Recent Updates
-
The Latest: Lambert, Ballou move to fall Supreme Court race
Law Firm News 05/21/2018A state Court of Appeals judge and a circuit court judge have emerged from a three-way primary and will face off in November for a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has easily won the Democratic nomination in his pursui...
-
Bitter, expensive fight for Arkansas court seat to drag on
Legal Business 05/19/2018A bitter and expensive fight for an Arkansas Supreme Court seat that drew more than $1 million in outside spending and a flurry of attack ads will drag on for another six months, with an incumbent justice heading into a runoff in November against an ...
-
High court to hear challenge to Virginia uranium mining ban
Practice Focuses 05/17/2018The state has had a ban on uranium mining in place since 1982, soon after the discovery of a massive uranium deposit in the state's Pittsylvania County. It's the largest known deposit in the United States and one of the largest in the world.The owner...
-
Supreme Court greenlights driver rights in rental car case
Court Watch 05/15/2018The Supreme Court said Monday that people who borrow rental cars from friends or family are generally entitled to the same protections against police searches as the authorized driver.The justices ruled unanimously that as a general rule someone who ...
-
Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
Breaking Legal News 05/14/2018In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events.But the Trump admi...
-
Court rules Italy's Berlusconi can run for office again
Civil Litigation News 05/13/2018A court in Italy has ruled that former three-time Premier Silvio Berlusconi is eligible to run for office again, nearly five years after a tax fraud conviction forced him to surrender his Senate seat and prevented him from being a candidate in nation...
-
Olivia de Havilland asks court to revive "Feud" lawsuit
Legal Business 05/04/2018Olivia de Havilland has asked the California Supreme Court to revive her lawsuit against the FX Networks show "Feud: Bette and Joan."Lawyers for the 101-year-old actress filed the appeal Friday, asking the court to reverse an appeals court decision i...
-
Court to hear challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban
Court Watch 05/04/2018Winona County, Minnesota's only county to ban the mining of silica sand for use by the oil and gas industry in hydraulic fracturing, goes to court Monday to defend the ban.Minnesota Sands LLC, which holds extensive mineral rights in southeastern Minn...
-
Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
Law Firm News 05/03/2018Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived Wednesday for an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning de...
-
Man tests positive for drugs while appearing in Pierre court
Personal Injury 04/29/2018A Rapid City contractor has tested positive for drugs while in a Pierre court pleading guilty to assault.The Capital Journal reports that 30-year-old Jesse Lange pleaded guilty to felony assault of a worker for the grain bin business Lange operates w...
-
The Latest: Louisiana oil pipeline's impact debated in court
Business Law 04/27/2018A court hearing over whether construction of a crude oil pipeline in an environmentally fragile Louisiana swamp will continue focused on whether enough would be done to make up for environmental impacts from the project.An attorney for Bayou Bridge P...
-
Supreme Court to hear appeal of Missouri death row inmate
Court Watch 04/25/2018The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the case of a Missouri death row inmate who says his rare medical condition could cause him to choke on his own blood during an execution.The justices said they would hear the appeal of inmate Russell Bucklew...