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Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall
U.S. Supreme Court 11/08/2018Eighty-five-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital, the court said Thursday.The court’s oldest justice fell Wednesday evening, the court said. She call...
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Justice Beth Clement leading Supreme Court race
Court Watch 11/06/2018Michigan Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement is leading a six-candidate field for two seats on the state's highest court. Nearly 95 percent of votes have been counted. The top two finishers get black robes.Justice Kurtis Wilder and appellate lawy...
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Malaysia court to resume Kim Jong Nam murder trial on Jan. 7
Practice Focuses 11/05/2018A Malaysian court on Wednesday set Jan. 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader’s half brother to begin their defense, as their lawyers complained that some witnesses were unreachable.A High Court judge in...
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Supreme Court cites security in change to Kavanaugh ceremony
Court Watch 11/03/2018The Supreme Court says new Justice Brett Kavanaugh won't take the traditional walk down the courthouse steps after his ceremonial installation on the court because of security concerns.Kavanaugh's investiture ceremony is scheduled for Thursday mornin...
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Attorney files challenge to eastern Iowa judge appointment
Court Watch 11/01/2018An Iowa attorney has filed documents in state court challenging the validity of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointment of an eastern Iowa judge.Lawyer Gary Dickey says Reynolds failed to appoint Judge Jason Besler within 30 days as required by the Iowa...
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Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
Court Watch 10/31/2018The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump’s plans to visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic ...
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Indian court seeks pricing of Rafale jet deal with France
Breaking Legal News 10/30/2018India's top court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets it is buying from France.The court said the government must bring details of the decision-making process of the deal into the public domain, ex...
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Bomb suspect set for Florida court appearance
Court Watch 10/29/2018Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats.The FBI did not identify to ...
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N Carolina justices to take case on Court of Appeals number
Elite Lawyers 10/27/2018North Carolina's highest court says it will hear arguments on whether the legislature can trim judgeships from the state's intermediate-level appeals court through attrition.The state Supreme Court says it will take up litigation from Democratic Gov....
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Condemned inmate's last meal includes pancakes
Breaking Legal News 10/26/2018A South Dakota inmate facing execution has received a last meal that included pancakes, waffles, breakfast sausage, scrambled eggs and French fries.South Dakota's attorney general says the state Supreme Court has rejected two motions to stop the exec...
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Synagogue suspect at courthouse; survivors recall ordeal
Personal Injury 10/25/2018The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was released from a hospital and turned over to federal authorities for a court appearance Monday on charges he killed 11 people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. histo...
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Judge: Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85M in ex-lawyer's suit
Legal Business 10/23/2018Porn actress Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85 million to an attorney who worked at his former law firm, a California judge ruled Monday in an order that holds the potential presidential candidate personally liable in a lawsuit o...