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Analysis: Outside groups may factor in Arkansas court race
Legal Events 01/15/2018Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson lost her bid to run the state's highest court two years ago after coming under fire from conservative groups that spent big on mailers and TV ads targeting her. Two years earlier, David Sterling was def...
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Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for re-election
Ethics 01/11/2018Spain's top court said Saturday that Catalonia's fugitive ex-president must return to the country and be present in the regional parliament to receive the authority to form a new government.The Constitutional Court ruled that a session of Catalonia's...
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Court halts execution of Alabama inmate with dementia
Legal News 01/06/2018The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of an Alabama inmate whose attorneys argue that dementia has left the 67-year-old unable to remember killing a police officer three decades ago.Justices issued a stay Thursday night, the same evening th...
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US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
Court Watch 12/26/2017A former South American soccer official was acquitted Tuesday of a corruption charge stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal after two others were convicted last week, capping a trial in which U.S. prosecutors sought to expose a culture of greed and c...
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The Latest: Senate panel approves tax overhaul bill
Court Watch 11/20/2017Vice President Mike Pence says "now the ball is in the Senate's court," after the House voted Thursday to approve a $1.5 trillion overhaul of the nation's tax code.At the Tax Foundation's 80th annual dinner in Washington, Pence said, "The next few we...
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Steve Mostyn, Houston attorney and major Dem donor, dies
Recent Cases 11/20/2017Steve Mostyn, a prominent Houston trial attorney and a top Democratic Party donor, has died. He was 46.In a statement, his family confirmed Thursday his death on Wednesday "after a sudden onset and battle with a mental health issue.""Steve was a belo...
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German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
Legal Events 11/16/2017A German court ruled Thursday that Kuwait's national airline didn't have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did.The Frankfurt state court noted in its decision that Kuwait Airways is not a...
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Free Speech Is Starting to Dominate the US Supreme Court's Agenda
Trial Coverage 11/15/2017To get the Supreme Court's attention these days, try saying your speech rights are being violated.Whether the underlying topic is abortion, elections, labor unions or wedding cakes, the First Amendment is starting to dominate the Supreme Court's agen...
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Kenya court set to hear petitions challenging repeat vote
Court Watch 11/14/2017Kenya's Supreme Court is poised to hear petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat presidential poll.The court made history when it nullified Kenyatta's re-election in August. It cited irregularities and illegalities in ...
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Samsung worker killed by brain tumor wins compensation case
Recent Cases 11/12/2017Overturning an appeal court's decision, South Korea's Supreme Court said Tuesday the family of a Samsung worker who died of a brain tumor should be eligible for state compensation for an occupational disease.The ruling on Lee Yoon-jung, who was diagn...
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High court to hear appeal in Newtown school shooting case
Court Watch 11/10/2017Lawyers are set to ask the Connecticut Supreme Court to reinstate a wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the 2012 Newtown school massacre.Justices are scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in an appeal by a survivor and relativ...
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Florida man back at Supreme Court with 1st Amendment case
Trial Coverage 11/08/2017The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a First Amendment case brought by a Florida man who previously won a landmark ruling from the justices on whether his floating home was a house, not a boat subject to easier government seizure under laws t...