Recent Updates
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New voter ID law immediately challenged in N Carolina court
Court Watch 12/17/2018The North Carolina law detailing a new voter photo identification requirement got challenged in court Wednesday mere moments after the Republican-led General Assembly completed the override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the measure.Six vote...
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Colorado baker returns to court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation
Law Reviews 12/16/2018Attorneys for a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stand partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — argued in federal court Tuesday that the state is punishing him again over his ...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban
Law Reviews 12/14/2018The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.Two federal courts have temporarily blocked the policy President Donald Trump announced in Nove...
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Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
Law Reviews 12/12/2018A Thai court ruled Tuesday that a soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia can be held for 60 days pending the completion of an extradition request by Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago on account of alleged political persecution...
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Chinese executive facing US extradition appears in court
Recent Cases 12/10/2018A Canadian prosecutor urged a Vancouver court to deny bail to a Chinese executive at the heart of a case that is shaking up U.S.-China relations and worrying global financial markets.Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of telecommunications gia...
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Mexico president blasts 'stratospheric' supreme court wages
Law Journals 12/09/2018The Mexican president is butting heads with the Supreme Court just one week into office after judges suspended a law that would cap public sector salaries, one of his key campaign promises.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused the judges of l...
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Court deadlines set stage for more Russia probe details
Headline Legal News 12/08/2018Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation on Friday as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump.The special counsel and federal prosecutors in New York are filin...
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High court seems to lean against West Virginia in tax case
Law Reviews 12/07/2018The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to side with a retired U.S. marshal who argues West Virginia is discriminating against former federal law enforcement officers like him by giving a more generous tax break to former state law enforcement offic...
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EU court adviser: Britain could change its mind on Brexit
Legal Issues 12/07/2018A top official at the European Union's highest court advised Tuesday that Britain can unilaterally change its mind about leaving the European Union, boosting hopes among to pro-EU campaigners in the U.K. that Brexit can be stopped.Prime Minister Ther...
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Supreme Court to hear closely watched double jeopardy case
Legal Compliance 12/07/2018The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about an exception to the Constitution's ban on being tried for the same offense. The outcome could have a spillover effect on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.The justices are ta...
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Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure
Legal Issues 12/03/2018to her election challenge of President Paul Kagame, as judges said the prosecution failed to provide proof of insurrection and forgery.Diane Rwigara’s case has drawn global attention as Kagame again faces pressure to give more space to critics ...
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Indian court orders Briton held during copter bribery probe
Recent Cases 12/01/2018An Indian court on Wednesday ruled that officials may hold a British man while they investigate him for alleged bribery in a canceled $670 million helicopter deal between India and an Italian defense company.Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Briton Christia...