Recent Updates
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Challenger accuses Supreme Court’s Kelly of corruption
U.S. Supreme Court News 11/19/2019Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger Jill Karofsky suggested Tuesday that Justice Daniel Kelly is corrupt because he repeatedly rules in favor of conservative groups, saying it makes no sense that the law could be on their side all the time.Karofsky ma...
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Bolivians urge US court to restore $10M verdict on killings
U.S. Court News 11/17/2019Bolivians asked a U.S. appeals court Tuesday to restore a $10 million jury verdict against a former president and defense minister of the South American nation over killings by security forces during 2003 unrest there.Lawyers for a group of indigenou...
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EU court refers doubts on Polish judiciary to national court
Law Firm News 11/13/2019The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that there are reasons to question the independence of a new judicial chamber in Poland that monitors and potentially punishes judges.However, the European Court of Justice left it to Poland's highest cour...
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Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
Law Firm News 11/11/2019Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U.S., free from the threat of deportati...
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Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas
Notable Attorneys 11/11/2019Myanmar’s government rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.Government spokesman Zaw Htay said at a Friday night press ...
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Judges: End jailing people for unpaid fines in Rock County
U.S. Supreme Court News 11/06/2019When a court case is ending, a judge often lists what a defendant needs to do and know.It can include contacting a probation agent, not possessing a gun or avoiding the use of drugs or alcohol.One routine item usually on the list is paying court cost...
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Georgia high court affirms dismissal of election challenge
Opinion 11/04/2019Georgia's highest court on Thursday affirmed a lower court dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the outcome of last year's race for lieutenant governor in a case that put a spotlight on the outdated voting machines the state is in the process of replac...
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Court opens way to send ex-Mozambique minister to US trial
Litigation Reports 11/01/2019Former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang faces the prospect of being extradited to the United States to face trial after a South African court on Friday ruled against him being sent to his home country.Chang's fate is now with South African Ju...
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Court OKs conviction of pharma executive Shkreli's ex-lawyer
News Releases 10/28/2019An appeals court in New York says the former lawyer of a notorious pharmaceutical executive was properly convicted in a financial fraud case.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Evan Greebel's challenge to his December 2017 con...
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French court postpones ruling on cement firm Lafarge case
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/24/2019A French court has postponed until Nov. 7 a decision on whether to uphold preliminary charges against French cement manufacturer Lafarge, including "complicity in crimes against humanity."The decision comes as the Paris appeal court on Thursday ruled...
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The Latest: EU Parliament to be flexible on ratifying Brexit
Law Firm News 10/21/2019An influential Brexit expert at the European Parliament says the legislature might even meet in an extraordinary plenary next week if that is what is needed to push the Brexit deal through.The EU parliament is awaiting approval for the Brexit deal in...
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Supreme Court takes up case over quick deportations
U.S. Courts Newsroom 10/14/2019The Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling in favor of a man seeking asylum and which the Trump administration says could further clog the U.S. immigration court system.The justices said Friday they will hear the administration's appeal of a ...