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California parents face new charges in kids' torture case
Legal Business 02/23/2018A Southern California couple suspected of starving and shackling some of their 13 children pleaded not guilty Friday to new charges of child abuse.David and Louise Turpin previously entered not-guilty pleas to torture and a raft of other charges and ...
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Pennsylvania congressional map battle lands in Supreme Court
Breaking Legal News 02/22/2018A request by Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature to stop a new congressional map from being implemented is now in the hands of the nation's highest court.The filing made late Wednesday asked Justice Samuel Alito to intervene, saying th...
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Catalan politicians in Spanish court in secession probe
Practice Focuses 02/20/2018Two prominent Catalan politicians are testifying before a Supreme Court judge for their roles in holding a banned independence referendum and making an illegal declaration of independence based on its results.Judicial police have identified left-repu...
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Courts: Bail reform working, but sustainable funding needed
Business Law 02/19/2018The number of defendants being held before trial since New Jersey overhauled its bail system last year dropped by 20 percent, but the judge overseeing the program says it faces financial difficulties.A report submitted last week by Judge Glenn Grant,...
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Business Law 02/18/2018Law Promo has specialized in law firm web design and online marketing since 2004. With extensive experience working solely with the legal community. Law Promo is proud to introduce our brand new website. In addition to a state-of-the-art structure an...
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Maldives court delays reinstating pro-opposition lawmakers
Court Watch 02/18/2018The Supreme Court of the Maldives delayed its order Sunday reinstating 12 pro-opposition lawmakers ahead of a key parliamentary sitting, the latest political turmoil to roil the island nation.Opposition lawmaker Ahmed Mahloof said the government may ...
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GOP to take new congressional map to court
Court Watch 02/16/2018Republicans say they’ll go to federal court this week to try to block new court-ordered boundaries of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts from remaining in effect for 2018’s elections.Top Senate Republican lawyer Drew Crompton sa...
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Inmate in landmark Supreme Court case denied parole
Court Watch 02/16/2018A 71-year-old Louisiana inmate whose case led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on juvenile-offender sentences was denied parole Monday, more than a half-century after he killed a sheriff's deputy at age 17.A three-member panel from the state...
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Afghans submitted 1.17 million war crimes claims to court
International 02/14/2018Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims.The statements include a...
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Beleaguered gunmaker Remington points to bankruptcy court
Bankruptcy Law 02/13/2018Remington, the gunmaker beset by falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, has reached a financing deal that would allow it to continue operating as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The maker of the Bu...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court primary will leave just 2
Court Watch 02/11/2018The latest battle over the ideological balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court plays out in the Feb. 20 primary, where one of three candidates will be eliminated ahead of a spring election.Partisan politics have weighed heavy over weeks of campaigning...
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Court: Ex-West Virginia judge ineligible for benefits
Employment Law 02/10/2018The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled a former judge serving a corruption sentence and his ex-wife are not eligible for public retirement benefits.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the court Friday affirmed a 2017 ruling from Kanawha County cir...