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Fight over report on Wynn allegations back in court Jan. 4
Ethics 12/21/2018The fight over a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report on allegations of sexual misconduct against former casino mogul Steve Wynn will be back in a Nevada courtroom next month.Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez on Thursday set a Jan. 4 c...
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New voter ID law immediately challenged in N Carolina court
Featured Legal News 12/20/2018The North Carolina law detailing a new voter photo identification requirement got challenged in court Wednesday mere moments after the Republican-led General Assembly completed the override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the measure.Six vote...
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Human rights court rules against Greece in Sharia law case
Legal Exams 12/17/2018Greece violated a prohibition on discrimination by applying Islamic religious law to an inheritance dispute among members of the country's Muslim minority, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Wednesday.The court, based in the eastern French city...
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Colorado baker returns to court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation
Legal Compliance News 12/16/2018Attorneys for a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stand partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — argued in federal court Tuesday that the state is punishing him again over his ...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban
Featured Legal News 12/14/2018The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.Two federal courts have temporarily blocked the policy President Donald Trump announced in Nove...
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Defamation lawsuit against activist continues in state court
Law Journals 12/11/2018A Maine activist who accused an orphanage founder in Haiti of being a serial pedophile asked the state supreme court on Tuesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit that was moved from federal court.An attorney for Paul Kendrick told justices that the ass...
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Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
Law Journals 12/11/2018A Thai court ruled Tuesday that a soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia can be held for 60 days pending the completion of an extradition request by Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago on account of alleged political persecution...
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Man accused of killing tourist appears in New Zealand court
Legal Exams 12/09/2018A man accused of killing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane made his first appearance in a New Zealand court Monday.The 26-year-old man stared at the ground while a judge addressed him during the brief appearance at the Auckland District Court...
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Supreme Court to hear closely watched double jeopardy case
Featured Legal News 12/07/2018The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about an exception to the Constitution's ban on being tried for the same offense. The outcome could have a spillover effect on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.The justices are ta...
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Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure
Law Journals 12/03/2018to her election challenge of President Paul Kagame, as judges said the prosecution failed to provide proof of insurrection and forgery.Diane Rwigara’s case has drawn global attention as Kagame again faces pressure to give more space to critics ...
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Alec Baldwin appears in court in parking-spot case
Legal Events 12/01/2018Alec Baldwin appeared in a New York court on Monday after being accused of striking a man in the face over a parking space.The 60-year-old actor said nothing as he was arraigned on misdemeanor and violation-level charges. He has previously stated tha...
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Arguments in "Serial" case focus on lawyer, alibi witness
Legal Events 12/01/2018Roughly two years after a new trial was ordered, Maryland's highest court on Thursday heard arguments in their review of the high-profile case of a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit "Serial" podcast that attracted millions of armc...