Recent Updates
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Meghan's privacy case against tabloid heard at UK Court
Civil Litigation News 04/25/2020A preliminary hearing opened Friday at Britain’s High Court in the Duchess of Sussex’s legal action against a British newspaper that published what she describes as a “private and confidential” letter she wrote to her father.M...
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High court declines to revisit immigrant issue during virus
Legal Business 04/24/2020The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request by states who cited the coronavirus pandemic in asking the justices to reverse course and temporarily halt a Trump administration policy that makes it harder for legal immigrants to become permanent resi...
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Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases
Political and Legal 04/21/2020The Netherlands' highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive.The Supreme Court ruling solidifies in law a practice that already was being car...
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Voters reject Trump’s pick in chaotic Wisconsin court race
Legal Business 04/14/2020A liberal challenger on Monday ousted a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice endorsed by President Donald Trump, overcoming a successful push by Republicans to forge ahead with last week’s election even as numerous other states postpone...
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Kansas' high court rules for governor on religious services
Court Watch 04/12/2020The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Saturday that a Republican-dominated legislative panel exceeded its authority when it tried to overturn the Democratic governor’s executive order banning religious and funeral services of more than 10 people durin...
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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
Political and Legal 04/01/2020A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.Instead, the court found Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh guilty of the less...
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Trump cases are put on Supreme Court hold by virus
Class Action 03/29/2020The coronavirus pandemic has put on indefinite hold a major portion of the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, including a multibillion-dollar clash between software giants Google and Oracle Corp. and cases that could affect President Donald Trump&rsq...
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Court: UK shouldn’t give US evidence on pair of IS militants
Civil Litigation News 03/25/2020A court on Wednesday barred the British government from providing U.S. prosecutors with evidence against two Islamic State militants suspected in the beheadings of Western hostages, citing the prospect the men could face the death penalty if tried an...
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Judge improperly removed mother's rights to children
Family Law 03/24/2020A Tennessee judge who recently came off probation for mishandling cases improperly stripped a mother’s parental rights without proper notice or a hearing, a state court said.The Tennessee Court of Appeals described the father as abusive to the ...
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Australian highest court to rule on Cardinal’s appeal later
Court Watch 03/15/2020Australia’s highest court on Thursday said it will deliver a verdict at a later date on whether to overturn the convictions of the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of child sex abuse.Cardinal George Pell’s lawyer, Bret Walker, told...
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Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged
Bankruptcy Law 03/10/2020It was a blunt warning about the dangers of youth vaping: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced late last month that his state had joined 38 others to investigate whether Juul Labs, the nation’s largest electronic cigarette company, pro...
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International court approves Afghanistan investigation
International 03/06/2020International Criminal Court judges authorized a far-reaching investigation Thursday of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Afghan government forces, the Taliban, American troops and U.S. foreign intelligence operatives.The ...