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455 entries in 'Law Center' |
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
2025/04/25
Court won’t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults
2025/04/10
Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal
2025/03/17
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts
2025/03/12
Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants
2025/03/02
Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
2025/02/23
Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week
2025/01/29
Federal appeals court deliberates North Carolina Supreme Court election dispute
2025/01/26
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship - BLOG
2025/01/22
Why Biden pardoned Milley, Fauci and family members? [Q&A]
2025/01/18
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat
2025/01/09
Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case
2025/01/01
Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
2024/11/03
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
2024/10/15
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
2024/10/06
Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
2024/08/31
Supreme Court rebuffs plea to restore multibllliou-dollar student debt plan
2024/08/09
Hearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
2024/08/01
Court filings provide additional details of the US’ first nitrogen gas execution
2024/07/17
Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
2024/07/14
Boston lawyer once named ‘most eligible bachelor’ is sentenced to 5-10 years
2024/07/08
A US appeals court will review its prior order keeping banned books
2024/06/21
Court rejects settlement in water dispute between New Mexico and Texas
2024/06/17
Court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media
2024/05/07
Abortion consumes US politics, courts two years after SCOTUS draft leak
2024/04/15
Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers
2024/04/08
Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil
2024/03/28
Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling
2024/03/22
Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
2024/03/05
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him
2024/02/23
Dani Alves found guilty of rape, sentenced to four and a half years in prison
2024/02/20
Ken Paxton petitions to stop Dallas woman from getting an abortion
2024/02/13
Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for classified docs case
2024/01/08
India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men
2024/01/02
Hong Kong activist publisher Lai pleads not guilty to sedition charges
2023/11/30
Panama’s high court declared a mining contract unconstitutional
2023/11/10
Biden administration warns of disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
2023/11/06
Donald Trump testifies in civil fraud trial. Follow the latest updates
2023/10/27
Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
2023/10/23
Trump trial: accountant testifies, Michael Cohen postpones
2023/10/20
Federal Judge rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional
2023/10/10
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate
2023/09/19
Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony
2023/09/15
Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film
2023/09/12
McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry
2023/08/24
Some states reject federal money to replace dangerous lead pipes
2023/06/12
Austrian court restarts US extradition proceedings for Ukrainian
2023/04/20
Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor
2023/04/14
Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
2023/02/03
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
2022/12/24
Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
2022/12/10
US woman who killed UK teen in crash gets suspended sentence
2022/12/06
Former Nazi camp secretary voices regret, seeks acquittal
2022/12/01
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
2022/11/11
Montana vote adds to win streak for abortion rights backers
2022/10/27
Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states
2022/09/28
Appeals ruling leaves Trump fate in defamation suit in flux
2022/09/19
Iran faces US in international court over asset seizure
2022/09/06
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win
2022/08/26
Lobster fishing union drops lawsuit about new whale closure
2022/08/14
Appeals court puts Georgia PSC elections back on ballot
2022/08/11
Federal horserace authority rules again blocked in 2 states
2022/07/01
Court denies request for emergency halt to Ohio abortion ban
2022/06/13
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation member
2022/05/12
California governor backs plan to pay for some abortions
2022/05/09
California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation
2022/04/27
Supreme Court Notebook: Roberts pays tribute to Breyer
2022/04/23
2nd Circuit denies Yanks request in letter unsealing case
2022/04/20
Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
2022/04/17
Supreme Court denies Penobscot appeal over namesake river
2022/03/29
Judge won’t halt execution over intellectual disability
2022/03/21
Nicholas C. Minshew, Attorney - Minshew & Ahluwalia LLP
2021/10/01
Arkansas court: State can’t enforce ban on mask mandates
2021/08/22
Judge tells prison to seize Nassar’s money for victims
2021/07/02
Ruling is final blow to New Hampshire voter registration law
2021/06/25
High court to rule whether to hear Maine school choice case
2021/06/22
Bankruptcy is Just Filling Out Some Forms, Right?
