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Mexico's Supreme Court overturns state anti-corruption laws
Legal Review 09/05/2016Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional two state anti-corruption laws that outgoing governors passed in apparent attempts to shield themselves from investigation.Many Mexicans were outraged when the governors of the states of Veracruz and ...
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Man pleads not guilty in slaying of imam, aide near mosque
Lawyer News 09/04/2016A man has pleaded not guilty to charges he gunned down an imam and his assistant as they left a New York City mosque.Thirty-six-year-old Oscar Morel entered the pleas on Thursday to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and criminal po...
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Stepmom of scalded boy who died pleads guilty to murder
Court News 09/02/2016A woman accused of holding her 4-year-old stepson in a scalding bath, covering his burns and not getting him medical care before he died was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder and other charges on Thursday.A Warr...
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Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend, burning body
Daily Legal News 09/02/2016A South Carolina man has admitted to beating his girlfriend, stuffing her body into a suitcase and then burning it in a barrel last year. News outlets report 23-year-old John Coddington of Fort Mill pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder in th...
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Gays can seek parental rights for nonbiological kids
Lawyer News 09/02/2016New York's highest court expanded the definition of parenthood Tuesday by ruling that former same-sex couples may seek visitation and custody of children even when they aren't the biological or adoptive parent.The Court of Appeals decision resolves t...
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Court denies asylum to 28 detained Latin American mothers
Focused Practice 08/31/2016A legal ruling that would send 28 detained immigrant mothers and their children back to Latin America despite their claims they would be persecuted upon return was upheld on Monday by a federal appeals court.A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for t...
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Top French Court Suspends Riviera Town's Burkini Ban
Daily Legal News 08/31/2016France's highest administrative court struck a blow against controversial 'burkini bans' Friday, upending one town's decision to prohibit the full-body swimsuit on its beaches.The Council of State suspended the ban in Villeneuve-Loubet, just west of ...
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Egypt court releases lawyer who defied president
Press Release 08/31/2016An Egyptian rights lawyer who had been held in solitary confinement for over 100 days after defying President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was released from jail Sunday on a court order.Malek Adly, who was incarcerated on a rolling series of administrative ...
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Appeals court refuses to reconsider Wisconsin voter ID cases
Court News 08/31/2016A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a pair of rulings affecting Wisconsin's voter ID law, meaning no more changes to the requirement are likely before the November election.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously dec...
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Judge in Stanford swimmer case switching to civil court
Legal Review 08/31/2016A judge whose six-month sentence in the sexual assault case of a former Stanford swimmer has removed himself from handling criminal matters, but efforts to recall him remain.Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky requested that he be assigned to civil...
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Postscript: After US sentence, Sharper goes to state court
Practice Legal News 08/31/2016A week after he was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison in federal court, disgraced ex-football star Darren Sharper is set for formal sentencing in state court to charges that he drugged and raped multiple women.Thursday's sentencing for the fo...
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Court considers Kansas rule that voters prove citizenship
Law Firm News 08/31/2016A federal appeals court will decide whether Kansas has the right to ask people who register to vote when they get their driver's licenses for proof that they're citizens, a decision which could affect whether thousands have their ballots counted in N...