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High court rejects ex-stockbroker's appeal in fraud case
Business Law 11/02/2015The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a former Toronto stockbroker convicted in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud who says federal prosecutors should have turned over documents that might have helped his defense. The justices Monday let s...
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California appeals court rejects right-to-die lawsuit
Business Law 10/31/2015A California appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by three terminally ill patients that sought to clear the way for doctors to prescribe fatal medication to them and others like them who want the option of taking their lives. A state law that...
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High court weighs 3 death sentences in Kansas cases
Business Law 10/04/2015The 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...
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Court documents quantify impact of gay marriage in Kansas
Business Law 09/22/2015Court 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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Penn State ex-officials' case heads to appeals court hearing
Business Law 08/11/2015The criminal case against three former high-ranking Penn State administrators is headed to a Pennsylvania appellate courtroom, nearly four years after two of them were first charged. A decision against them could clear the way for trial. The group of...
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In Supreme Court loss, death penalty foes see an opening
Business Law 07/01/2015A strongly worded dissent in the U.S. Supreme Court's narrow decision this week upholding the use of an execution drug offered a glimmer of hope to death penalty opponents in what they considered otherwise a gloomy ruling. One advocate went so far Tu...
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NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable
Business Law 10/24/2012Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply divided ruling. The court split 4-3, with the dissenting judges saying the...
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Alabama court reconsiders prepaid tuition ruling
Business Law 07/12/2012The Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday reopened a lawsuit over whether Alabama's prepaid college tuition program can pay less than full tuition for students. The court, in a 7-0 decision, told a lower court to look at whether state officials can retr...
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Appeals court rejects waste storage at nuke plants
Business Law 06/09/2012A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a rule that allows nuclear power plants to store radioactive waste at reactor sites for up to 60 years after a plant shuts down. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for t...
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German sues Macedonia in EU human rights court
Business Law 05/17/2012A German who claims the CIA illegally whisked him to a secret prison in Afghanistan appeared before Europe's human rights court Wednesday in what could be the final chapter of a case that has shed light on U.S. practices in the war on terror. Khaled ...
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Florida CVS stores' suspension put on hold
Business Law 03/15/2012A federal appeals court has put on hold the suspension of two Florida CVS pharmacies that would have prevented them from selling controlled substances. The court on Wednesday stopped the suspension while it considers an appeal from the stores. The Dr...
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Court Overturns $10M Tyson Verdict
Business Law 03/07/2012The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed a $10 million jury verdict against Tyson Foods Inc., granting the company's request for a new trial based on allegations of juror misconduct and a mistake on interpreting the law. Springdale, Ark.-based Ty...