

  State Bar & Other Associations 09/07/2024

  One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology.The Justice Department, joined by a co...

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  What to know about arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims

  U.S. Courts 01/11/2024

  Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The outcome seemed clear during arguments that touched on a range of political and le...

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  Six teens in court in connection with beheading of French teacher

  State Bar & Other Associations 11/25/2023

  Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and ...

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  US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others

  U.S. Courts 08/26/2023

  The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people granted asylum.The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the departmen...

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  Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney says

  U.S. Courts 07/06/2023

  Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republican being permanently removed from office, according to his defense team.In a lengthy statement released Monday night, Paxt...

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  Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in dispute with makers of dog toy

  State Bar & Other Associations 06/24/2023

  The Supreme Court on Thursday gave whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s reason to raise a glass, handing the company a new chance to win a trademark dispute with the makers of the Bad Spaniels dog toy.In announcing the decision for a unanimous court, Ju...

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  Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty

  State Bar & Other Associations 05/19/2023

  Francisco.San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail, saying he posed a public safety risk if released. Momeni, who appeared in an orange sweatshirt and pants, did not speak, and his attorney Paula C...

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  Arizona GOP loses bid to undo $18K in fees over 2020 lawsuit

  U.S. Courts 04/22/2023

  An appeals court has rejected a bid by the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to undo $18,000 in attorneys’ fees that they were ordered to pay for bringing one of the party’s failed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s 2...

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  UN seeks court opinion on climate in win for island states

  U.S. Courts 04/01/2023

  The countries of the United Nations led by the island state of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.‘s highest court to strengthen countries’ obligations to curb warming and protect communit...

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  Supreme Court skeptical of man who offered adult adoptions

  Supreme Court of the U.S. 03/27/2023

  The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to rule against a man convicted of violating immigration law for offering adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to citizenship.Attorneys for Helaman Hansen told the justices during approximately 90 min...

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  Hobbs doesn’t plan to carry out execution scheduled by court

  State Bar & Other Associations 03/03/2023

  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says corrections officials will not carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general.The Democratic governor’s vow not to execute Aaro...

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  Arizona judge delays trial in fight over education funding

  State Bar & Other Associations 01/03/2023

  A lawsuit over how much money Arizona’s lawmakers allocate for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology won’t go to trial next week, after a judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general.Dem...