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Arizona landlords ask high court to invalidate eviction ban
Business Law 08/13/2020Landlord advocacy groups filed a special action with the Arizona State Supreme Court Wednesday seeking to invalidate as unconstitutional Gov. Doug Ducey's moratorium on evictions of people who have missed rent payments because they became ill or lost...
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Split high court throws out Louisiana abortion clinic limit
Business Law 06/30/2020A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.Chief ...
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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions order
Business Law 06/12/2020The International Criminal Court has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to authorize sanctions against court staff, saying it amounted to “an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law and the Court’s judicial...
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UConn student fugitive in court on murder charge, police say
Business Law 06/11/2020A University of Connecticut student, who police say used a machete to kill a man, fatally shot a high school acquaintance, and then spent six days as a fugitive, will be arraigned Friday on murder and other charges, authorities said.Peter Manfr...
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Court: Methodist bishops must testify in sex abuse case
Business Law 01/25/2020Two United Methodist bishops must testify in a lawsuit filed by a one-time church member who claimed he was sexually abused, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday, turning away the church leaders’ efforts to stay out of the case.The all-Republ...
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Former IAAF president’s corruption trial opens in Paris
Business Law 01/11/2020The corruption trial involving the former president of track and field’s governing body was suspended Monday shortly after it began.Lamine Diack, the former head of the IAAF, has been charged with far-reaching corruption and doping cover-ups.At...
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Supreme Court leaves Kentucky’s ultrasound law in place
Business Law 12/08/2019The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. Enfo...
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Kings coach Walton focused on team, not lawsuit
Business Law 09/28/2019Sacramento Kings first-year coach Luke Walton says he is focused on his team and not worried about a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.Walton spoke publicly Friday at Kings media day for the first time since a former sportscaster filed a civil s...
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EU court says Poland's Supreme Court reforms unlawful
Business Law 06/22/2019The European Union's top court ruled Monday that a Polish law that pushed Supreme Court judges into early retirement violates EU law, a setback for Poland's right-wing government but a move welcomed by critics who worried the measure would cause a se...
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Regulation Of Gun Silencers
Business Law 06/08/2019The Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.The justices did not comment Monday in turning away appeals from two Kansas m...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal over Rosa Parks coat
Business Law 05/11/2019The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a dispute over a coat that belonged to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.The court rejected an appeal Monday. A lawyer for the trustee of Parks' estate says relatives reneged on a deal to turn over a wool coa...
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As Tesla heads to court, shares fall as deliveries slow
Business Law 04/03/2019Tesla's CEO Elon Musk is back in the spotlight for saying something when perhaps he should have remained quiet.A federal judge will hear oral arguments Thursday about whether Musk should be held in contempt of court for violating an agreement with th...