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Family of Colorado man killed by police settles lawsuit
Law & Politics 05/19/2017Court documents show the family of a Colorado man killed by police has settled its lawsuit against the city and the officer. The Pueblo Chieftain says it obtained documents Thursday which showed the settlement resolved “all pending claims” against of...
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Texas advances new abortion limits despite court defeats
Law & Politics 05/16/2017Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature late Friday advanced tough new limits on abortion— hitting back at a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer striking down most of the sweeping restrictions on the procedure that America's second-largest state...
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New Mexico Supreme Court won't restore funds to Legislature
Law & Politics 05/10/2017The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to override budget vetoes, leaving negotiations about how to solve the state's budget crisis — and restore funding to the Legislature — in the hands of the governor and lawmakers. In a two-p...
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Trump 'absolutely' considered breaking up 9th Circuit Court
Law & Politics 05/03/2017President Donald Trump, still chafing over rulings blocking his travel ban early this year, says he's considered breaking up the West Coast-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Asked during a White House interview by the Washington Examiner if he'd th...
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Baldwin's Supreme Court nominee fight is early flashpoint
Law & Politics 04/07/2017isconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's support for a filibuster to block President Donald Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court has become an early flashpoint as she faces re-election next year. While Baldwin and Republicans, including her Wiscon...
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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Young announces retirement
Law & Politics 03/28/2017Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young plans to retire and return to his former law firm. A statement from the court says Young announced his plans Wednesday during a meeting with fellow Michigan Supreme Court justices. The 65-year-old says his ...
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Florida Legislature at "Open War" with State Supreme Court
Law & Politics 03/01/2017The Republican-dominated Legislature's tense relationship with the state Supreme Court is hanging over this year's legislative session as lawmakers take up two bills to deal with the aftermath of court rulings that Republicans don't like. One of them...
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High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
Law & Politics 02/24/2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws. The justices ruled unanimously that the company's shipment of a single part of a...
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Election judge pleads not guilty in absentee ballot case
Law & Politics 11/21/2016An 88-year-old election judge from southern Illinois has pleaded not guilty after allegedly sending in an absentee ballot in her late husband's name. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports that Audrey Cook appeared Thursday in Madison County Circuit ...
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Ohio sheriff accused of drug theft changing not guilty plea
Law & Politics 11/21/2016A suspended sheriff in Ohio who has denied stealing prescription drugs and misusing office funds is due in court to change his not guilty plea. Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer is scheduled to attend a change of plea hearing Monday in Fremont. O...
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French court restores far-right candidate's ties to father
Law & Politics 11/18/2016French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen thought she had cut the political cord with her controversial father by expelling him from the far-right party he founded, but a court ruled Thursday Jean-Marie Le Pen still is the National Front's honorary...
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Solar Advocates Ask Florida High Court to Invalidate Measure
Law & Politics 11/02/2016Solar advocates are asking Florida's high court to invalidate Amendment 1, a ballot measure they argue is misleading, and throw out votes cast for it. The legal challenge was filed Wednesday with the Florida Supreme Court. It comes after a leading pr...