Recent Updates
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Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
Supreme Court News 06/24/2018alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers' access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon.Immigration and Customs Enforcement transferred 123 immigrants in early June to the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon, because other holding facilities ...
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Man charged in bike path killings speaks in court of 'Allah'
Law Journals 06/23/2018The man charged with murdering eight people on a New York City bike path and injuring many more spoke out in court Friday over a prosecutor's objection, invoking "Allah" and defending the Islamic State.Sayfullo Saipov, 30, raised his hand to speak im...
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Top Texas court says condemned inmate not mentally disabled
Legal Compliance News 06/17/2018Texas' highest criminal court narrowly ruled Wednesday that a death row inmate is mentally capable enough to execute, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that his intellectual capacity had been improperly assessed and agreement by his lawyer and pros...
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Gamers in court for first time after Kansas 'swatting' death
Law Journals 06/17/2018Two online gamers whose alleged dispute over a $1.50 Call of Duty WWII video game bet ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man not involved in the argument will make their first appearances in court Wednesday in a case of "swatting" that h...
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NY high court nixes Trump's bid to delay defamation suit
Supreme Court News 06/17/2018New York's highest court on Thursday turned down President Donald Trump's latest bid to delay a defamation suit filed by a former "Apprentice" contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing.The ruling by the state Court of Appeals didn't ...
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State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law
Legal Compliance News 06/17/2018A state appeals court has reinstated — at least for now — California's law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives.The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issued an immediate stay Friday putting the End of Life Option ...
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Kentucky high court: Death penalty IQ law unconstitutional
Featured Legal News 06/17/2018The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state's practice for determining if someone is intellectually disabled and not eligible to receive the death penalty is "unconstitutional."News outlets report that the court on Thursday deemed Kentucky's ...
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Court: Compliance reached in education funding case
Supreme Court News 06/13/2018A long-running court case over the adequacy of education funding in Washington state has ended, with the state Supreme Court on Thursday lifting its jurisdiction over the case and dropping daily sanctions after the Legislature funneled billions more ...
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Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court
Legal Compliance News 06/11/2018A San Francisco woman looked composed and lucid as she made her first court appearance on Friday on a murder charge accusing her of killing and dismembering her roommate, whose body parts prosecutors say were discovered in plastic bags at their home....
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Congressional Dems take Trump to court over foreign favors
Law Journals 06/10/2018Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court Thursday that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting foreign state favors without first seeking congressional approval.The case argues tha...
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Court upholds Phoenix law over same-sex wedding invitations
Supreme Court News 06/10/2018An Arizona appeals court on Thursday upheld a Phoenix anti-discrimination law that makes it illegal for businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples because of religion.The ruling comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Colorado bake...
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Supreme Court allows Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
Featured Legal News 06/01/2018The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put into effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. The justices did not comment Tuesday in r...