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  • US Supreme Court won't hear Arizona death sentence case

    US Supreme Court won't hear Arizona death sentence case

    Law Center 10/03/2016

    The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear Arizona's appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned a convicted murderer's death sentence has opened the door for about 25 death row inmates to challenge their sentences. The justices on Monday let stand ...

  • Appeals court upholds order against Pence on Syrian refugees

    Appeals court upholds order against Pence on Syrian refugees

    Recent Cases 10/03/2016

    A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's order blocking Indiana Gov. Mike Pence from barring state agencies from helping Syrian refugees resettle in the state. A three-judge panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Mond...

  • Nevada high court blocks funding for school choice program

    Nevada high court blocks funding for school choice program

    Notable Attorneys 10/01/2016

    The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the state's voucher-style Education Savings Accounts program — seen as the broadest school choice initiative in the country — has an unconstitutional funding mechanism that should remain blocked. Justices issue...

  • Suspected people smuggler charged in Australian court

    Suspected people smuggler charged in Australian court

    National News 10/01/2016

    An Iranian citizen extradited from Indonesia was charged in a Sydney court on Thursday with attempting to smuggle 73 asylum seekers by boat to Australia. Mohammad Naghi Karimi Azar, 56, on Wednesday became the eighth suspected people smuggler to be e...

  • USC football player accused of rape appears in Utah court

    USC football player accused of rape appears in Utah court

    National News 09/30/2016

    A suspended University of Southern California football player charged with rape in Utah and facing allegations involving the same woman in California was ordered Friday not to contact the alleged victim. Making his first court appearance for the Utah...

  • Israel's Supreme Court rejects former PM Olmert's appeal

    Israel's Supreme Court rejects former PM Olmert's appeal

    Legal Events 09/29/2016

    Israel's imprisoned former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces an additional eight months behind bars after the country's Supreme Court rejected an appeal. Olmert is already serving a 19-month sentence after being convicted of bribery and obstructing ju...

  • Court asks judges to respond to Louisiana sheriff's claims

    Court asks judges to respond to Louisiana sheriff's claims

    Recent Cases 09/26/2016

    A federal appeals court on Monday asked two judges to respond to a petition by a Louisiana sheriff who claims another judge was improperly removed from his criminal case without explanation. A letter from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Ch...

  • Court gives fertilizer dealers a reprieve from policy change

    Court gives fertilizer dealers a reprieve from policy change

    Headline Legal News 09/24/2016

    A court ruling has given farm fertilizer dealers a reprieve from a federal policy change that some say would unfairly burden the industry. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration policy change announced last year would regulate retail deale...

  • Court cites racial profiling in tossing gun charge

    Court cites racial profiling in tossing gun charge

    Litigation Reports 09/23/2016

    The highest court in Massachusetts on Tuesday threw out a gun conviction against a Boston man in a ruling that says black men who flee when approached by police may be reacting to racial profiling rather than trying to hide criminal activity. In its ...

  • California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review

    California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review

    Law Center 09/22/2016

    The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider a lawsuit that Yelp.com warns could lead to the removal of negative reviews on the popular website. The seven-member court voted unanimously Wednesday to take up an appeal by Yelp of a lower c...

  • Bosnian Serbs vote in referendum banned by top court

    Bosnian Serbs vote in referendum banned by top court

    National News 09/21/2016

    Bosnian Serbs on Sunday voted in a referendum banned by the country's constitutional court, risking Western sanctions against their autonomous region and criminal charges against their leaders. The vote was whether to keep Jan. 9 as a holiday in Repu...

  • DC gun law gets hearing before Washington appeals court

    DC gun law gets hearing before Washington appeals court

    Trial Coverage 09/20/2016

    An appeals court will hear challenges to a District of Columbia law that places tough requirements for gun owners to get concealed carry permits. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is hearing arguments Tuesday in tw...