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Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection
Court Watch 03/18/2019Curtis Flowers has been jailed in Mississippi for 22 years, even as prosecutors couldn't get a murder conviction against him to stick through five trials.Three convictions were tossed out, and two other juries couldn't reach unanimous verdicts.This w...
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India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
Court Watch 09/04/2018India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights that one judge said would "pave the way for a better future."The 1861 law, a relic of Victori...
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DC court sides with transit agency in dispute with church
Court Watch 08/01/2018A federal appeals court in Washington is siding with transportation officials in a dispute about the transit agency's decision to reject an ad from the Roman Catholic Church.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday...
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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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Detroit-area couple in court over control of frozen embryos
Court Watch 06/11/2018A Detroit-area woman seeking custody of as many as 10 frozen embryos is asking a judge to appoint a guardian over them while she clashes with her former partner for control.Gloria Karungi and Ronaldlee Ejalu have a daughter who has sickle cell diseas...
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High Court Rules in Dispute Over Immigrant Teen's Abortion
Court Watch 06/10/2018The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case about a pregnant immigrant teen who obtained an abortion with the help of the ACLU, siding with the Trump administration and wiping away a lower court decision for the teen but rejecting a suggestion her lawye...
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Question of sales tax on online purchases goes to high court
Court Watch 04/12/2018Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click "purchase." But a case before the Supreme Court could change that.At issue is a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases: If a business is shipp...
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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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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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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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Human rights group accuses Guatemalan courts of delays
Court Watch 11/06/2017An international human rights group says Guatemalan courts are foot- dragging on high-profile cases and threatening the work of the country's prosecutors and a U.N. anti-corruption commission.Human Rights Watch analyzed eight major cases that have bo...