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  Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist

  Featured Legal News 03/07/2024

  Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increasingly used to crush dissent.Tam Tak-chi, the first...

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  Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

  Featured Legal News 02/24/2024

  Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out and a “ludi...

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  Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering

  Featured Legal News 02/17/2024

  Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to ...

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  Nevada Supreme Court sides with AP in Wynn defamation suit

  Featured Legal News 02/08/2024

  The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct.The court cited state...

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  Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza

  Law Journals 01/28/2024

  The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire,...

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  Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing

  Featured Legal News 01/01/2024

  Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up harassment of the territory that China claims...

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  Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement

  Featured Legal News 12/19/2023

  Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even big...

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  Peru court orders imprisoned ex-President Fujimori's 'immediate' release

  Featured Legal News 12/06/2023

  Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, who was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the death squad slayings of 25 Peruvians in the 1990s.The ...

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  A conservative attack on government regulation reaches the Supreme Court

  Featured Legal News 11/29/2023

  The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to fight fraud, part of a broad attack on regulatory agencies led by conservative and business interests.The case before the justices Wedn...

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  Biden administration warns of disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule

  Featured Legal News 11/09/2023

  The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasa...

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  Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge

  Law Journals 10/30/2023

  U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.“Not guilty,&rd...

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  Sydney court postpones extradition hearing of former US military pilot

  Legal Compliance News 10/24/2023

  A Sydney court on Monday postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until May as his lawyers attempt to further build their case.Boston-born Dan Duggan, 55, was scheduled to fight ...