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  • Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial

    Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial

    Law & Politics 06/08/2016

    A state appeals court has rejected U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo's request to avoid trial on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.   Seattlepi.com reports the 34-year-old's appeal related to a 2014 incident at her sister's home ...

  • High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit

    High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit

    Law & Politics 06/06/2016

    The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites.   The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said ...

  • Stoddard firefighter charged with arson due in court

    Stoddard firefighter charged with arson due in court

    Law & Politics 04/25/2016

    A volunteer firefighter charged with arson in connection with a brush fire that burned 190 acres in New Hampshire and prompted the evacuation of 17 homes is due to make his first court appearance.   David Plante is scheduled to be arraigned Mond...

  • Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute

    Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute

    Law & Politics 03/22/2016

    The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a pricy patent dispute between Samsung and Apple.   The justices said Monday they will review a $399 million judgment against South Korea-based Samsung for illegally copying patented aspects of the look of...

  • Supreme Court rejects states' challenge to Colorado pot law

    Supreme Court rejects states' challenge to Colorado pot law

    Law & Politics 03/21/2016

    The Supreme Court has rejected an effort by Nebraska and Oklahoma to have Colorado's pot legalization declared unconstitutional.   The justices are not commenting Monday in dismissing the lawsuit the states filed directly at the Supreme Court ag...

  • Lawyer: US citizen charged in UN case to plead guilty

    Lawyer: US citizen charged in UN case to plead guilty

    Law & Politics 03/20/2016

    A defense lawyer says a U.S. citizen charged in the United Nations bribery case will plead guilty Wednesday to charges. Attorney Brian Bieber said Monday that Francis Lorenzo will plead guilty to three charges. Lorenzo is a suspended ambassador from ...

  • Chief justice remembers Scalia's 'irrepressible spirit'

    Chief justice remembers Scalia's 'irrepressible spirit'

    Law & Politics 02/21/2016

    Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday remembered the late Justice Antonin Scalia as a friend and colleague of "irrepressible spirit" as the Supreme Court resumed work for the first time since Scalia's death. "He was our man for all seasons and we will...

  • Judge approves tea party group's lawsuit against IRS

    Judge approves tea party group's lawsuit against IRS

    Law & Politics 01/17/2016

    A federal judge in Ohio has approved class-action status for a tea party group's lawsuit stemming from IRS delays in approving nonprofit status for conservative groups seeking the tax-exemption classification.   The NorCal Tea Party Patriots sue...

  • EU court dismisses Barcelona football trademark case

    EU court dismisses Barcelona football trademark case

    Law & Politics 12/11/2015

    A European Union court has rejected an attempt by Spanish soccer giant Barcelona to have part of its club crest registered as a European trademark. Known best for its passing game, Barcelona tried last year to have the outline of its badge registered...

  • Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program

    Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program

    Law & Politics 12/10/2015

    Torn as ever over race, the Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether it's time to end the use of race in college admissions nationwide or at least at the University of Texas. With liberal and conservative justices starkly divided, the justice who a...

  • Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension

    Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension

    Law & Politics 11/14/2015

    The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation convictions, a court ordered Friday. A ...

  • Court again considers fate of seized gold coins worth $80M

    Court again considers fate of seized gold coins worth $80M

    Law & Politics 10/14/2015

    A federal appeals court is again considering the fate of 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more that the government says were illegally taken from a Philadelphia mint and wound up in a jeweler's hands. A lawyer for jeweler Israel Switt...

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