Recent Updates
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McConnell, Cruz urge court to reject gay marriage
Class Action News 04/07/2015Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz are among 57 Republicans in Congress who are calling on the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on same-sex marriage. The congressional Republicans said in a brief filed a...
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Ex-Premier Zia avoids arrest as Bangladesh court grants bail
Court Alerts 04/07/2015Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia avoided arrest on corruption charges Sunday after a court granted her bail. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadder approved Zia's request for bail when she surrendered to court in the capital, Dhaka. Zia left her office...
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Robin Williams' wife, children head to court in estate fight
Legal News Feed 03/31/2015Attorneys for Robin Williams' wife and children are headed to court in their battle over the late comedian's estate. The attorneys are scheduled to appear before a San Francisco probate judge on Monday, as they argue over who should get clothes and o...
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Court rejects Duncan's death sentence appeal
Legal News Feed 03/31/2015A federal appellate court has dismissed the appeal of a man who was sentenced to death for kidnapping, torturing and killing a young northern Idaho boy after killing several members of his family. Joseph Edward Duncan III faces the death penalty for ...
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Tenn. Attorney General Wants Court to Set Aside Municipal Broadband Ruling
Class Action News 03/27/2015Tennessee's attorney general wants a federal appeals court to set aside a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to allow cities like Chattanooga to offer municipal broadband beyond their normal service area. State Attorney General ...
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Indian court rejects ban on 'offensive' Internet messages
Lawyer Blogs 03/27/2015India's top court affirmed people's right to free speech in cyberspace Tuesday by striking down a provision that had called for imprisoning people who send "offensive" messages by computer or cellphone.The provision, known as Section 66A of the 2008 ...
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Battle flag at center of Supreme Court free speech case
Court Alerts 03/23/2015Texas commemorates the Confederacy in many ways, from an annual celebration of Confederate Heroes Day each January to monuments on the grounds of the state Capitol in Austin. Among the memorials is one that has stood for more than a century, bearing ...
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Attorney John Q. Kelly
Lawyer News 03/11/2015JOHN Q. KELLY, referred to “…as the most sought after wrongful death lawyer in the land”, has an unsurpassed track record in high stakes, high profile wrongful death and personal injury litigation. Subsequent to his landmark verdict as lead attorney ...
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Missouri appeals judge appointed to take over Ferguson court
Legal News Center 03/11/2015A Missouri appeals court judge was appointed Monday to take over Ferguson's municipal court and make "needed reforms" after a highly critical U.S. Department of Justice report that was prompted by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. The Misso...
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal in foam class action case
Legal News Feed 03/05/2015The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of flexible foam manufacturers challenging one of the largest class action lawsuits ever certified. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to go forward that se...
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Justices pepper health care law opponents with questions
Legal News Feed 03/05/2015Supreme Court justices peppered opponents of President Barack Obama's health care law with skeptical questions during oral arguments Wednesday on the latest challenge to the sweeping legislation. Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote is seen as pivotal...
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Philippine court enters not guilty plea for US Marine
Court Alerts 02/25/2015A Philippine court entered a not guilty plea Monday for a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender Filipino, allegedly after he discovered her gender when they checked into a hotel. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton refused to enter a plea i...