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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...
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High court won’t referee dispute over Michael Jordan images
Business Law 03/25/2019The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t step in to referee a copyright dispute between Nike and a photographer who took a well-known image of basketball great Michael Jordan. That means lower court rulings for the athletic apparel maker will sta...
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Justices spurn Georgia inmate, despite juror’s racial slurs
Business Law 03/18/2019The Supreme Court is rejecting a new appeal from a Georgia death row inmate, despite evidence that a juror in his capital case used racial slurs.The high court had previously blocked the execution of Georgia inmate Keith Leroy Tharpe. But the justice...
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Fight over report on Wynn allegations back in court Jan. 4
Business Law 12/20/2018The fight over a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report on allegations of sexual misconduct against former casino mogul Steve Wynn will be back in a Nevada courtroom next month.Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez on Thursday set a Jan. 4 c...
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Mexico's high court tosses law on policing by military
Business Law 11/17/2018Mexico's Supreme Court invalidated a controversial law signed last year that created a legal framework for the military to work in a policing role in much of the country, ruling Thursday that the measure violated the constitution by trying to normali...
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Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case
Business Law 10/12/2018Manhattan’s district attorney dropped part of the criminal sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after evidence emerged that cast doubt on the account one of his three accusers provided to the grand jury.The development was a...
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Court: Dismissal of cop's Black Lives Matter lawsuit is just
Business Law 08/16/2018A federal appeals court says a Louisiana court rightly dismissed a deputy's lawsuit accusing Black Lives Matter and several leaders of inciting violence that led to a deadly 2016 attack on law enforcement officers.The Advocate reports a three-judge p...
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Missouri court gives jolt of life to long Midwest power line
Business Law 07/17/2018A proposal for a high-voltage power line carrying wind energy across the Midwest received a jolt of new life Tuesday as the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that state regulators had wrongly rejected it.The ruling is a major victory in the quest by Clean...
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California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
Business Law 07/03/2018Online review site Yelp.com cannot be ordered to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm that a judge determined were defamatory, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday in a closely watched case that internet companies warned could be ...