Recent Updates
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Supreme Court won't hear case over California beach access
Court Watch 09/29/2018The Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from a California billionaire who doesn't want to open a road on his property so that the public can access a beach.The justices said Monday that they will not take up Vinod Khosla's appeal of a Califor...
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UN court asked to probe Venezuela; leader defiant in speech
International 09/27/2018Six nations made the unprecedented move Wednesday of asking the U.N.’s International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity, even as President Nicolas Maduro made an unexpected trip to the world body’...
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India's top court limits use of gov't identification number
International 09/26/2018India's top court on Wednesday upheld the government's policy of issuing a 12-digit identification number to every citizen, but said it can't be made mandatory for services such as bank accounts, cellphone connections and school admissions.The Suprem...
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The Latest: 6 countries seek criminal probe of Venezuela
Political and Legal 09/25/2018Six countries from the Americas say they are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela's government for alleged crimes against humanity. It's the first time that member countries have referred another country to the Netherlands...
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Missouri court lets redistricting initiative go to voters
U.S. Supreme Court 09/22/2018A Missouri appeals court panel cleared the way Friday for voters to decide a November ballot initiative that could shake up of the state Legislature by requiring districts to be drawn to achieve "partisan fairness" and imposing new lobbying limits.Th...
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AraMarks Translation Services - Business and Corporate
Legal Business 09/20/2018AraMarks Translation Services (ATS) is a Qatari fully licensed translation services firm. A branch of AraMarks Intellectual Property, ATS was initially established to complement the services provided by other member firms in QATARLAW.NET in their ope...
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3 hurt in court shooting leave hospital; gunman identified
Legal Business 09/20/2018Three civilians wounded when a gunman opened fire outside a crowded courtroom have been released from a hospital, officials said Thursday.The three were taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, following Wednesday's shooting in s...
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French court upholds Kate Middleton topless photos fine
Court Watch 09/19/2018A French court of appeals has upheld a ruling Wednesday that two directors of French celebrity magazine Closer should be fined a maximum 45,000 euros ($52,500) for breaching the privacy of Kate Middleton, when publishing topless photos of the Duchess...
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Spain rejects extraditing HSBC whistleblower to Switzerland
Attorneys in the News 09/18/2018A Spanish court on Tuesday rejected a request to extradite a former HSBC employee to serve a five-year prison sentence in Switzerland, where he was convicted for leaking a massive trove of bank data that led to tax evasion probes worldwide.The ruling...
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South African court says marijuana use in private is legal
Legal Business 09/18/2018South Africa's top court says adults can use marijuana in private.The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld a provincial court's ruling in a case involving Gareth Prince, who advocates the decriminalization of the drug.Prince says cannabis should be...
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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...