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Delay in Nevada gun buyer law draws protests at court debate
Law Journals 03/06/2018A lawyer seeking a court order to enforce a Nevada gun buyer screening law that has not been enacted despite voter approval in November 2016 blamed the state's Republican governor and attorney general on Friday for stalling the law."For either person...
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Supreme Court sides with Chicago museum in terror case
Law Journals 02/26/2018The Supreme Court is preventing survivors of a 1997 terrorist attack from seizing Persian artifacts at a Chicago museum to help pay a $71.5 million default judgment against Iran.The court ruled 8-0 Wednesday against U.S. victims of a Jerusalem suicid...
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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...