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Georgia high court won't stop vote on creation of new city
Criminal Law 10/16/2018Georgia's highest court on Monday declined to stop voting in a referendum on whether a new city of Eagle's Landing should be created from part of the existing city of Stockbridge.The General Assembly passed two acts that were signed by the governor e...
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Colorado Supreme Court hears high-stakes oil and gas lawsuit
Headline News 10/14/2018An attorney for six young people who want the state to impose tougher safeguards on the energy industry told the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday that the law requires regulators to protect public health from the hazards of drilling.A lawyer for the...
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Indian court gives life sentence to guru, 14 followers
Law & Politics 10/13/2018A court in northern India sentenced a Hindu guru and 14 followers to life imprisonment on Tuesday in the deaths of four women and a child at his sprawling ashram.The court ordered the penalty for Sant Rampal in Hisar city in Haryana state, where auth...
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Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing
Law & Politics 10/11/2018Former FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging his ban for forgery ahead of a Thailand soccer federation election.Makudi said outside the court on Thursday he was "very confident. I didn't do...
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Court picks prosecutor to defend ruling on Arpaio's pardon
Legal World 10/11/2018A Los Angeles attorney has been appointed to defend a ruling by a lower court judge who refused to erase the criminal record of former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio after he was pardoned by President Trump.The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monda...
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Supreme Court wrestles with case on detention of immigrants
Law Firm Blogs 10/04/2018The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with a case about the government’s ability to detain certain immigrants after they’ve served sentences for committing crimes in the United States. Several justices expressed concerns with the governmen...
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Top French court to rule on faulty breast implant scandal
Attorney Blogs 10/02/2018France's top court is ruling Wednesday in a case that may require some 1,700 women around the world to pay back compensation they received over rupture-prone breast implants.The decision is the latest in a years-long legal drama that has potential im...
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Arkansas court hears challenge over reworked voter ID law
Law & Politics 09/17/2018An Arkansas attorney told state's highest court on Thursday it should strike down a law that requires voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, saying the measure circumvents a 2014 ruling against a nearly identical voter ID requir...
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The Latest: McConnell says Kavanaugh 'will be' on court soon
Lawyer News 09/16/2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is telling evangelical activists the Senate will "plow right through" and move to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.McConnell told the annual Values Voter conference Friday "in the very near fut...
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Nebraska’s top court: Voters to decide on expanding Medicaid
Attorney Blogs 09/11/2018The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that voters will decide in November whether to expand Medicaid in the state.The court’s rejection of a Republican-led lawsuit Wednesday is a victory for advocates who say a vote favoring expansion would ensu...
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The Latest: New Mexico court blocks straight-ticket option
Legal News Feed 09/11/2018The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from one particular party in all races by marking a single box. The court made its decision Wednesday after listening to oral arguments ...
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The Latest: International court 'undeterred' by Bolton
Lawyer News 09/10/2018The International Criminal Court says it will continue to do its work "undeterred," despite National security adviser John Bolton's condemnation.olton asserted Monday the court "threatens American sovereignty and U.S. national security interests."The...