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  MMA star Conor McGregor heads to court for melee charges

  Law Journals 06/13/2018

  Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor is due in court for a hearing on charges stemming from a backstage melee that was caught on video.He's expected to be joined in Brooklyn on Thursday by friend and co-defendant Cian (KEE'-uhn) Cowley.Video showed...

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  Gamers in court for first time after Kansas 'swatting' death

  Legal Compliance News 06/13/2018

  Two online gamers whose alleged dispute over a $1.50 Call of Duty WWII video game bet ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man not involved in the argument will make their first appearances in court Wednesday in a case of "swatting" that h...

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  Kansas court avoids ruling on execution for student's death

  Featured Legal News 06/13/2018

  The Kansas Supreme Court has postponed a decision on whether the state can execute a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and strangling a 19-year-old college student.The high court on Friday upheld the capital murder conviction of Justin Eugene Thurb...

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  Court gives Spanish princess' husband 5 days to go to prison

  Law Journals 06/12/2018

  Judicial authorities on Wednesday told the brother-in-law of Spain's King Felipe VI that he must report to a prison within five days in order to serve five years and 10 months for fraud and tax evasion, among other crimes.Inaki Urdangarin, a former O...

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  Polish court rules against man who wouldn't serve LGBT group

  Legal Outlook 06/12/2018

  Poland's Supreme Court has ruled against a businessman who refused to print posters for an LGBT business group because he did not want to "promote" the gay rights movement. The country's top court said it was upholding the ruling of a lower court. Th...

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  Court: Compliance reached in education funding case

  Featured Legal News 06/11/2018

  A long-running court case over the adequacy of education funding in Washington state has ended, with the state Supreme Court on Thursday lifting its jurisdiction over the case and dropping daily sanctions after the Legislature funneled billions more ...

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  Supreme Court won't get involved in Wrigley Field dispute

  Law Journals 06/11/2018

  The Supreme Court is leaving in place a court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs by the owners of rooftop clubs adjacent to Wrigley Field.Skybox on Sheffield and Lakeview Baseball Club sued the Cubs in 2015, arguing in part ...

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  Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota's voter clothing law

  Featured Legal News 06/11/2018

  The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law that barred voters in the state from wearing a wide range of political hats, T-shirts and pins to the polls.Minnesota had defended its law as a reasonable restriction that keeps order at polli...

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  Supreme Court: Son can sue father over hunting accident

  Law Journals 06/10/2018

  A Minnesota man has taken a lawsuit against his father all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court. And, dad is just fine with that.The Supreme Court this week clarified a state law on public access for hunting, clearing the way for Corey Ouradnik to ...

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  Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court

  Featured Legal News 06/10/2018

  A San Francisco woman looked composed and lucid as she made her first court appearance on Friday on a murder charge accusing her of killing and dismembering her roommate, whose body parts prosecutors say were discovered in plastic bags at their home....

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  Court upholds Phoenix law over same-sex wedding invitations

  Law Journals 06/09/2018

  An Arizona appeals court on Thursday upheld a Phoenix anti-discrimination law that makes it illegal for businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples because of religion.The ruling comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Colorado bake...

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  UK Supreme Court criticizes Northern Ireland abortion laws

  Legal Compliance News 06/08/2018

  Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday criticized Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws but dismissed a legal challenge.A majority of the court decided that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which initiated the case, did not have the ...