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Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
Featured Legal News 05/11/2018In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events.But the Trump admi...
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Suspect in serial killings in court amid fight over records
Legal Outlook 05/11/2018A 72-year-old former police officer accused of being one of California's most elusive serial killers appeared in a courtroom cage used for defendants in jail Monday as a judge put off a decision on whether to release search and arrest warrants in the...
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Palestinians want international court to investigate Israel
Law Journals 05/11/2018Calling it a “historic step” toward justice, the Palestinian foreign minister asked the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to open an “immediate investigation” into alleged Israeli crimes committed against the Palestinian...
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Law firm hired to investigate economic development agency
Legal Outlook 05/06/2018The Oregon Department of Justice has hired a law firm to investigate allegations of discrimination and mismanagement at the state's economic development agency, Business Oregon.The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that in an anonymous letter to Gov. Kate...
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Russian billionaire Abramovich in Swiss court over debt case
Legal Compliance News 05/06/2018Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich has appeared in a Swiss court as part of a 19-year-old legal case aimed to wrest 46 million Swiss francs ($46 million) in debts allegedly owed by him and others to a European bank.Abr...
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Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
Legal Outlook 05/06/2018Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived Wednesday for an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning de...
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Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
Legal Compliance News 05/03/2018Arkansas officials asked the state's highest court on Monday to allow them to enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary despite a judge blocking the measure and calling it unconstitutional.Secretary of State Mark Martin asked the Arkansas Supreme ...
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Bakery appeals to UK Supreme Court in gay-rights cake case
Legal Compliance News 05/01/2018A bakery owned by a Christian family asked Britain's Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that it discriminated against a gay customer for refusing to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage.Ashers Baking Co. in Northern Ireland refused in ...
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Supreme Court to hear appeal of Missouri death row inmate
Legal Outlook 04/28/2018The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the case of a Missouri death row inmate who says his rare medical condition could cause him to choke on his own blood during an execution.The justices said they would hear the appeal of inmate Russell Bucklew...
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Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
Featured Legal News 04/26/2018President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court.Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the high court. The ban's challengers a...
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Pennsylvania asks court to keep Amazon incentives a secret
Legal Outlook 04/26/2018Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration went to court this week to block requests for records of financial incentives it offered Amazon to build its second headquarters in Pennsylvania.An administration lawyer asked Commonwealth Court to reverse an...
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Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
Legal Outlook 04/26/2018Arkansas officials asked the state's highest court on Monday to allow them to enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary despite a judge blocking the measure and calling it unconstitutional.Secretary of State Mark Martin asked the Arkansas Supreme ...