2021/06/21
High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
2021/06/18
Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
2021/06/06
New Hampshire high court lifting mask requirement; theater reopening
2021/05/26
Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
2021/05/13
Justices consider hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’
2021/04/15
Alaska denied oil check benefits to gay couples, dependents
2021/04/08
NYC corruption case prompts dismissal of 90 drug convictions
2021/04/05
High court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle
2021/03/15
Colorado court: Speed-reading bills violates constitution
2021/03/11
High court orders full disability for worker whose lost limb
2021/02/16
European court rejects case vs Germany over Afghan airstrike
2021/02/10
Polish court rules record compensation for wrongful jailing
2020/12/29
Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
2020/12/20
Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Abrahamson dies
2020/11/29
Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election
2020/11/17
Court weighs challenge to Colorado discrimination law
2020/11/10
GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law
2020/11/02
Legal armies ready if cloudy election outcome heads to court
2020/09/20
White House lawyer in running for seat on the Supreme Court
2020/09/17
Gay marriages rise 5 years after Supreme Court ruling
2020/09/09
WikiLeaks’ Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK court
2020/09/06
Alaska Supreme Court rules bonding plan is unconstitutional
2020/09/01
Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won’t order dismissal
2020/08/27
1st Black woman confirmed to be justice on NJ high court
2020/08/25
California justices toss death penalty for Scott Peterson
2020/08/18
Int'l court: Hezbollah member guilty in Lebanon ex-PM death
2020/08/15
9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines
2020/08/01
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
2020/07/27
Court hears testimony on whether Assange was spied on
2020/07/23
German court convicts former concentration camp guard, 93
2020/07/07
Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall ban
2020/06/27
Supreme Court doesn’t wade into Texas mail-in voting battle
2020/06/25
Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution
2020/06/13
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions order
2020/06/04
Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court
2020/05/28
USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4
2020/05/19
Oregon high court keeps state virus restrictions in place
2020/05/17
Lawyer: Security video in Arbery case may show water breaks
2020/05/14
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
2020/05/10
Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
2020/04/26
Supreme Court sides with government in immigration case
2020/04/16
Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
2020/04/09
Wisconsin’s pandemic election puts focus on state’s court
2020/04/07
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
2020/04/06
Court: UK shouldn’t give US evidence on pair of IS militants
2020/03/17
Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak
2020/03/11
International court approves Afghanistan investigation
2020/03/01
Ex-Phoenix area sheriff declares victory despite court loss
2020/02/20
Florida can’t bar felons who served their time from registering to vote
2020/02/20
Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison
2020/02/14
Walker appointee, judge, prof face off in high court primary
2020/01/18
US court dismisses suit by youths over climate change
2020/01/11
Indian state challenges new citizenship law in Supreme Court
2020/01/09
US courts rule for border walls both public and private
2020/01/09
Former IAAF president’s corruption trial opens in Paris
2019/12/26
Connecticut courts moving notices from newspapers to website
2019/12/18
Protests of Indian law grow despite efforts to contain them
2019/12/02
Ohio court will hear case over bullying, teacher liability
2019/12/01
Court sides with Congress in battle for Trump’s bank records
2019/10/25
Samsung heir Lee appears in court for corruption retrial
2019/10/11
Analysis: Louisiana figures in 2 major Supreme Court cases
2019/09/19
Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal
2019/09/07
Attorneys: Court seat puts Montgomery in far different role
2019/09/03
Cock-a-doodle-doo! French rooster crows over court win
2019/08/30
Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
2019/08/20
Louisiana high court rejects ‘NOLA No-Call’ suit against NFL
2019/08/11
Supreme Court rebuffs Alabama officer charged with murder
2019/08/08
