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Judge in Stanford swimmer case switching to civil court
Lawyer Blogs 08/26/2016A judge whose six-month sentence in the sexual assault case of a former Stanford swimmer has removed himself from handling criminal matters, but efforts to recall him remain. Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky requested that he be assigned to civi...
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Bahrain court more than doubles opposition leader's sentence
Lawyer Blogs 05/31/2016A Bahraini appeals court on Monday more than doubled the prison term for the country's top Shiite opposition figure in a ruling that his political bloc blasted as "unacceptable and provocative." Sheikh Ali Salman now faces nine years behind bars, up ...
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Cosby asks court to reseal testimony about affairs, drugs
Lawyer Blogs 04/13/2016Bill Cosby's lawyers urged an appeals court Wednesday to reseal the comedian's lurid, decade-old testimony about his womanizing, but the panel of judges seemed to think the request was pointless, since the deposition has already made headlines around...
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Attorney: Court ruling lets Ohio political candidates lie
Lawyer Blogs 03/28/2016Candidates for public office in Ohio can lie and get away with it under a recent federal court ruling that struck down a state law banning false statements in campaigns, an attorney says. Attorney Donald Brey, who has represented Republicans in cases...
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Court to weigh cocaine cases, could alter sentencing in Ohio
Lawyer Blogs 02/10/2016Prosecutors across Ohio are concerned that a ruling under review by Ohio's top court could delay and shorten sentences for suspects caught with cocaine and force costly changes upon law enforcement. The state Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday...
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Perry's indictment in hands of top Texas criminal court
Lawyer Blogs 11/20/2015Attorneys for former Texas Gov. Rick Perry urged the state's highest criminal court Wednesday to dismiss felony abuse-of-power charges that the Republican blames in part for foiling his short-lived 2016 presidential run. After two hours of arguments,...
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Appeals court upholds injunction halting health mandate
Lawyer Blogs 09/18/2015A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Barack Obama's health care law unjustly burdens religiously affiliated employers by forcing them to help provide insurance coverage for certain contraceptives, even though they can opt out of dire...
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Washington Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com
Lawyer Blogs 09/04/2015The website Backpage.com may not be immune from state liability law and a lawsuit filed by three young girls who said they were sold as prostitutes on the website can proceed to trial, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 6-3 deci...
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Ill. high court rejects intervention on state paychecks
Lawyer Blogs 07/20/2015The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request by state officials to decide the issue of paying government workers during the budget crisis. The high court made no comment Friday in rejecting the plea by Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Madigan sought...
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Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in court case over cake
Lawyer Blogs 07/09/2015A suburban Denver baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple will argue in court Tuesday that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. The case underscores how the already simmering tension between ...
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US court agrees Apple violated antitrust law in e-book entry
Lawyer Blogs 06/29/2015Apple violated antitrust laws by colluding with publishers to raise electronic book prices when it entered a market in 2010 that had been dominated by Amazon.com, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan...
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Illinois high court: Comcast must reveal anonymous commenter
Lawyer Blogs 06/18/2015The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court opinion ordering Comcast Cable Communications to identify a subscriber who posted an anonymous message suggesting a political candidate molests children. The court said Thursday that the internet ...