Recent Updates
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Court: Ohio E-School Can't Delay Repayment of $60M to State
Legal Review 06/11/2017ECOT's reported enrollment of 15,000 Ohio students makes it one of the largest online charter schools in the U.S.Democrats jumped on the court's decision to pile criticism on the school, which has struggled for years against attacks on its enrollment...
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Court: Neighbors can sue pot grower for stinky smells
Practice Legal News 06/11/2017A pot farm's neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives a lawsuit between a Colorado horse farm and a neigh...
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Court delay sought in $7B Obamacare subsidy case
Legal Interview 05/24/2017Uncertainty over the future of health care for millions grew deeper Monday as insurers released a blueprint for stabilizing wobbly markets and the Trump administration left in limbo billions of dollars in federal payments.At the federal courthouse, t...
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High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
Practice Legal News 05/24/2017The Supreme Court's ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral maps drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the state.The justices agr...
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U.S. high court ruling deals blow to patent trolls
Legal Interview 05/24/2017The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits.The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue is impo...
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Playboy model who shot nude of unwitting woman due in court
Legal Review 05/24/2017A Playboy centerfold who ignited a backlash of criticism when she secretly snapped a photo of a naked 71-year-old woman in a locker room and posted it online mocking the woman's body is expected to appear in court Wednesday to resolve a criminal char...
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Finnish court releases Iraqi twins in IS-related killings
Practice Legal News 05/24/2017A Finnish court has thrown out charges against Iraqi twin brothers of taking part in Islamic State-related killings of at least 11 unarmed soldiers.The Pirkanmaa District Court says the two who were not identified, were set free on Wednesday.The cour...
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Appeal in boy's burp arrest case relies on Gorsuch dissent
Practice Legal News 05/17/2017One of Neil Gorsuch's sharpest dissents as an appeals court judge came just six months before he was nominated for the Supreme Court.That's when he sided with a New Mexico seventh-grader who was handcuffed and arrested after his teacher said the stud...
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South Dakota and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe clash in court
Political and Legal News 05/17/2017The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is suing South Dakota over the state's interpretation that contractors working on an expansion of the Royal River Casino are required to pay contractor excise taxes to the state.The Argus Leader reported that the laws...
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High court could soon signal view on Trump immigration plans
Political and Legal News 05/17/2017Supreme Court decisions in a half-dozen cases dealing with immigration over the next two months could reveal how the justices might evaluate Trump administration actions on immigration, especially stepped-up deportations.Some of those cases could be ...
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Court likely to question if Trump's travel ban discriminates
Politics 05/17/2017For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban — and once again, they can expect plenty of questions Monday about whether it was designed to disc...
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Indiana high court: Immigration status inadmissible at trial
Daily Legal News 05/07/2017The immigration status of a Mexican native who is suing over lost wages in a workplace injury case should not be considered at trial because it can cause unfair prejudice, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.The state's high court reversed a lower co...