Puerto Ricans get their 3rd governor in 6 days
2019/08/01
Court rules against militant formerly known as H. Rap Brown
2019/07/28
Democratic governor getting to shape Kansas' top court
2019/07/25
Cyprus police frees 5 Israelis, 7 held in hotel rape probe
2019/07/24
Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall
2019/07/20
Dutch Supreme Court upholds Srebrenica deaths liability
2019/07/15
Trump asks Supreme Court to unfreeze border wall money
2019/07/10
US appeals court sides with Trump in lawsuit involving hotel
2019/06/23
Census, redistricting top remaining Supreme Court cases
2019/06/20
Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias
2019/06/18
Option to undo some DUI convictions yet to be widely sought
2019/06/11
Kansas court OKs school funding law but keeps lawsuit open
2019/06/08
Supreme Court sides with Alabama company in patent dispute
2019/06/05
Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships
2019/06/03
Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
2019/05/21
San Francisco police chief: Journalist ‘crossed the line’
2019/05/16
Feds: US Supreme Court should turn down 'Bridgegate' appeal
2019/05/14
Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple’s woes
2019/05/07
A loophole could keep young terror suspects out of US courts
2019/05/03
Trump, GOP states ask appeals court to kill ‘Obamacare’
2019/05/01
EPA reaffirms glyphosate safe for users as court cases grow
2019/04/23
Canada privacy watchdog taking Facebook to court
2019/04/15
6 appear in court on charges they sent mosque attack images
2019/04/04
Spacey’s lawyers returning to court in bar groping case
2019/04/02
Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam
2019/03/22
High court questions courts’ role in partisan redistricting
2019/03/11
Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting
2019/02/11
Opera singer, husband appear in court on sex assault charge
2019/01/12
Court: State, governor can't be sued over public defenders
2019/01/07
EU top court adviser: Google can limit right to be forgotten
2018/12/19
Dutch court upholds Amsterdam’s ban on new tourist stores
2018/12/18
Uber loses UK case on worker rights, expected to appeal
2018/12/16
Colorado baker returns to court over 2nd LGBT bias allegation
2018/12/01
Supreme Court sends bar fees case back for further look
2018/11/28
High court seems to lean against West Virginia in tax cas
2018/11/15
Mixed rulings for Republicans from Kentucky Supreme Court
2018/11/03
Attorney files challenge to eastern Iowa judge appointment
2018/11/01
S. Korea court upholds conscientious objection to military
2018/10/29
Group asks court to reject Arkansas justice's ad lawsuit
2018/10/20
Maldives court overturns prison term for ex-president
2018/10/07
Polish leader appoints top court judges, against ruling
2018/09/27
Bill Cosby's day of reckoning arrives in court
2018/09/23
Supreme Court upholds hospital 'charity care' tax exemption
2018/09/17
Belgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper
2018/09/10
Indiana high court to consider city rental registration fee
2018/09/03
Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing
2018/09/01
Blankenship ballot bid denied by West Virginia Supreme Court
2018/08/22
Sen. Collins, potential swing vote, meets with Kavanaugh
2018/08/17
Lawyers will seek to shift blame for warehouse fire at trial
2018/08/13
Zimbabwe's opposition challenges election results in court
2018/08/04
High court gives mixed verdict on Burgum-Legislature spat
2018/08/01
N Carolina elections board back in court in power struggle
2018/07/22
Judge, calm in court, takes hard line on splitting families
2018/07/19
Trump finds it 'inconceivable' lawyer would tape a client
2018/07/12
Supreme Court enjoys relatively high public confidence
2018/07/08
Pennsylvania court to hear objections to church abuse report
2018/07/04
Feds say ex-firm of Stormy Daniels' lawyer owes unpaid taxes
2018/07/02
California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
2018/06/25
Supreme Court adopts new rules for cell phone tracking
2018/06/18
Court makes no ruling in resolving partisan redistricting cases
2018/06/11
Seals can keep using San Diego children's beach, court says
2018/06/09
Court: Compliance reached in education funding case
2018/06/07
UK Supreme Court criticizes Northern Ireland abortion laws
2018/06/05
High Court Rules in Dispute Over Immigrant Teen's Abortion
2018/06/03
Spanish court nixes terrorism accusation in Basque incident
2018/06/02
Romania: Court tells president to fire anti-graft prosecutor
2018/04/25
Court won't reconsider making public family slain autopsies
2018/04/18
Cosby defense team lobs attacks in court of public opinion
2018/04/16
Court: Man can't be retried for murder after mistrial ruling
