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Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities
Criminal Law 07/17/2023Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night...
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Amazon pushes back against Europe’s pioneering new digital rules
Criminal Law 07/13/2023Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards.The online reta...
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Southern Indiana man bolts from courtroom before capture
Criminal Law 06/07/2023A man sentenced to 200 days in jail for a probation violation bolted from a southern Indiana courtroom and tried to escape before two shocks from a stun gun brought him down, police said.Trevin Littlejohn, 35, of Columbus, faces a new charge of resis...
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Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
Criminal Law 05/19/2023Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail...
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Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
Criminal Law 04/15/2023The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.The Justice Department and Danco Laboratori...
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Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips
Criminal Law 04/11/2023Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by...
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The Law Offices of John M. Lynch, LLC
Criminal Law 04/02/2023A National Presence with clients all over the country. For years, The Law Offices of John M. Lynch, LLC, has been committed to providing clients with the attentive service and the strong representation needed to resolve St. Louis, MO criminal defense...
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UK couple to remain jailed after baby’s remains found in bag
Criminal Law 03/01/2023A couple whose disappearance sparked a nationwide search in England were ordered to remain in custody Friday after evidence presented during a court hearing revealed that the remains of an infant were found in a garden shed close to where the pair we...
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government
Criminal Law 01/12/2023Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will d...
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Tribe continues fight against proposed Arizona copper mine
Criminal Law 11/17/2022The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state Department of Environmental Quality illegally issued a Clean Water Act permit for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine, which is being opposed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe.The decision overtu...
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Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states
Criminal Law 10/27/2022Lawmakers in the border state of Tamaulipas voted Wednesday night to legalize same-sex marriages, becoming the last of Mexico’s 32 states to authorize such unions.The measure to amend the state’s Civil Code passed with 23 votes in favor, ...
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Court rejects request to rehear gender dysphoria case
Criminal Law 10/08/2022A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.In August, a three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...