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Supreme Court asked to review 'Making a Murderer' confession
Law Journals 02/22/2018Lawyers for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series on Netflix asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a federal appeals court decision that held his confession was voluntary.Brendan Dassey's legal team told the high c...
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Supreme Court: Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Is Narrow
Law Reviews 02/16/2018The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that whistleblower protections passed by Congress after the 2008 financial crisis only apply to people who report problems to the government, not more broadly.The justices said that a part of the Dodd-Frank Act that ...
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Courts: Bail reform working, but sustainable funding needed
Legal Compliance 02/16/2018judge overseeing the program says it faces financial difficulties.A report submitted last week by Judge Glenn Grant, who runs the state's court system, also shows the program faces financial difficulties because it relies on court fees instead of a "...