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  • Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

    Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

    Recent Cases 07/12/2016

    A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children — but not their parents — from family detention centers after being picked up crossing the border without documentation. The San Francisc...

  • Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults

    Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults

    Recent Cases 07/11/2016

    A Thai country singer and political activist was sentenced Monday by a military court to more than three years in jail for insulting the monarchy, adding to a 7½-year sentence a criminal court imposed on him earlier for the same offense. Thanat Thana...

  • Bollywood filmmaker challenges censoring of drug-abuse film

    Bollywood filmmaker challenges censoring of drug-abuse film

    Recent Cases 06/09/2016

    A Bollywood film producer took his row with India's censor board to a court Wednesday, challenging dozens of cuts and changes to a film that depicts the menace of drug abuse in the northern state of Punjab. Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalini said in ...

  • Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial

    Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial

    Recent Cases 06/08/2016

    A state appeals court has rejected U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo's request to avoid trial on misdemeanor domestic violence charges.   Seattlepi.com reports the 34-year-old's appeal related to a 2014 incident at her sister's home ...

  • Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death

    Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death

    Recent Cases 06/02/2016

    The police union defended a former officer charged in the fatal shooting of a legally armed black man, saying they believe the officer identified himself before the confrontation.   Former Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja has been charged ...

  • NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue

    NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue

    Recent Cases 06/01/2016

    New York's attorney general can continue his legal effort to bar two former American International Group Inc. executives from the securities industry and forfeit any improperly gained profits, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The Court of Ap...

  • Egypt military court sentences 8 to death

    Egypt military court sentences 8 to death

    Recent Cases 05/31/2016

    A security official and the website of state newspaper Al-Ahram say an Egyptian military court has sentenced to death eight alleged Muslim Brotherhood members on terrorism charges. The Sunday verdict sentenced another 12 to life in prison and another...

  • Court upholds $3M judgment against Gerber Products Co.

    Court upholds $3M judgment against Gerber Products Co.

    Recent Cases 05/29/2016

    A sharply divided Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a baby food manufacturer must pay more than $3 million to workers for the time they spent dressing and undressing into uniforms and protective gear. In a 4-3 ruling, the high court upheld a lo...

  • Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange

    Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange

    Recent Cases 05/25/2016

    A Swedish court on Wednesday rejected a request to overturn the arrest warrant of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because there were no new circumstances to consider. The Stockholm District Court said it made the decision because Assange is still wa...

  • US appeals court revisits Texas voter ID law

    US appeals court revisits Texas voter ID law

    Recent Cases 05/24/2016

    A federal appeals court is set to take a second look at a strict Texas voter ID law that was found to be unconstitutional last year. Texas' law requires residents to show one of seven forms of approved identification. The state and other supporters s...

  • Maryland high court issues opinion in Gray case

    Maryland high court issues opinion in Gray case

    Recent Cases 05/22/2016

    Maryland's highest court has released an opinion explaining its recent decision to force an officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray to testify against his colleagues. The Maryland Court of Appeals issued its opinion Friday. Chief Judge Mary Elle...

  • Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads

    Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads

    Recent Cases 05/19/2016

    A federal court in Northern California has rejected an effort to block a new San Francisco law that requires health warnings on ads for sugary drinks. U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen's decision Tuesday clears the way for the law approved by ...

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