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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Nazi art case
Recent Cases 07/07/2020The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case involving the descendants of a group of Jewish art dealers from Germany who say their ancestors were forced to sell a collection of religious art to the Nazi government in 1935. The justices will decid...
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High court won't hear abortion clinic 'buffer zone' cases
Legal Compliance News 07/02/2020The Supreme Court on Thursday turned away pleas from anti-abortion activists to make it easier for them to protest outside clinics, declining to wade back into the abortion debate just days after striking down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clin...
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Split high court throws out Louisiana abortion clinic limit
Verdicts & Settlements 06/27/2020A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.Chief ...
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Supreme Court rules SEC can recoup money in fraud cases
Legal Events 06/23/2020The Supreme Court on Monday preserved an important tool used by securities regulators to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases.By an 8-1 vote, the justices ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission can seek to recover the money through a pro...
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What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
Featured Legal News 06/20/2020The Trump administration Friday moved forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, even as the Supreme Court barred sex discrimination against LGBT individuals on the job. The rule from the Department of Health ...
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Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
Notable Attorneys 06/16/2020The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week after its ruling that it’s illegal to fire p...
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UConn student fugitive in court on murder charge, police say
Featured Legal News 06/12/2020A University of Connecticut student, who police say used a machete to kill a man, fatally shot a high school acquaintance, and then spent six days as a fugitive, will be arraigned Friday on murder and other charges, authorities said.Peter Manfr...
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Court expects July verdict in Man City's European ban case
Legal Outlook 06/10/2020A verdict in Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year UEFA ban from European competitions is expected within five weeks.The Court of Arbitration for Sport set the target Wednesday of “during the first half of July” to publish the...
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Senate panel advances McConnell ally for DC appeals court
Law Journals 06/07/2020The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a federal appeals court, despite Democrats’ objections that he’s inexperienced and biased aga...
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Black Lives Matter rallies start in Australia amid court ban
Featured Legal News 06/05/2020The first of several Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on Saturday got underway against a backdrop of possible clashes between demonstrators and police in Sydney, after a court sided with police that the gathering posed too much risk for s...
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Texas court: Virus fear alone not enough for mail balloting
Featured Legal News 06/01/2020Texas officials fighting to block widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic claimed victory after the state's highest court ruled Wednesday that a lack of immunity to the coronavirus doesn't qualify someone to cast a ballot by mail.The decision w...
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services
Legal Outlook 05/28/2020A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four mo...