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Appellate judge announces run for Supreme Court seat
Trial Coverage 02/01/2019An appellate judge has announced he will run for a spot on the Kentucky Supreme Court days after Justice Bill Cunningham retired.Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Christopher "Shea" Nickell told The Paducah Sun that he is running in November's election...
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High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
National News 01/22/2019The 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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Supreme Court rejects coach's appeal over prayer, for now
Recent Cases 01/21/2019The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a former Seattle-area football coach who lost his job because he refused to stop praying on the field.But four conservative justices say Tuesday that they are interested in former Bremerton High School Co...
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Lawyer: Incapacitated woman who gave birth not in coma
Recent Cases 01/20/2019A lawyer for the family of an incapacitated Arizona woman who gave birth in a long-term care facility said she is not in a coma as previously reported.The Arizona Republic reported Friday that attorney John Micheaels said the 29-year-old woman has &l...
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US presses ahead with border wall in court despite shutdown
Recent Cases 01/18/2019A federal attorney in South Texas said in court this week that during the ongoing partial government shutdown, he only has been allowed to work on cases related to President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.The Texas Civil Rights Project on ...
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Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner
National News 01/14/2019Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release from death row, awaiting a final ruling on her fate.She spends her days in seclusion for fear of being targeted by ang...
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Health isn't 1st priority for energy regulators, court rules
Recent Cases 01/12/2019The Colorado Supreme Court said Monday that state law does not allow oil and gas regulators to make health and environmental protection their top priority, prompting Democrats who control the Legislature to call for changing the law.In a victory for ...
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Family's fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court
Law Firm News 01/10/2019Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer air than their former home in Utah.That was the easy part. Their decision to support themselves by buying a liquor store has ...
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North Carolina Supreme Court throws 200th anniversary party
Legal Events 01/07/2019North Carolina's highest court is holding a "legal party" to observe the anniversary of its first meeting 200 years ago this month.The state Supreme Court scheduled a special session Monday in its downtown Raleigh courtroom to celebrate the court's b...
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Supreme Court sides with Ohio over death row inmate
Law Firm News 01/06/2019The Supreme Court is ordering a federal appeals court to re-examine the case of a convicted killer in Ohio whose death sentence was thrown out after he was found to be mentally disabled.In an unsigned opinion Monday, the justices said that the federa...
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Del. Man Acquitted of Drug Charges Won't Get Seized Money
Trial Coverage 01/02/2019A court has ruled that a Delaware man acquitted of drug charges won't get the thousands of dollars seized in the drug bust back. WBOC media partner the Delaware State News reports that the S...
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Judge denies Kevin Spacey's request to skip court appearance
Recent Cases 12/29/2018Former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey must appear in a Massachusetts court on accusations that he groped a young man in 2016, a judge ruled on Monday.The 59-year-old Oscar-winning actor had argued he should be excused from attending his Jan. 7 ar...