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Ex-West Virginia Supreme Court justice set for sentencing
News Releases 02/13/2019A former West Virginia Supreme Court justice who had a $32,000 blue suede couch in his office and was at the center of an impeachment scandal is due in federal court for sentencing for using his job for his own benefit.Allen Loughry is scheduled to b...
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Court case to tackle jails' medication-assisted treatment
U.S. Courts Newsroom 02/11/2019The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine started making its case in federal court on Monday against the ban on medication-assisted treatment in county jail amid the opioid crisis.Democratic Gov. Janet Mills recently lifted the Maine Department of ...
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Opera singer, husband appear in court on sex assault charge
U.S. Courts Newsroom 02/10/2019A renowned Michigan opera singer and his husband have appeared in a Texas court to face charges of sexually assaulting another man in 2010.University of Michigan professor and countertenor David Daniels and William Scott Walters each made an initial ...
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Former Sen. Barringer to run for North Carolina high court
U.S. Courts Newsroom 02/08/2019Candidates for the North Carolina Supreme Court continue to grow with two or three seats on the ballot next year due to Chief Justice Mark Martin's impending resignation.Former state Sen. Tamara Barringer of Cary told supporters Tuesday she would see...
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Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law
U.S. Courts Newsroom 02/08/2019A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court's views on abortion rights.The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not allow the state to put into e...
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Russian court sends Jehovah’s Witness to prison for 6 years
Litigation Reports 02/06/2019A regional court in western Russia on Wednesday sentenced a Danish Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison, in arguably the most severe crackdown on religious freedom in Russia in recent years.The court in Oryol found Dennis Christensen guilty...
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Ginsburg makes 1st public appearance since cancer surgery
U.S. Supreme Court News 02/02/2019Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making her first public appearance since undergoing lung cancer surgery in December.The 85-year-old Ginsburg is attending a concert at a museum a few blocks from the White House that is being given by her ...
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Out-of-state money boosts Collins after Supreme Court vote
Court Watch 01/28/2019Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins had the best fundraising quarter of her career after she delivered a pivotal vote that helped seat Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.The Ba...
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Cristiano Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court
U.S. Supreme Court News 01/23/2019With a guilty plea and a huge fine, Cristiano Ronaldo finally put an end to his tax ordeal in Spain.Nearly four years after an investigation was opened, Ronaldo appeared at a court in Madrid on Tuesday to plead guilty to tax fraud and agree to a fine...
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High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
Law Firm News 01/19/2019The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the...
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Chief justice seeks budget increase for court technology
Litigation Reports 01/18/2019The head of the Iowa court system says technology and the need to ensure justice for everyone demands increased spending.Speaking Wednesday in his annual speech to the Legislature, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady told lawmakers “we s...
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Model in Russian court apologizes for US election claim
Opinion 01/17/2019A Belarusian model and self-styled sex instructor who last year claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said Saturday that she apologizes to a Russian tycoon for the claim and won't say more about the m...