Recent Updates
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Swedish court rules not to extradite Assange for rape probe
National Legal News 06/03/2019WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedish court ruled Monday,The ruling by the Uppsala District Court ...
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University of Wyoming plans $10M law school expansion
Law Review 05/30/2019The University of Wyoming is planning a $10 million expansion to its law school that coincides with the college's centennial celebration next year.The Laramie Boomerang reported Thursday that the renovation to the College of Law is expected to be com...
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Kenya's Judges Uphold Laws That Criminalize Gay Sex
Legal Compliance 05/26/2019Kenya's High Court has chosen to uphold colonial-era laws that criminalize gay sex, dashing the hopes of activists who believed the judges would overturn sections of the penal code as unconstitutional and inspire a sea change across the continent.Thr...
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DeVaney sworn in to South Dakota Supreme Court
Legal Compliance 05/24/2019Patricia DeVaney has been sworn in as South Dakota's newest Supreme Court justice.DeVaney took her oath of office in the state's Capitol Rotunda in Pierre Thursday, steps away from the Attorney General's Office where she spent much of her career.Repu...
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Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA
Legal Compliance 05/17/2019A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circ...
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Students in Colorado shooting face murder, other charges
Law Review 05/15/2019Two students suspected of opening fire at their school are charged with over a dozen counts of murder and attempted murder as well as theft and arson, prosecutors said Wednesday.The charges came on the same day a memorial service was being held for t...
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Supreme Court says 1 state can’t be sued in another’s courts
Law Review 05/13/2019The Supreme Court decided Monday that one state cannot unwillingly be sued in the courts of another, overruling a 40-year precedent and perhaps, foreshadowing an argument over the viability of other high court decisions.The outcome left one dissentin...
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Pence slams district court rulings against Trump policies
Law Review 05/09/2019Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to challenge the right of federal district courts to issue rulings blocking nationwide policies, arguing that such injunctions are obstructing President Donald Trump&rsquo...
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Federal judge sends suit over pipeline back to state court
Legal Compliance 05/06/2019A federal judge has sent back to North Dakota state court a lawsuit alleging the environmental group Greenpeace conspired against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.The two sides had agreed to the move, and U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland recently sig...
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Arizona court says Costco can be sued over ED drug disclosure
National Legal News 05/05/2019The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that the Costco warehouse store chain can be sued for privacy violations by a Phoenix-area man because a pharmacist joked with his ex-wife about an erectile dysfunction prescription he had never picked up.The ru...
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EPA reaffirms glyphosate safe for users as court cases grow
Legal Compliance 05/01/2019The Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed Tuesday that a popular weed killer is safe for people, as legal claims mount from Americans who blame the herbicide for their cancer.The EPA’s draft conclusion Tuesday came in a periodic review of ...
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Roggensack Re-Elected as Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief
Law Review 04/29/2019Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has been re-elected to a third, two-year term leading the court.The court announced her re-election by fellow justices Tuesday. The result was public, but the vote was done in secret and the b...