Recent Updates
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Court again says New Jersey can't legalize sports betting
Practice Legal News 08/20/2016A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt another defeat to New Jersey's yearslong attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's challenge to a federal betting ban.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling invalidated a law passed b...
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Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court
Court News 08/20/2016A white former police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist is returning to a federal courtroom in South Carolina.U.S. District Judge David Norton has set a Friday hearing on the civil rights charges brought against former North C...
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Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs
Court News 08/20/2016A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby's effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women, saying the documents are now a matter of public knowledge.The 3rd U.S. Circuit...
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'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal
Practice Legal News 08/20/2016James "Whitey" Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of his racketeering convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and committing a litany of other crimes.It is unclear if the high court will take up the Boston gangster's case...
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2 teens killed in Atlanta suburb: Man accused due in court
Focused Practice 08/20/2016A man accused of killing two teenagers near Atlanta is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing.Jeffrey Hazelwood is scheduled to appear Friday morning in Fulton County Magistrate Court.The 20-year-old is charged with murder and theft in the ...
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Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power
Politics 08/20/2016Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal to determine if he abused his power in not allowing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in rulings. The investigation into Andr...
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'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal
Press Release 08/18/2016James "Whitey" Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of his racketeering convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and committing a litany of other crimes.It is unclear if the high court will take up the Boston gangster's case...
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Appeals court hands loss to New Jersey sports betting effort
Daily Legal News 08/09/2016A federal appeals court has rejected New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's legal challenge to a federal ban.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling published Tuesday invalidates a law passed by New Jersey in...
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Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing
Political and Legal News 07/28/2016The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence imposed against a man who fatally shot a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn't executed anyone in more than 50 years, and Friday's decision in Scott Cheever's case is only the...
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Court won't reinstate church official's conviction
Political and Legal News 07/28/2016The first U.S. church official convicted over his handling of priest-abuse complaints could soon leave prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Tuesday that his conviction was flawed. Monsignor William Lynn, who served two cardinals at...
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Court reinstates rape charges despite delay in indictment
Political and Legal News 07/28/2016The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated rape and kidnapping charges against a Cleveland man who argued that a 20-year delay in indicting him was unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision, the court also ordered an appeals court to recons...
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Kyrgyzstan sends case of jailed journalist back to court
Practice Legal News 07/15/2016The Supreme Court in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday refused to release an ethnic Uzbek journalist and activist serving a life sentence after being convicted of stirring up ethnic hatred, but instead sent his case to a regional cour...