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Romania: Court tells president to fire anti-graft prosecutor
Law Reviews 06/02/2018Romania's top court on Wednesday told the country's president to fire the chief anti-corruption prosecutor, widely praised for her efforts to root out high-level graft, but a thorn in the side of some politicians.The move angered some Romanians. More...
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Top Texas court says condemned inmate not mentally disabled
Legal Compliance 06/02/2018Texas' highest criminal court narrowly ruled Wednesday that a death row inmate is mentally capable enough to execute, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that his intellectual capacity had been improperly assessed and agreement by his lawyer and pros...
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UK Supreme Court criticizes Northern Ireland abortion laws
Law Journals 06/02/2018Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday criticized Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws but dismissed a legal challenge.A majority of the court decided that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which initiated the case, did not have the ...
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Congressional Dems take Trump to court over foreign favors
Law Journals 06/01/2018Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court Thursday that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting foreign state favors without first seeking congressional approval.The case argues tha...
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High Court Rules in Dispute Over Immigrant Teen's Abortion
Law Reviews 05/30/2018The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case about a pregnant immigrant teen who obtained an abortion with the help of the ACLU, siding with the Trump administration and wiping away a lower court decision for the teen but rejecting a suggestion her lawye...
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Supreme Court allows Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
National News 05/26/2018The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put into effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. The justices did not comment Tuesday in r...
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The Latest: Colorado governor announces Supreme Court pick
Law Reviews 05/26/2018Gov. John Hickenlooper has named Carlos Samour to the Colorado Supreme Court, filling a vacancy left by Chief Justice Nancy Rice's imminent retirement.Samour, a judge in the 18th Judicial District in Arapahoe County, is best known for presiding over ...
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Man run down, 50 years after killing girl in hit-and-run
Law Reviews 05/26/2018A Vietnam War veteran who confessed five years ago to killing a 4-year-old girl in a 1968 hit-and-run was trying to protect children when a woman drove her car onto a baseball field in Maine during a game, striking and killing him.Screaming bystander...
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Detroit-area couple in court over control of frozen embryos
Notable Attorneys 05/26/2018A Detroit-area woman seeking custody of as many as 10 frozen embryos is asking a judge to appoint a guardian over them while she clashes with her former partner for control.Gloria Karungi and Ronaldlee Ejalu have a daughter who has sickle cell diseas...
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Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
Law Reviews 05/22/2018A gold exploration proposal near Yellowstone National Park faced a significant setback as a judge blamed Montana officials for understating the potential for mining to harm land, water and wildlife.The ruling released Friday means the Montana Departm...
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Ford fined by Australian court for mishandling complaints
Law Reviews 05/16/2018Ford Motor Co.'s Australian subsidiary has been fined 10 million Australian dollars ($7.6 million) for mishandling customer complaints about faulty automatic transmissions in thousands of cars.The fine in the Federal Court on Thursday equals the larg...
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Pennsylvania asks court to keep Amazon incentives a secret
Recent Cases 05/16/2018Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration went to court this week to block requests for records of financial incentives it offered Amazon to build its second headquarters in Pennsylvania.An administration lawyer asked Commonwealth Court to reverse an...