2018/04/12
Facebook to stop spending against California privacy effort
2018/04/03
Ex-Missouri governor urges court to allow wind-energy line
2018/04/02
Expensive, partisan Wisconsin high court race nears end
2018/03/29
Large Midwest energy project turns to ex-Missouri governor
2018/03/24
Lohan fails to convince court her image is in video game
2018/03/21
Another key redistricting case goes in front of high court
2018/03/16
California court body has paid $500K to settle sex claims
2018/03/15
Utah teen appears in court in school backpack bomb case
2018/03/08
Martin Shkreli cries in court, is sentenced to 7 years for securities fraud
2018/02/26
Supreme Court declines to take up 'Dreamers' case for now
2018/02/13
Specialist prosecutor for Kosovo court standing down
2018/02/11
Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won't be made public
2018/02/11
Kushner firm seeks court change to keep partners secret
2018/02/08
Supreme Court blocks some redrawn North Carolina districts
2018/01/12
Court: Yes, there is doctor-patient confidentiality
2017/12/01
Arkansas judge blocks state from issuing birth certificates
2017/11/07
Florida man back at Supreme Court with 1st Amendment case
2017/10/20
Court weighing whether graffiti mecca was protected by law
2017/10/12
NC high court reviews death penalty of man who beheaded wife
2017/10/02
Ohio taxpayers lose right to take disputes to high court
2017/09/26
Pakistan ex-PM criticizes judiciary for his disqualification
2017/09/22
Kenya Supreme Court says why it annulled presidential poll
2017/09/20
Toys R Us files for Chapter 11 reorganization
2017/09/16
3 bank customers in Germany fined for ignoring collapsed man
2017/09/13
Justices allow Trump administration ban on most refugees
2017/09/10
Ohio Supreme Court hears dispute on abortion clinic closure
2017/09/03
Trump nominates White House lawyer to important court seat
2017/08/30
Court: Cherokee Freedmen have right to tribal citizenship
2017/08/27
Supreme Court justice blocks ruling on redrawing Texas districts
2017/08/22
UAE prison time dropped for transgender Singaporean, friend
2017/08/19
Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
2017/08/17
French Designer Wins Court Case in Dispute with Brad Pitt
2017/08/11
A Supreme Court pharma case deals consumers a big loss
2017/08/08
NJ Supreme Court Reverses Decades-Old Divorce Law
2017/07/20
North Carolina Court to Rule on Law on Gov's Elections Role
2017/06/26
Supreme Court limits ability to strip citizenship
2017/06/11
Court records outline hours before Virginia shooting
2017/06/10
With court victory, hand of Brazil's president strengthened
2017/06/07
The Latest: Suspect in 36 fire deaths appears in court
2017/06/05
Bill Cosby arrives in court ahead of sexual assault trial
2017/06/04
Court sides with towns over utilities in tax dispute
2017/06/02
In one state, abused animals get a legal voice in court
2017/05/22
Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts
2017/05/20
Ohio Supreme Court justice backs legalizing marijuana
2017/05/13
South Dakota and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe clash in court
2017/05/02
Indiana high court to take up police unreasonable force case
2017/04/17
Ohio high court will review full autopsies from 8 slayings
2017/04/06
US court ruling could bring more suits over Nazi-looted art
2017/04/02
Bangladesh High Court upholds death for 2 in blogger killing
2017/03/26
Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group
2017/03/04
NC governor, legislature head to court in power showdown
2017/03/02
Ohio court considers privacy rights in backpack search
2017/02/24
South African court rules against ICC withdrawal
2017/02/18
NC court blocks law stripping governor of election powers
2017/02/10
Rolling Stone defamation case over rape story back in court
2017/02/10
Kenya court blocks closing of world's biggest refugee camp
2017/01/07
Supreme Court won’t hear Giordano appeal in child-sex case
2016/12/21
Ohio's high court dismisses media lawsuit over bodycam video
2016/12/04
Supreme Court takes up cases about race in redistricting
2016/12/04
UK Supreme Court hears landmark challenge to Brexit plans
2016/11/13
Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama inmate
2016/11/04
Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama inmate
2016/10/18
As time runs out, dozens of judge nominees waiting on Senate
2016/09/26
Court gives fertilizer dealers a reprieve from policy change
2016/09/22
California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review
2016/09/11
Sotomayor calls job on high court blessing and curse
2016/09/08
High court temporarily blocks subpoena over sex ads
2016/08/28
Appeals court refuses to reconsider Wisconsin voter ID cases
2016/08/14
Court again says New Jersey can't legalize sports betting
2016/08/12
Egyptian lawyer, journalist released after prison sentence
2016/07/27
Court reinstates rape charges despite delay in indictment
2016/07/21
Appeals court delay requested in ex-Virginia governor's case
2016/07/20
Arkansas court denies request for new execution law hearing
2016/07/18
Philippine court clears Arroyo of plunder, orders her freed
2016/05/31
Bahrain court more than doubles opposition leader's sentence
2016/05/25
Hulk Hogan, Gawker back in court in Florida
2016/05/08
Spanish court seeks arrest of Putin-linked Russians
2016/04/26
High court won't step into Mich. dispute over harness racing
2016/04/26
Court in Russia-annexed Crimea bans Tatar assembly
2016/04/16
Democrats push McConnell, GOP on Supreme Court nomination
2016/03/21
White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
2016/02/08
Court rejects AG Kane's request to reinstate law license
2015/12/20
Japan court gives go-ahead for restart of 2 nuke reactors
2015/12/02
Court papers: Witness ID'd man in playground shooting
2015/11/27
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman names 2 chief deputies
2015/11/19
Perry's indictment in hands of top Texas criminal court
2015/11/03
Supreme Court considers if Pistorius guilty of murder
2015/10/19
US appeals court upholds gun laws after Newtown massacre
2015/10/18
Britain's High Court rules that Uber app is lawful
2015/10/14
Court again considers fate of seized gold coins worth $80M
2015/09/12
Idaho high court upholds law banning horse racing terminals
2015/09/04
Appeals court overturns county's longest-ever drug sentence
2015/08/18
Appeals court won't reinstate 1990 arson-murder conviction
2015/08/17
Pistorius prosecutors file appeal at Supreme Court
2015/08/05
Texas attorney general accused of lying to investors
2015/07/28
Zimbabweans linked to illegal lion hunt appear in court
2015/07/23
Court agrees with tossing strict North Dakota abortion law
2015/07/20
Wife says Chinese rights lawyer being denied legal counsel
2015/07/08
Peterson returns to court in murder-for-hire trial
2015/07/01
High court won't hear Nevada patient dumping case
2015/06/13
Court allows hotly disputed discount contact lens price law
2014/12/31
US Supreme Court takes case, but plaintiff missing
2014/10/27
Former Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor
2014/05/20
Supreme Court takes up case of fired air marshal
2014/03/14
Inmate pleads guilty in prison guard's stabbing
2013/11/03
Washington, DC Criminal Defense Lawyer
2013/06/10
ID court rules man can face felony stalking charge
2013/06/02
Court Upholds Rifle Sales Reporting Requirement
2013/05/21
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
2012/10/26
Retail group against revised card settlement
2012/10/22
Minn. Supreme Court to hear suicides case appeal
2012/10/10
High court looks at race in college admissions
2012/09/20
MacDonald goes to court in 'Fatal Vision' case
2012/09/12
Outgoing NC Sen. Stevens resigns, joins law firm
2012/08/31
Superior court rejects appeal in Pa. double-murder
2012/08/17
Man who killed wife, baby loses appeal in Mass.
2012/08/08
Ga. court ruling could tighten foreclosure rules
2012/07/25
Court rejects Florida prison privatization appeal
2012/07/18
Goldman agrees to settle mortgage debt class action
2012/07/09
Md. appeals court chief judge nearing retirement
2012/07/03
Report: Okla. court shooting suspect delusional
2012/06/07
Appeals court knocks out Job Corps drug tests
2012/05/26
Kan. gov. signs measure blocking Islamic law
2012/05/16
German sues Macedonia in EU human rights court
2012/05/01
Court to decide if deportation ruling retroactive
2012/02/07
Appeals court: Seniors can't reject Medicare right
2012/01/13
Priest with gambling habit facing prison in Vegas
2012/01/10
Nevada Supreme Court reaches 60,000th case
2011/12/08
Political aide to former Md. governor found guilty
2011/12/01
NY court hears hedge fund boss' bail arguments
2011/11/16
Missouri Supreme Court upholds strip club restrictions
2011/11/11
Court says nothing about health care appeal
2011/11/08
Court to look at life in prison for juveniles
2011/11/06
MF Global faces class-action suits after bankruptcy
2011/11/05
Court: Fla. must weigh arbitration in Madoff case
2011/10/28
Man pleads guilty to Picasso theft at SF gallery
2011/10/27
PETA lawsuit seeks to expand animal rights
2011/10/21
Court orders new trial for convicted Cass County killer
2011/10/20
Mom pleads guilty to forcing beer on children
2011/10/17
US House group files motion in gay marriage suit
2011/09/28
Rentech Announces Final Court Approvals of Settlements
2011/09/28
Ex-workers at Fla. foreclose firm get class action
2011/09/26
