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Texas executes Dallas man for killing ex-girlfriend in 1999
Attorney Blogs 01/25/2018A Dallas man was executed Tuesday for the 1999 slaying of his ex-girlfriend while he already was on parole for killing his estranged wife.William Rayford, 64, became the nation's second inmate put to death this year, both in Texas, when he received l...
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Court: Stress no grounds for rescinding guilty pleas
Attorney Blogs 11/26/2017An appeals court in Chicago says a lower court in Indiana was right to refuse to permit a couple to rescind their guilty pleas in a tax case on grounds their prosecution caused them severe stress. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said stress was...
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Court: Colorado county wrongly OK’d asphalt plant near homes
Attorney Blogs 11/25/2017A Colorado court has overturned Weld County’s approval of a $20 million concrete and asphalt plant currently under construction, saying the county had evidence the plant would violate noise standards. The Greeley Tribune reports the Colorado Court of...
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Spooked businesses shift headquarters out of Catalonia
Attorney Blogs 10/03/2017As separatists in Catalonia jockeyed Friday to elude court rulings and find ways to deliver on their promise to declare independence, business giants hit back with plans to relocate their headquarters elsewhere in Spain amid the increasing political ...
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Challenge to $225M Exxon settlement to be heard in court
Attorney Blogs 09/10/2017Environmental groups arguing New Jersey's $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil short-changed taxpayers are getting their day in appeals court. The Appellate Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in Trenton. New Jersey sued Exxon Mobil for natu...
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Military parts dealer guilty in plot to steal Army equipment
Attorney Blogs 09/04/2017A military equipment dealer was convicted Thursday of scheming with soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to steal sensitive material for sale to buyers in Russia, China and Mexico. John Roberts, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was found guilty of conspira...
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Court: DirecTV owes $15M to South Carolina in tax dispute
Attorney Blogs 09/03/2017A court has ruled that pay-television giant DirecTV owes South Carolina nearly $15 million because of the way the company calculates its tax bill in the state. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the South Carolina Court of Appeals found that ...
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Kentucky governor, attorney general clash before high court
Attorney Blogs 08/20/2017Kentucky's Democratic attorney general warned the state's highest court on Friday that the accreditation of the state's public colleges and universities would be at risk if they don't take his side against the Republican governor. But an attorney for...
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Mental health court established for offenders on probation
Attorney Blogs 08/10/2017A specialized court has been established in Pinal County to give defendants with mental problems an alternative path and keep them out of the criminal justice system. Presiding Judge Stephen McCarville signed an administrative order last month callin...
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Supreme Court term ended much different than it began
Attorney Blogs 06/27/2017The Supreme Court began its term nine months ago with Merrick Garland nominated to the bench, Hillary Clinton favored to be the next president, and the court poised to be controlled by Democratic appointees for the first time in 50 years. Things look...
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Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed
Attorney Blogs 06/06/2017Alabama’s attorney general on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let an execution proceed this week, arguing that questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled by the courts. Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked the justices...
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Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban
Attorney Blogs 04/29/2017President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at a federal appeals court district that covers Western states, saying he is considering breaking up a circuit that is a longtime target of Republicans and is where his first travel ban was halted. Yet ...