Recent Updates
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Americans’ trust in nation’s court system hits record low, survey finds
National Legal News 12/17/2024At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year, according to a new Gallup poll.The United States saw a sharp drop of 24 percentage p...
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Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board
Legal Compliance 12/12/2024North Carolina’s elections board dismissed formal protests Wednesday by several Republican candidates who trailed narrowly in their races last month and had questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast this fall.The State Board of Elections’ ...
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Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance
Legal Compliance 12/11/2024The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students.The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dis...
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Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors
Legal Compliance 12/05/2024Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect simila...
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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after ‘alarming blood test,’ attorney says
Law Review 12/03/2024Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Monday following an “alarming blood test,” his attorney said, less than a week after the disgraced movie mogul filed a legal claim alleging substandard medical care at New York City’s notorious jail...
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Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care
National Legal News 11/30/2024Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people. The justices on Wednesday are taking u...
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Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing
National Legal News 11/25/2024An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot in her home after she called police for help, should be released from jail pending his first-degree murder...
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Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms
U.S. Court Watch 11/23/2024Louisiana’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a s...
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High court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
U.S. Court Watch 11/19/2024Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to count mail-in ballots that...
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Texas high court says execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case can’t be halted
Law Review 11/17/2024The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say Robert Roberson is innocent used the novel maneuver to pause his execution at the last minute. The ruling c...
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state’s governor
National Legal News 11/12/2024North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled ...
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Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s election case after his presidential win
U.S. Court Watch 11/08/2024The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential vi...