Recent Updates
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Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota's voter clothing law
U.S. Court Watch 06/13/2018The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law that barred voters in the state from wearing a wide range of political hats, T-shirts and pins to the polls.Minnesota had defended its law as a reasonable restriction that keeps order at polli...
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Court: Compliance reached in education funding case
U.S. Court Watch 06/10/2018A long-running court case over the adequacy of education funding in Washington state has ended, with the state Supreme Court on Thursday lifting its jurisdiction over the case and dropping daily sanctions after the Legislature funneled billions more ...
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Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court
U.S. Court Watch 06/09/2018A San Francisco woman looked composed and lucid as she made her first court appearance on Friday on a murder charge accusing her of killing and dismembering her roommate, whose body parts prosecutors say were discovered in plastic bags at their home....
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Congressional Dems take Trump to court over foreign favors
U.S. Court Watch 06/03/2018Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court Thursday that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting foreign state favors without first seeking congressional approval.The case argues tha...
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The Latest: Colorado governor announces Supreme Court pick
U.S. Court Watch 05/23/2018Gov. John Hickenlooper has named Carlos Samour to the Colorado Supreme Court, filling a vacancy left by Chief Justice Nancy Rice's imminent retirement.Samour, a judge in the 18th Judicial District in Arapahoe County, is best known for presiding over ...
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Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
U.S. Court Watch 05/15/2018A gold exploration proposal near Yellowstone National Park faced a significant setback as a judge blamed Montana officials for understating the potential for mining to harm land, water and wildlife.The ruling released Friday means the Montana Departm...
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Climate change lawsuit filed by Alaska youth goes to court
U.S. Court Watch 04/12/2018The state has argued in court that a climate change lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaska residents should be thrown out because climate policies must be decided by the state Legislature and the executive branch, not the courts.The state and plaintiffs ar...
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Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
U.S. Court Watch 03/22/2018Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived Wednesday for an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning de...
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Court asked to toss more cases tied to drug lab scandal
U.S. Court Watch 03/11/2018Massachusetts' highest court is set to hear arguments in a case sparked by the misconduct of a former chemist who authorities say was high almost every day she worked at a state drug lab for eight years.The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachus...