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  • Georgia man accused in hot car death to appear in court

    Georgia man accused in hot car death to appear in court

    Attorneys News 10/12/2015

    A Georgia man accused of killing his toddler son by leaving him in a vehicle on a hot day is set to appear in court for a hearing. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley is set to hear arguments on pretrial motions Monday in the case of Justin ...

  • Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case

    Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case

    Criminal Law 10/11/2015

    The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after giving birth to a baby with methamphetamine in his system. Melissa McCann-Arms, 39, was convicted by a jury in Polk County after...

  • Suspect in some Phoenix freeway shootings pleads not guilty

    Suspect in some Phoenix freeway shootings pleads not guilty

    Law & Politics 10/10/2015

    A man accused in some of the freeway shootings that put Phoenix drivers on edge for weeks pleaded not guilty Thursday as his defense lawyers questioned the strength of the evidence against him. Attorneys for Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, who was arra...

  • Familiar, divisive social issues on Supreme Court agenda

    Familiar, divisive social issues on Supreme Court agenda

    Lawyer News 10/07/2015

    The Supreme Court is starting a new term that promises a steady stream of divisive social issues, and also brighter prospects for conservatives who suffered more losses than usual in recent months. The justices are meeting in public Monday for the fi...

  • Supreme Court declines to review insider trading case

    Supreme Court declines to review insider trading case

    Criminal Law 10/05/2015

    The Supreme Court said Monday it won't hear the Obama administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that made it tougher to prosecute people for trading on leaked inside information. The justices let stand a decision by the federal appeals court in...

  • High court weighs 3 death sentences in Kansas cases

    High court weighs 3 death sentences in Kansas cases

    Business Law 10/04/2015

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to rule against three Kansas men who challenged their death sentences in what one justice called "some of the most horrendous murders" he's ever seen from the bench. The justices were critical of the Kansa...

  • Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case

    Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case

    Court Alerts 10/02/2015

    The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after giving birth to a baby with methamphetamine in his system.   Melissa McCann-Arms, 39, was convicted by a jury in Polk Count...

  • Connecticut court stands by decision eliminating execution

    Connecticut court stands by decision eliminating execution

    Court Alerts 10/01/2015

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday stood by its decision to eliminate the state's death penalty, but the fate of capital punishment in the Constitution State technically remains unsettled.   The state's highest court rejected a request by...

  • Indiana's high court to consider State Fair stage collapse

    Indiana's high court to consider State Fair stage collapse

    Court Alerts 09/25/2015

    The Indiana Supreme Court is set to consider whether the state is responsible for some of the legal damages faced by a company that supplied stage rigging that collapsed at a state fair event in 2011, killing seven people. The justices are scheduled ...

  • Court rejects ex-NY Fed employee's retaliation claim lawsuit

    Court rejects ex-NY Fed employee's retaliation claim lawsuit

    Criminal Law 09/24/2015

    A New York-based federal appeals court has rejected claims of a former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York who says she was fired for her probe into the banking firm Goldman Sachs. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on We...

  • Court suspends Pennsylvania attorney general's law license

    Court suspends Pennsylvania attorney general's law license

    Law & Politics 09/23/2015

    Pennsylvania's highest court on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license, a step that could trigger efforts to remove her from office as she fights perjury, obstruction and other charges. The unani...

  • Court documents quantify impact of gay marriage in Kansas

    Court documents quantify impact of gay marriage in Kansas

    Business Law 09/22/2015

    Court documents are offering a glimpse at the early impact of the gay marriage ruling in Kansas. The latest filing Tuesday from state officials comes in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Kansas ban on same-sex marriages. A federal ...

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