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Appeals court orders judge to expunge woman's convictions
Headline Legal News 09/16/2016A state appeals court has overruled a western Indiana judge and ordered him to expunge a woman's convictions despite his disgust for her crimes. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 last week that Jay Circuit Judge Brian Hutchison must expunge the ...
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Court reinstates rape charges despite delay in indictment
Headline Legal News 07/28/2016The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated rape and kidnapping charges against a Cleveland man who argued that a 20-year delay in indicting him was unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision, the court also ordered an appeals court to recon...
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High Court won't hear dispute over birthright citizenship
Headline Legal News 06/12/2016The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a group of American Samoans who say the United States should grant full citizenship to people born in the U.S. territory. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the constitutional...
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High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit
Headline Legal News 06/07/2016The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said ...
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Man admits kidnapping teen girl, raping her during captivity
Headline Legal News 05/30/2016A man who kidnapped a 14-year-old girl when she accepted his offer of a ride home from school because her feet were sore, held her in captivity for nine months and raped her repeatedly at his trailer acknowledged his crimes on Thursday. Nathan...
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Kansas Supreme Court reviews lawmakers' school aid changes
Headline Legal News 05/10/2016Attorneys for Kansas hope to persuade the state Supreme Court that recent changes in the state's education funding system are fair enough to poor districts that the justices can abandon a threat to shut down public schools. The high court was set to ...
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High court won't step into Mich. dispute over harness racing
Headline Legal News 04/25/2016The Supreme Court won't step into a dispute between Michigan gaming officials and a group of harness racing drivers over allegations of race-fixing. The drivers had refused to speak to state investigators without a grant of immunity from prosecution....
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Supreme Court's future hangs in the balance in 2016
Headline Legal News 04/01/2016Hillary Clinton said Monday that the future of the Supreme Court would hang in the balance of the 2016 election, warning that Republican front-runner Donald Trump would bring division to the court if he was allowed to shape its future. Clinton said T...
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Attorney: Court ruling lets Ohio political candidates lie
Headline Legal News 03/28/2016Candidates for public office in Ohio can lie and get away with it under a recent federal court ruling that struck down a state law banning false statements in campaigns, an attorney says. Attorney Donald Brey, who has represented Republicans in cases...
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Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute
Headline Legal News 03/21/2016The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a pricy patent dispute between Samsung and Apple. The justices said Monday they will review a $399 million judgment against South Korea-based Samsung for illegally copying patented aspects of the look of...
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White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
Headline Legal News 03/19/2016A white South Carolina trooper pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop. Trooper Sean Groubert, 32, faces up to 20 years in prison. The shoo...
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Nevada's GOP governor honored by mention about high court
Headline Legal News 02/17/2016The prospect of President Barack Obama's nominating a Republican for the Supreme Court seems a long shot, but there's been some talk in Washington about Nevada's GOP governor, Brian Sandoval. Sandoval says he's honored to have his name mentioned as a...
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