Recent Updates
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Republicans block nominee to key appeals court
National News 11/22/2013Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama's nomination of Robert L. Wilkins to a key appellate court, continuing a nomination fight that has stoked partisan tensions in the Senate. Wilkins, a District Court judge in Washington who i...
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International court summit debates Africa issues
National News 11/22/2013The International Criminal Court's vexed relationship with Africa took center stage Wednesday on the opening day of the annual summit of its 122 member states. The prosecutions of Kenya's president and his deputy have plunged relations between the wo...
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Spain court rejects handing pedophile to Morocco
Legal Events 11/18/2013Spain's National Court has ruled against extraditing back to Morocco a convicted Spanish pedophile whose release triggered protests in the North African country. A court statement Monday said Daniel Galvan Vina would not be handed back because under ...
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Russian court: Greenpeace activist to stay in jail
National News 11/18/2013A Russian judge refused Monday to free Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, who was among 30 people arrested following a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, signaling that others also could be kept in jail for three more months pendi...
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High court reverses pot conviction over evidence
National News 11/11/2013The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the conviction of a Beaverhead County man for criminal distribution of dangerous drugs, saying he was convicted based on insufficient evidence. The court ruled in a 4-1 decision that state prosecutors p...
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N. Ind. court helps veterans get back on track
Recent Cases 11/11/2013A northern Indiana judge is helping troubled veterans get their lives back in order. Porter Superior Judge Julia Jent started the Veterans Treatment Court slightly more than two years ago. Case managers, mental health professionals, prosecutors and p...
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Anti-whaling activist to testify in US court
Headline Legal News 11/08/2013A fugitive anti-whaling activist known for confronting Japanese whaling vessels off Antarctica is due to testify about his actions in a U.S. court Wednesday. Paul Watson, founder of the Oregon-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is expected to t...
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High court wrestles with prayer in government
Legal Events 11/08/2013The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with the appropriate role for religion in government in a case involving mainly Christian prayers at the start of a New York town's council meetings. The justices began their day with the marshal's customary plea ...
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Planned Parenthood Asks Supreme Court's Help In Texas
National News 11/04/2013Planned Parenthood is asking the Supreme Court to place Texas' new abortion restrictions on hold. The group says in a filing with the high court Monday that more than a third of the clinics in Texas have been forced to stop providing abortions since ...
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Court-martial date set in Naval Academy case
National News 11/04/2013A court-martial has been scheduled for February for a U.S. Naval Academy student accused of aggravated sexual assault. Midshipman Josh Tate appeared at an arraignment Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The court-martial is scheduled to begin Feb. 10...
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The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid, PLLC
Notable Attorneys 11/02/2013The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid, located in Northern Virginia and is here to provide you the best legal service to you and your loved one. With years of experience in divorce cases and family matters, Tenecia is both strategic and aggressive. We w...
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The Mavroudis & Guarino Litigation Group
Legal Events 11/02/2013Manhattan Beach Employment Lawyer, Craig Hubble, is the aggressive representation you need and is someone who will devote their time and highest level of service to his clients in business entities including but not limited to commercial and civil li...