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Court: Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation
Recent Cases 07/13/2018In a case that has attracted national attention, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday that judges in the state have the authority to order people to remain drug free as a condition of probation and under some circumstances order a defendant jail...
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Conservatives close in on dream: Tipping court right
Legal Issues 07/11/2018President Donald Trump’s selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a new Supreme Court nominee last Monday culminates a three-decade project unparalleled in American history to install a reliable conservative majority on the nation’s highest ...
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German court: Catalan politician can legally be extradited
Trial Coverage 07/09/2018A German court on Thursday removed a hurdle to the extradition of a prominent Catalan politician on charges of embezzlement, setting the stage for a possible trial in Spain but on lesser charges than prosecutors there had hoped for.In its decision in...
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The Latest: Trump promises 'great' pick for Supreme Court
National News 07/05/2018President Donald Trump is promising to select a "great" Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of retiring Justice Anthony KennedyThe president said Tuesday at a "Salute to Service" dinner in West Virginia that he "hit a home run" with Justice Nei...
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Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list
Recent Cases 07/03/2018leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump's thinking ...
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Ex-Malaysia leader Najib charged with breach of trust, graft
Breaking Legal News 07/02/2018Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion-dollar graft scandal at a state investment fund led to his stunning election defeat.He pleaded not guilty ...
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Drivers challenge license suspensions for unpaid court debt
Recent Cases 07/02/2018It can start with a couple of traffic tickets. Unable to pay the tickets right away, a driver becomes saddled with late fees, fines and court costs. Soon, the driver may be taken off the road indefinitely.More than 40 states allow the suspension of d...
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California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
Legal Events 07/01/2018Online 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 ...
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Prosecutor to press court to release church abuse report
National News 06/29/2018Pennsylvania's highest court is being pressed to publicly release a major grand jury report on allegations of child sexual abuse and cover-ups in six of the state's Roman Catholic dioceses.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro will ask the court...
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Supreme Court upholds Trump administration travel ban
Recent Cases 06/27/2018The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’...
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High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
Headline Legal News 06/22/2018The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax. The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme Court decisions that impacted online sa...
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Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota's voter clothing law
Headline Legal News 06/14/2018The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law that barred voters in the state from wearing a wide range of political hats, T-shirts and pins to the polls.Minnesota had defended its law as a reasonable restriction that keeps order at polli...