Recent Updates
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Cities vying for 2020 convention court Democrats in Chicago
Recent Cases 08/28/2018The three cities vying to host the 2020 Democratic convention are courting party leaders and activists at their summer meeting in Chicago.Houston, Miami and Milwaukee are the finalists. A selection committee has been visiting the potential sites. A d...
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In Veterans Court, former service members fight new battle
Recent Cases 08/27/2018Sheriff's deputies steered three handcuffed men into Veterans Court one day this summer. The backs of their red jumpsuits read "Allegheny County Jail." One prisoner had doe eyes and long hair, resembling pictures of Christ.He wore shackles around his...
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Ugandan pop star, a government critic, faces military court
Recent Cases 08/16/2018A pop singer and prominent critic of Uganda's government was charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition in a military court on Thursday for his alleged role in clashes in which the longtime president's motorcade was attacked by peopl...
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Court document details moments before fatal police shooting
Recent Cases 08/12/2018Investigators say a man fired gunshots into a bedroom wall and pointed a gun at his roommate before he was fatally shot by St. Paul police.A search warrant filed Tuesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension contains details about the mome...
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Nevada high court gets flurry of filings in execution case
Recent Cases 08/10/2018Two drugmakers asked the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday to let a state court judge hear arguments before justices take up an appeal about whether the state can use their products for an execution.The companies "and the citizens of Nevada have a subst...
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Immigration cases tossed in fallout from high court ruling
Recent Cases 08/09/2018Immigration courts from Boston to Los Angeles have been experiencing fallout from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that has caused some deportation orders to be tossed and cases thrown out, bringing more chaos to a system that was already besiege...
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Rebel Wilson back in Australian courts in defamation appeal
Recent Cases 07/13/2018Rebel Wilson has applied to Australia's highest court to increase the comic actress's payout from a defamation case against a magazine publisher.The 38-year-old, best known for parts in the "Pitch Perfect" and "Bridesmaids" movies, was awarded in Sep...
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California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
Recent Cases 07/02/2018Online review site Yelp.com cannot be ordered to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm that a judge determined were defamatory, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday in a closely watched case that internet companies warned could be ...
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McConnell touts Thapar for Supreme Court seat
Recent Cases 06/26/2018Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has touted fellow Kentuckian Amul Thapar to fill a looming vacancy on the Supreme Court, but acknowledged he has "no idea" who President Donald Trump will choose.McConnell told reporters he has ...
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Man charged in bike path killings speaks in court of 'Allah'
Recent Cases 06/22/2018The man charged with murdering eight people on a New York City bike path and injuring many more spoke out in court Friday over a prosecutor's objection, invoking "Allah" and defending the Islamic State.Sayfullo Saipov, 30, raised his hand to speak im...
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Indonesia court sentences cleric behind attacks to death
Recent Cases 06/19/2018Radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman was sentenced to death by an Indonesian court Friday for ordering Islamic State group-affiliated militants to carry out attacks including the January 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks in Jakarta.Abdurrahman, who poli...
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Analysis: Voter ID Fight Testing Court as Much as New Law
Recent Cases 05/17/2018The Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to allow the state to enforce its voter ID law in this month's primary while justices consider whether the measure is unconstitutional sets up a test over Republican lawmakers' efforts to reinstate a law struck d...