Recent Updates
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Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote
Law Firm News 12/06/2024A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The Constitutional Co...
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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
Lawyer News 11/15/2024South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.If...
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state’s governor
Business Law 11/10/2024North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled ...
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Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
Class Action News 11/08/2024The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential vi...
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VA asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
Bankruptcy 10/26/2024Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.The request comes after a federal appeals court on Sunday unanimously upheld a federal judg...
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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case
Court Alerts 10/18/2024The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.The late-night ruling to spare for ...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
Attorney Blogs 10/13/2024A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May.In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardi...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Lawyer Blogs 10/08/2024The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company re...
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New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
Lawyer Blogs 09/30/2024Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are set to face their first test in court this week.The Republican majority on the State Election Board — made up of three m...
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Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
Bankruptcy 09/17/2024An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said Thursday.Panos Anastasiou, 76, is accused of sending more than 465 ...
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Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Attorney Blogs 09/11/2024Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to take a temporary recess for the safety of the senators.The shut down came just h...
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A man who attacked a Nevada judge in court pleads guilty but mentally ill
Court Alerts 09/02/2024A man whose courtroom attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges.Deobra Delone Redden ended his trial Thursday after Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthu...