Recent Updates
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Guatemala court orders UN anti-graft chief be readmitted
Court Watch 09/17/2018Guatemala's Constitutional Court has ordered President Jimmy Morales to allow the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption commission to return to the country.Ivan Velasquez is the head of the commission known as CICIG for its initials in Spanish. It ha...
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Belgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper
International 09/17/2018A Belgian court on Monday ruled that Spanish rapper Valtonyc should not be sent back to Spain, where he was sentenced to prison accused of writing lyrics that praise terror groups and insult the royal family.The rapper, whose real name is Jose Miguel...
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Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak's 2 sons to prison
Court Watch 09/15/2018Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for which the five are on trial, security officials said.They said the arres...
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Court: British surveillance violates European law
Legal Careers News 09/14/2018Europe's human rights court handed a partial victory Thursday to civil rights groups that challenged the legality of mass surveillance and intelligence-sharing practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden.The European Court of Human Rig...
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Juvenile waived to adult court in Indy doctor's slaying
Practice Focuses 09/14/2018A juvenile has been waived to adult court to face charges in the fatal shooting of an Indiana University doctor and educator last year.Online court records say 16-year-old Tarius Blade faces three felony burglary charges in the Nov. 20, 2017, slaying...
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EU backs ICC after US questions court's legitimacy
Practice Focuses 09/12/2018The European Union's top diplomat says the bloc remains a staunch supporter of the International Criminal Court despite U.S. condemnation of the tribunal.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Thursday that "we will continue to fully and str...
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The Latest: New Mexico court blocks straight-ticket option
Political and Legal 09/11/2018The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking a ballot option that would have allowed voters to select candidates from one particular party in all races by marking a single box. The court made its decision Wednesday after listening to oral arguments ...
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The Latest: Authorities: Officer arrested for manslaughter
Court Watch 09/10/2018The Texas Department of Public Safety says a white Dallas police officer has been arrested on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his apartment.The department said in a news release Sunday night that Officer Amber Guyger was book...
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Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill
Practice Focuses 09/08/2018A pipeline company was convicted of nine criminal charges Friday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years, a disaster that blackened popular beaches for miles, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.A Santa Barbara County jury...
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Kentucky Attorney General files pension brief with top court
Legal Business 09/07/2018Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court about why he thinks a law changing the public pension system is unconstitutional.The state legislature passed SB 151 in April. It would require all new t...
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Trump taking Supreme Court fight to Montana, North Dakota
Political and Legal 09/06/2018President Donald Trump is taking the Washington debate over his Supreme Court nominee to the homes of two red-state Senate Democrats this week, elevating Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation as a political litmus test for voters.Trump's strategy aims...
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India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
International 09/05/2018India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights that one judge said would "pave the way for a better future."The 1861 law, a relic of Victori...