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Rebel Wilson back in Australian courts in defamation appeal
Trial Coverage 07/10/2018Rebel Wilson has applied to Australia's highest court to increase the comic actress's payout from a defamation case against a magazine publisher.The 38-year-old, best known for parts in the "Pitch Perfect" and "Bridesmaids" movies, was awarded in Sep...
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German court: Catalan politician can legally be extradited
Recent Cases 07/08/2018A German court on Thursday removed a hurdle to the extradition of a prominent Catalan politician on charges of embezzlement, setting the stage for a possible trial in Spain but on lesser charges than prosecutors there had hoped for.In its decision in...
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Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list
Recent Cases 07/05/2018President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy C...
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McConnell touts Thapar for Supreme Court seat
Recent Cases 07/03/2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has touted fellow Kentuckian Amul Thapar to fill a looming vacancy on the Supreme Court, but acknowledged he has "no idea" who President Donald Trump will choose.McConnell told reporters he has ...
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European Union moves against Poland for its new court law
National News 07/02/2018The European Union opened a rule-of-law procedure Monday against Poland over what it sees as flaws in Poland's Supreme Court law, intensifying a standoff that could eventually see Poland lose its EU voting rights.The move comes a day before a new law...
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For new Supreme Court justice, a host of big issues awaits
National News 07/01/2018Justice Anthony Kennedy's successor will have a chance over a likely decades-long career to tackle a host of big issues in the law and have a role in shaping the answers to them.Most court-watchers and interest groups are focused on abortion and whet...
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Court: S.Korea must allow alternative for military objectors
Law Center 06/28/2018South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the country must allow alternative social service for people who conscientiously object to military service, which is currently mandatory for able-bodied males.The ruling requires the government ...
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Man charged in bike path killings speaks in court of 'Allah'
Court Watch 06/24/2018The 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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Palin's son moves to court program after assaulting father
Legal Events 06/20/2018Track Palin was formally accepted into a diversion court program Tuesday after assaulting his father, the former first gentleman of the state of Alaska, so severely it left him bleeding from the head.Palin, the son of 2008 Republican vice presidentia...
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Drug court graduates get second chance at life
Trial Coverage 06/17/2018Kevin Hunter's day job doesn't typically lend itself to feel-good moments, but he got to share in 34 of them Monday afternoon.Hunter, a Fort Wayne police captain, was among the first to congratulate nearly three dozen graduates of the 45th Allen Supe...
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Gamers in court for first time after Kansas 'swatting' death
Notable Attorneys 06/15/2018Two 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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Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court
National News 06/15/2018A 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....