Recent Updates
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Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
Criminal Law 05/19/2023Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail...
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Supreme Court won’t put Illinois gun law on hold
Court Watch 05/17/2023The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Illinois can, for now, keep in place a new law that bars the sale of certain semi-automatic guns and large-capacity magazines.The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans...
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to California pork law
Family Law 05/13/2023The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry, ruling that the case was properly dismissed by lower courts. Pork producers had said that the law could force industry-wide changes ...
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Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law
International 05/08/2023Spain’s Constitutional Court said Tuesday it would consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual diversity in schools. The wide-ran...
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Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
Court Watch 05/06/2023The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in a 1997 murder-for-hire after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared.While it’s rare for the co...
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Delaware Senate confirms two Supreme Court nominees
Family Law 05/03/2023The state Senate has confirmed Gov. John Carney’s two nominees for the Delaware Supreme Court, including a lawyer tapped by Carney for the high court after he was arrested for drunken driving. Carney’s nominations of Abigail LeGrow and N....
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Arizona GOP loses bid to undo $18K in fees over 2020 lawsuit
Personal Injury 04/25/2023An appeals court has rejected a bid by the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to undo $18,000 in attorneys’ fees that they were ordered to pay for bringing one of the party’s failed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s 2...
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Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor
Family Law 04/21/2023A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked House Republicans from questioning a former Manhattan prosecutor about the criminal case against ex-President Donald Trump, the latest twist in a legal battle between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin B...
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Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank’s arguments in Iran case
Personal Injury 04/19/2023The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Turkish bank’s main arguments for dismissing a lawsuit accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but the court sent the case back for additional review.Halkbank, a bank owned by Turkey, had argu...
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Court rejects governor’s move to dismiss public records suit
Family Law 04/16/2023The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Gov. Kim Reynolds that seeks to require her office to respond to public record requests.The court in a unanimous decision rejected Reynolds’ argument that her office wasn&rsq...
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Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
Criminal Law 04/15/2023The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.The Justice Department and Danco Laboratori...
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Dental Malpractice Litigation Attorney in New York
Business Law 04/13/2023Jordan R. Pine is a dentist and attorney, making him eminently qualified to offer his expertise in dentist malpractice cases. New York Dental malpractice occurs when the treatment provided by dental health care professionals falls below the acceptabl...