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Dutch court rejects man’s request to be 20 years younger
Court Watch 12/01/2018Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69.A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to shave 20 years off his age in a case that drew worldwide attention.“M...
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Alec Baldwin appears in court in parking-spot case
Breaking Legal News 11/26/2018Alec Baldwin appeared in a New York court on Monday after being accused of striking a man in the face over a parking space.The 60-year-old actor said nothing as he was arraigned on misdemeanor and violation-level charges. He has previously stated tha...
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Supreme Court sets high bar for medical device lawsuits
Consumer Rights 11/23/2018The tiny balloon was supposed to stretch open a blocked artery on Charles Riegel's diseased heart. Instead, when the doctor inflated the balloon, it burst.The patient went on life support but survived. His lawsuit against the manufacturer of that art...
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Porter County to start new court for mentally ill offenders
Legal Marketing 11/23/2018A northwestern Indiana county is preparing to become just the fourth in the state to operate a court specifically designed to treat the needs of nonviolent mentally ill offenders.Porter Superior Court Judge David Chidester says the county's Restorati...
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Trump lawyer confident he'll win in charity suit
Corporate Governance 11/23/2018Donald Trump's lawyer says he's confident the president's side will prevail in a lawsuit alleging that he used his charitable foundation to further his business and political interests.Trump's lawyer Alan Futerfas said a judge's decision to reject hi...
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Lawyer for WikiLeaks’ Assange says he would fight charges
Personal Injury 11/18/2018WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said, foreshadowing a possible fight over extradition for a central figure in the U.S. special counsel&rs...
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Mexico's high court tosses law on policing by military
Business Law 11/17/2018Mexico's Supreme Court invalidated a controversial law signed last year that created a legal framework for the military to work in a policing role in much of the country, ruling Thursday that the measure violated the constitution by trying to normali...
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Mixed rulings for Republicans from Kentucky Supreme Court
Court Watch 11/16/2018In a pair of mixed rulings for Kentucky Republicans, the state Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law requiring a panel of doctors to review medical malpractice cases before they go to court while upholding the state's law banning mandatory unio...
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Court challenge to be filed over appointment of acting AG
Class Action 11/14/2018Maryland is challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general.A draft filing obtained by The Associated Press argues that President Donald Trump sidestepped the Constitution and normal procedure by naming Whitake...
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Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP's districting appeal
Court Watch 11/14/2018The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that have been struck down by a lower court as racially discriminatory.The case involves 11 districts in the Virginia Ho...
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Marsy's Law director is hopeful law will be upheld in court
Court Watch 11/12/2018The state director for Marsy's Law for Kentucky said Thursday that advocates were pleased voters supported placing crime victims' rights in the state constitution.But Ashlea Christiansen, director of the state's "Marsy's Law" initiative, said support...
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Court fight likely in 10-year-old girl’s homicide case
Court Watch 11/10/2018When a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl was charged with homicide this week in the death of an infant, it was a rare — but not unprecedented — case of adult charges being filed against someone so young.The girl told investigators she panicked a...