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Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
Recent Cases 05/07/2020First, Kristen Biel learned she had breast cancer. Then, after she told the Catholic school where she taught that she’d need time off for treatment, she learned her teaching contract wouldn’t be renewed.“She was devastated,” s...
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Wisconsin court sets argument date for stay-at-home lawsuit
Civil Rights 05/03/2020The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments early next week in a lawsuit seeking to block Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order.The justices ruled 6-1 to accept the case and scheduled oral arguments fo...
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Black robes or bathrobes? Virus alters high court traditions
Civil Rights 05/01/2020The coronavirus pandemic is forcing big changes at the tradition-bound Supreme Court. The justices will hear arguments this month by telephone for the first time since Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention in 1876.Audio of the arguments will b...
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Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
Law Firm News 04/23/2020On the evening before he was to argue a case before the Supreme Court years ago, Jeffrey Fisher broke his glasses. That left the very nearsighted lawyer with an unappealing choice. He could wear contacts and clearly see the justices but not his notes...
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Court issues temporary restraining order on Gov. Kelly's order
Civil Rights 04/19/2020A federal judge issued a limited temporary restraining order on Governor Kelly's order banning religious gatherings of ten or more people. The ruling was made by Judge John W. Broomes Saturday evening.Kelly responded, saying, "This is not about relig...
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Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
Law Firm News 04/15/2020Hawaii Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald has announced an order to postpone all state court trials amid the coronavirus pandemic, the state Judiciary said.The order states all state trials in civil, criminal and family courts be postponed until May 29 o...
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Texas clinics ask Supreme Court to abortions during pandemic
Notable Attorneys 04/12/2020Abortion clinics in Texas on Saturday asked the Supreme Court to step in to allow certain abortions to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.The clinics filed an emergency motion asking the justices to overturn a lower-court order and allow aborti...
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Kansas' high court rules for governor on religious services
Civil Rights 04/12/2020The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Saturday that a Republican-dominated legislative panel exceeded its authority when it tried to overturn the Democratic governor’s executive order banning religious and funeral services of more than 10 people durin...
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Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
Law Firm News 04/10/2020A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.By a 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
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Court denies Seattle’s bid for wealthy household income tax
Court Watch 04/04/2020Washington’s Supreme Court has denied Seattle’s bid to reinstate an income tax on wealthy households.In a majority decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to review the city’s request to overturn rulings against the tax by ...
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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
Legal Resource Links 03/26/2020A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.Instead, the court found Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh guilty of the less...
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Australia's highest court to rule on Pell's appeal next week
Trial Coverage 03/22/2020Australia's highest court will deliver its ruling next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse.The 78-year-old Pell is one year into a six-year sentence for molesting ...