Recent Updates
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Biden could change course in high court health care case
Civil Litigation News 01/30/2021The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front of the justices.The health care case, argued a week after the election in November, is one ...
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Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects his bid for freedom
Criminal Law 01/24/2021A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Alexei Navalny for his release from jail, while authorities detained several of his allies and warned social media companies about promoting more protests after tens of thousands ral...
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Attorney General MacDonald confirmed as supreme court chief
Criminal Law 01/22/2021Attorney General Gordon MacDonald was confirmed Friday as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, 18 months after he was initially rejected for the position.Republicans won a 4-1 majority on the Executive Council in November, ousting Democr...
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Justice: Technology helped Nebraska courts face pandemic
Court Watch 01/21/2021Nebraska’s courts have faced a big challenge due to the coronavirus pandemic but continue to serve the public with the use of technology, the state’s chief justice said Thursday.Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican said t...
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Supreme Court takes on early stage of global warming case
Court Watch 01/19/2021The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed cautious about siding with oil and gas companies in a case involving global warming.The case the court was hearing is not about whether the companies can be held responsible for harms resulting from global warming....
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SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery
Breaking Legal News 01/17/2021Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year sentence for his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal that spurred massive protests and ousted South Korea’...
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Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
Legal Business 01/16/2021A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said.The Bangkok Criminal Court found the w...
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High court weighs compensation for business restrictions
Criminal Law 01/13/2021The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses due to temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions.Oral arguments were scheduled for Wednesday aftern...
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India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws
Practice Focuses 01/11/2021India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation of an independent committee of experts to negotiate with farmers who have been protesting against the legislation.The S...
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Appeals court vacates order delaying woman’s execution
Criminal Law 01/02/2021A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.The ruling, handed down Friday by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Co...
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Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Abrahamson dies
Political and Legal 12/20/2020Shirley Abrahamson, the longest-serving Wisconsin Supreme Court justice in state history and the first woman to serve on the high court, has died. She was 87. Abrahamson, who also served as chief justice for a record 19 years, died Saturday after bei...
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Justices rule Muslim men can sue FBI agents over no-fly list
Criminal Law 12/11/2020A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable.The justices continued a string of de...