Recent Updates
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Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’
Legal Compliance 10/12/2024Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” ...
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Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
Legal Compliance 10/09/2024A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday.The decision is another setback for opponents of Texas’ abo...
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New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
Legal Compliance 09/30/2024Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are set to face their first test in court this week.The Republican majority on the State Election Board — made up of three m...
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North Carolina appeals court blocks use of UNC's digital ID for voting
National Legal News 09/28/2024A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state's flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate.The decision by a three...
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Court rules nearly 98000 Arizonans can vote the full ballot
Legal Compliance 09/23/2024The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative ...
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Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
National Legal News 09/05/2024Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as his lawyer fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.The Republican nominee and his accuser, E. Jean Carrol...
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Supreme Court rebuffs plea to restore multibllliou-dollar student debt plan
Legal Compliance 08/31/2024The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.The justices rejected an admi...
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Judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
Legal Compliance 08/29/2024A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment.If upheld on appeal, the ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes in Wichita could have a sweeping impact...
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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion ballot measure
National Legal News 08/23/2024The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.READ MORE: Arkansas election officials reject petitio...
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X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’
Law Review 08/17/2024Social media platform X said Saturday it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.X is removing all re...
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Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
Legal Compliance 08/14/2024A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing “necessary training,” the court’s chief judge said Thursday.Meanwhile, the girl’s m...
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Thai Prime Minister Srettha is removed from office by a court order
Legal Compliance 08/11/2024A court in Thailand on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation, further shaking up Thai politics after it ordered the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago.The Constitutional Court ruled o...