Recent Updates
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Judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view adult websites
United States Courts 09/02/2023A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it.In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agre...
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Judge allows North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law to take effect
United States Courts 07/02/2023A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law scheduled to begin this weekend can take effect, while temporarily blocking one rule that doctors feared could expose them to criminal penalties.Th...
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Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case
United States Courts 06/17/2023A federal appeals court has sided with commercial fishermen who say proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale could put them out of business.The fishermen harvest lobsters and crabs off New England and oppose tough new restri...
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Court rejects governor’s move to dismiss public records suit
United States Courts 04/16/2023The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Gov. Kim Reynolds that seeks to require her office to respond to public record requests.The court in a unanimous decision rejected Reynolds’ argument that her office wasn&rsq...
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Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
United States Courts 08/07/2022A Florida woman who was acquitted of murdering her husband, a prominent official at the University of Central Florida, was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for tampering with evidence.A judge sentenced Danielle Redlick in state court in Orland...
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U.S. Courts of Appeals
United States Courts 07/30/2017There are 13 appellate courts that sit below the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are called the U.S. Courts of Appeals. The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals. The appellate ...
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U.S. Supreme Court
United States Courts 07/30/2017U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress, and the highest law of all — the Constitution. The Supreme Court, however, is far from all-powerful. Its power is limited by the other two branches...
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National Courts
United States Courts 06/30/2017Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigati - ECF U.S. Court Of Federal Claims - ECF U.S. Court Of International Trade - ECF
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U.S. District Courts II
United States Courts 05/30/2017New York Eastern - ECF New York Northern - ECF New York Southern - ECF New York Western - ECF North Carolina Eastern - ECF North Carolina Middle - ECF North Carolina Western - ECF North Dakota - ECF Northern Mariana Islands - ECF Ohio Northern - ECF ...
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U.S. District Courts I
United States Courts 05/30/2017Alabama Middle - ECF Alabama Northern - ECF Alabama Southern - ECF Alaska - ECF Arizona - ECF Arkansas Eastern - ECF Arkansas Western - ECF California Central - ECF &n...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts VI
United States Courts 04/30/2017All bankruptcy cases are handled in federal courts under rules outlined in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.There are different types of bankruptcies, which are usually referred to by their chapter in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.Individuals may file Chapter 7 o...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts V
United States Courts 04/30/2017Bankruptcy is not the only legal status that an insolvent person may have, and the term bankruptcy is therefore not a synonym for insolvency. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, bankruptcy is limited to individuals, and other forms of inso...