Recent Updates
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Academic accused in Chicago killing due in California court
Practice Legal News 08/17/2017A Northwestern University microbiologist suspected in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old Chicago man is due in a California courtroom.Wyndham Lathem and Oxford University financial officer, Andrew Warren, were sought in a cross-country chase on firs...
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Mental health court established for offenders on probation
Politics 08/17/2017A specialized court has been established in Pinal County to give defendants with mental problems an alternative path and keep them out of the criminal justice system.Presiding Judge Stephen McCarville signed an administrative order last month calling...
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Prosecutors ask court to imprison Samsung heir for 12 years
Political and Legal News 08/17/2017South Korean prosecutors have recommended a 12-year jail term for Lee Jae-yong, 49-year-old billionaire heir of the Samsung business empire, urging a court to convict him of bribery and other crimes.Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, became e...
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Hearing In San Diego Unified Suit Against The College Board
Practice Legal News 07/20/2017Judge Michael M. Anello will hear San Diego Unified's motion for a temporary restraining order in federal court 4 p.m. Friday, according to court records. The district filed a lawsuit Friday against the College Board and Educational Testing Services,...
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Man charged with killing Maine couple on Christmas in court
Focused Practice 07/20/2017The case of a New York man charged with killing a Maine couple on Christmas Day 2015 is scheduled to return to court in Portland.Police charged David Marble Jr. of Rochester with shooting 35-year-old Eric Williams and 26-year-old Bonnie Royer in Manc...
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Federal court's agenda has topics that draw Trump's ire
Political and Legal News 07/20/2017The nation’s largest federal court circuit has clashed repeatedly with President Trump over the past six months, and the agenda for its annual meeting is not shying away from topics that have stoked the president’s ire.Immigration, fake news and medd...
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Pakistan's opposition calls on court to oust prime minister
Political and Legal News 07/20/2017Opposition parties in Pakistan on Monday called on the Supreme Court to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after an investigation found that he and his family possess wealth exceeding their known sources of income.The investigation is lin...
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Groups sue seeking court oversight of Chicago police reforms
Legal Review 06/15/2017Several leading community groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Chicago Wednesday in a bid to bypass or even scuttle a draft agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice that seeks to reform the nation's second larg...
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Trump visiting Supreme Court as justices weigh travel ban
Legal Review 06/15/2017President Donald Trump is making his first Supreme Court visit at a moment of high legal drama. The justices are weighing what to do with the president's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries. But the reason for his high court trip Thursd...
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Idaho Supreme Court to hear veto challenge arguments
Political and Legal News 06/15/2017Proponents of a lawsuit challenging Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's veto of a contentious grocery tax repeal bill will present arguments in front of the Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday.State GOP Reps. Ron Nate and Bryan Zollinger, both from eastern Idaho, ...
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With court victory, hand of Brazil's president strengthened
Practice Legal News 06/11/2017Fighting to save his job, Brazilian President Michel Temer has received a huge boost from a decision by the country's top electoral court to reject allegations of illegal campaign finance and keep him in office.The Superior Electoral Tribunal's 4-3 v...
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Fraternity brothers due in court in pledge's fatal fall
Lawyer News 06/11/2017Members of a Penn State fraternity facing charges related to the death earlier this year of a pledge after a night of heavy drinking are due in court Monday for a hearing about whether there's enough evidence to head to trial.Prosecutors in the case ...