Recent Updates
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Prominent Chinese rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings
U.S. Supreme Court News 12/26/2018The trial of a prominent human rights lawyer began in northern China on Wednesday with about two dozen plainclothes officers stationed outside a courthouse and at least one supporter taken away by police.Reporters, foreign diplomats and supporters we...
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New voter ID law immediately challenged in N Carolina court
U.S. Supreme Court News 12/20/2018The North Carolina law detailing a new voter photo identification requirement got challenged in court Wednesday mere moments after the Republican-led General Assembly completed the override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the measure.Six vote...
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High court seems to lean against West Virginia in tax case
U.S. Supreme Court News 12/07/2018The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to side with a retired U.S. marshal who argues West Virginia is discriminating against former federal law enforcement officers like him by giving a more generous tax break to former state law enforcement offic...
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Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP's districting appeal
U.S. Supreme Court News 11/13/2018The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that have been struck down by a lower court as racially discriminatory.The case involves 11 districts in the Virginia Ho...
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Court to hear case over ID of Texas execution drug supplier
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/20/2018The Texas Supreme Court has reversed itself and granted the state's request to review a case dealing with the disclosure of an execution drug supplier that officials have fought for years to keep secret.The Texas Supreme Court on Friday approved the ...
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Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/11/2018Manhattan’s district attorney dropped part of the criminal sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after evidence emerged that cast doubt on the account one of his three accusers provided to the grand jury.The development was a...
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Supreme Court won't hear case over California beach access
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/01/2018The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from a California billionaire who doesn't want to open a road on his property so that the public can access a beach.The justices said that they will not take up Vinod Khosla's appeal of a Californ...
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Trump picks combat over caution in court fight
U.S. Supreme Court News 09/22/2018White House aides and congressional allies worked all week to keep President Donald Trump from unloading on the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.But as Kavanaugh's nomination hung in the balance, Trump ...
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Court: British surveillance violates European law
U.S. Supreme Court News 09/13/2018Europe's human rights court handed a partial victory Thursday to civil rights groups that challenged the legality of mass surveillance and intelligence-sharing practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden.The European Court of Human Rig...
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Court: No review of 100-year sentence for attempted murders
U.S. Supreme Court News 09/08/2018A Louisiana court is refusing to review the case of a 31-year-old man who is serving 100 years for the attempted murder of two people.Houma Today reports the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Wednesday denied a review of Joshua Dean’s cas...
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Court won't remove judge, tells Meek Mill to appeal ruling
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/22/2018The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied a motion from rapper Meek Mill to remove a Philadelphia judge from his case after she denied his request for a new trial.The court said Tuesday Mill's attorneys must go through the regular process of appealin...
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Alabama Supreme Court won't move lawsuit against Moore
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/19/2018The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday refused to transfer a defamation lawsuit against former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore by a woman who says Moore molested her decades ago.The court denied Moore's request to have the case heard in Etowah County in...