Recent Updates
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Justices spurn Georgia inmate, despite juror’s racial slurs
Business Law 03/18/2019The Supreme Court is rejecting a new appeal from a Georgia death row inmate, despite evidence that a juror in his capital case used racial slurs.The high court had previously blocked the execution of Georgia inmate Keith Leroy Tharpe. But the justice...
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Veterans court may be collateral damage in immigration fight
Court Watch 03/16/2019Three decades ago, Lori Ann Bourgeois was guarding fighter jets at an air base. After her discharge, she fell into drug addiction. She wound up living on the streets and was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.But on a recent day, the former A...
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Smollett team: Court cameras would show state's flimsy case
Immigration Law 03/14/2019A lawyer for Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that she would welcome cameras in the courtroom during the “Empire” actor’s trial on charges accusing him of lying to the police, saying there has been a lot of leaked misinformation and cam...
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Court to rule on Newtown shooting lawsuit against gun maker
Immigration Law 03/13/2019The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on whether gun maker Remington can be sued for making the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.Justices are split on the question as the...
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Case about indigent drivers and drivers' licenses in court
Bankruptcy Law 03/11/2019A federal court judge will hear motions in a lawsuit over a North Carolina law that mandates the revocation of drivers' licenses for unpaid traffic tickets even if the driver can't afford to pay.Advocacy groups sued in May, seeking to declare the law...
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Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting
Consumer Rights 03/08/2019A Japanese court has rejected a request by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting on Tuesday.Nissan dismissed Ghosn as chairman after his Nov. 19 arrest, but he remains ...
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Court raises concerns over power lines by historic Jamestown
Class Action 03/03/2019A federal appeals court raised concerns Friday that power lines with towers nearly as high as the Statue of Liberty could spoil the view in one of the nation's most historically rich areas, a stretch of river in Virginia where England founded its fir...
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Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
Practice Focuses 03/02/2019The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross that stands on public land in Maryland is constitutional, but shy away from a sweeping ruling.The case the justices heard arguments in is being closely watched because it i...
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TigerSwan appeals attorney fees ruling to state's high court
Corporate Governance 03/02/2019A North Carolina security company that won a court case in the wake of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline is continuing to pursue reimbursement of its attorney fees.North Dakota's Private Investigative and Security Board sued TigerSwan i...
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Supreme Court rules for Alabama death row inmate
Political and Legal 03/01/2019The Supreme Court is ordering a new state court hearing to determine whether an Alabama death row inmate is so affected by dementia that he can't be executed.The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police o...
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Dominion to ask Supreme Court to hear pipeline appeal
Corporate Law 02/28/2019Dominion Energy said Tuesday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal after a lower court refused to reconsider a ruling tossing out a permit that would have allowed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including pa...
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Dominion to ask Supreme Court to hear pipeline appeal
Court Watch 02/26/2019Dominion Energy said Tuesday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal after a lower court refused to reconsider a ruling tossing out a permit that would have allowed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including pa...