Recent Updates
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Singapore court dismisses final appeal of disabled Malaysian
Legal Compliance 04/25/2022The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute legal challenge filed by the mother of a mentally disabled Malaysian man in an attempt to halt his execution for drug trafficking.The dismissal of the motion clears the way for the exec...
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Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
Legal Compliance 04/23/2022A judge in Phoenix has dismissed lawsuits seeking to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from this year’s ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington that led to an unprecedented attack on Cong...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
Legal Compliance 04/17/2022The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.The court reversed itself after the U.S. Supreme Co...
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2nd defendant pleads guilty in 2018 hate crime in Washington
Legal Compliance 04/09/2022A second defendant has pleaded guilty in federal court to a hate crime and making false statements in connection with a 2018 racially-motivated assault in the Seattle area.U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said Jason DeSimas, 45, of Tacoma, Washington, is one...
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Judge won’t halt execution over intellectual disability
Legal Compliance 03/29/2022A judge on Tuesday dismissed a motion to declare a Tennessee death row inmate intellectually disabled, a move that would have prohibited his upcoming execution.Senior Judge Walter Kurtz wrote that federal courts had previously determined Byron Black ...
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Challenges to Ohio’s new congressional map reach high court
Legal Compliance 12/29/2021The question of whether Ohio’s new congressional map was unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor the Republicans who controlled the mapmaking process drew strong pushback Tuesday among justices of the Ohio Supreme Court.Oral arguments in two ...
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Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight
National Legal News 12/07/2021As the Supreme Court court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent anti-abortion movement is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles while abortion-rights supporters prepare to play defense.Both sides...
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SC high court rejects capital city’s school mask mandate
National Legal News 09/04/2021South Carolina’s highest court on Thursday tossed out a school mask mandate in the state’s capital city, saying it contradicts a state budget measure aimed at preventing face covering requirements. State Attorney General Alan Wilson had s...
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Jan. 6 riot lawyer’s illness throws wrench in several cases
Law Review 09/01/2021A prominent conservative attorney representing more than a dozen defendants charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seriously ill and hasn’t appeared in court for more than a week, throwing some cases into disarray. Attorney John Pier...
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Bankruptcy is Just Filling Out Some Forms, Right?
Law Review 06/22/2021Nothing could be further from the truth! My job as a Bankruptcy Attorney is to help clients understand the process, and how to navigate all of the complexities of Bankruptcy Law. My job is also to educate the public about common misconceptions of the...
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Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
U.S. Court Watch 06/18/2021A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit aimed at reducing the flow of fertilizer and hog farm waste into the state’s river and streams, finding that limiting pollution from farms was a political matter and not one for t...
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Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
Legal Compliance 05/26/2021The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Oklahoma’s request to retain custody of a man who has been on death row for killing three Native Americans, a sign the court may be willing to limit the fallout from last year’s ruling that much of e...