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X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’
Legal Exams 08/15/2024Social media platform X said Saturday it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.X is removing all re...
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Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
National News 08/01/2024A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week.Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judg...
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Americans are ‘getting whacked’ by too many laws and regulations, Gorsuch says
Legal Events 07/25/2024Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.“Too little law and we&rsq...
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Albania’s supreme court leaves ethnic Greek ex-mayor in prison
Legal Events 07/17/2024Albania’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority in prison after he was convicted of buying votes.A Supreme Court statement said that it upheld the ver...
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Special Education Lawyers in Connecticut - Maya Murphy, P.C.
Legal Marketing 07/10/2024Joseph Maya and the attorneys at Maya Murphy, P.C. practice a range of areas of the law including education and special education law,Parental awareness of a child’s special needs is the best way for the child to exceed expectations and achieve...
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What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling
National News 07/01/2024The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.The Supreme Court did not d...
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Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Recent Cases 06/19/2024Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.The boy band singer-turned-solo st...
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Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra indicted for defaming monarchy
Recent Cases 06/16/2024Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail.Thaksin is the unofficial power b...
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Ippei Mizuhara sports betting case: Shohei Ohtani interpreter pleads guilty
Headline Legal News 06/05/2024As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S.Instead, Mizuhara exploited the ...
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Supreme Court gives homeowners another chance in escrow dispute
Headline Legal News 06/02/2024The Supreme Court on Thursday gave homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts.The court unanimously threw out an appeals court ruling in favor of Bank of America, which has ref...
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A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison
Recent Cases 05/29/2024A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago.Chonthicha Jangrew of the Move Forwar...
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Marilyn Mosby to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions
Legal Events 05/20/2024A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore will soon learn her sentence for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.Former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby ap...