Wis. Supreme Court takes payday loan case
2011/09/09
Guilty plea for Va. man in $318K Social Security fraud
2011/09/06
Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle
2011/08/16
2 enter guilty pleas in GOP corruption case
2011/08/14
Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement
2011/08/12
Lawyer: NJ student didn't mean to spy on roommate
2011/08/05
Calif. court hears appeal on gay juror dismissals
2011/08/03
Appeals court overturns rare Mich. death sentence
2011/08/01
Ex-Schuyler teacher seeks OK to plead guilty
2011/06/13
NY lawyers: Affair with boss led to inside trades
2011/06/13
Court orders reconsideration of parole judgment
2011/06/07
Senate confirms Obama lawyer as solicitor general
2011/06/02
Ark. court upholds conviction in TV anchor slaying
2011/05/23
IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty
2011/05/21
Maine lawmaker due in court on gun-threat charges
2011/05/19
SD Supreme Court disciplines circuit judge
2011/05/15
Court says FOIA request cannot be used in lawsuit
2011/05/13
LimeWire settles out of court with major record labels
2011/05/07
Disabled lawyer cranks out lawsuits
2011/05/05
4 guilty in $5.2M Medicare fraud scheme in Houston
2011/04/28
Ohio man pleads guilty in abortion-gunpoint case
2011/04/28
Iowa court reverses child endangerment conviction
2011/04/23
Court denies Va. inmate's lawsuit over beard
2011/04/04
Pa. bus firm in deadly NJ crash is taken off road
2011/03/03
Delaware court upholds Barnes Noble ruling
2011/03/02
Ark high court upholds dismissal of gas lease suit
2011/02/03
Dick's settles with former Neb. worker over pay
2011/02/03
Maine federal judge lets class action in care suit
2011/01/18
Court won't hear appeal from NY couple
2011/01/12
SEC charges 4 with insider trading
2011/01/04
Calif. high court refuses appeal of no-burn rule
2010/12/19
Randy Quaid's wife misses Calif. court hearing
2010/08/30
Utah court rejects appeal from polygamous sect
2010/07/20
NY man gets 19 years to life in wife's poisoning
2010/06/28
Bankruptcy judge approves Visteon disclosure plan
2010/06/14
NY woman sentenced for taking $700K from law firm
2010/06/03
US court weighs school discipline for Web posts
2010/05/17
High court rules out life sentences for juveniles
2010/05/10
DA opposes Polanski's request for sealed testimony
2009/12/23
Judge rejects mandatory condoms on LA porn sets
2009/11/15
LV Law firm sues state over mortgage modification licensing
2009/10/19
2 Hudson residents sue General Mills over Cheerios cholesterol claims
2009/08/03
Workplace Bullying Worse Than Sexual Harassment: Study
2009/08/01
Supreme Court Overturns 75 Mil Malpractice Suit Verdict In NJ
2009/04/20
Court to weigh state's duty to English learners
2009/04/13
Davis Polk Recruits Ex-SEC Aide
2008/12/28
Judge: 2 adoptive dads belong on birth certificate
2008/12/18
Appeals court rejects DC missing pants case
2008/12/16
Oregon bank bombing suspect charged with murder
2008/12/14
Court sides with NY Times in anthrax libel case
2008/10/01
Ex-Attorney Loses Bid to Access Legislator's Records
2008/09/30
Homeowner Get 122K in Hidden Cash, Court Says
2008/09/29
Court Clears Microsoft in $1.5 Billion Patent Action by Lucent
2008/09/24
Attorney's Letter To Jurors Questioned
2008/09/15
Reputation Battle Tied to 4th Circuit Nominee
2008/09/11
'We're Not Cougars,' Women Say In Suit
2008/09/08
EU Court Unfreezes Assets of Saudi Charity
2008/09/08
NY Judge dismisses challenge to gay marriage recognition
2008/09/03
Court Chides Judiciary for Relying on Wikipedia
2008/09/02
Landlord Can Demand Gold Coins, Court Says
2008/08/19
Sixth Circuit Upholds Nudity Ban in Ohio
2008/08/14
Truck Driver Sues For Bridge Collapse
2008/07/29
Coalition Opposes Canyon Granite Removal
2008/07/25
New York AG files complaint
2008/07/22
Monkey See, Monkey Sue
2008/07/18
Jr. College Fired Her For Answering A Student's Question
2008/07/16
New Jersey court strikes down sex offender residence laws
2008/07/14
Ibuprofen Strip Search Violated Student's Rights
2008/07/09
Court Shields Bloggers From Disclosing Names
2008/07/02
'Reality' Show Host Sued For Assault
2008/06/19
Court sides with employee in benefits case
2008/06/17
ACLU files suit against Texas juvenile prison system
2008/06/16
Ginsburg Reverses FOIA Denial
2008/06/11
Class Claims Steak House Knowingly Hires Illegals
2008/06/10
Judge Removed From Office For Phone Rage
2008/06/05
Black Public Defenders Sue Atlanta
2008/05/15
9th Circuit Halts Logging In Sierra Nevada Forest
2008/05/15
Supreme Court rules magistrates may preside
2008/04/25
Makers of Paxil, Zoloft Win
2008/04/21
Paper Wins Dismissal Of Libel Suit
2008/04/16
Court Won't Hear Young Killer's Appeal
2008/04/08
9th Circuit Declines Serial ADA Plaintiff's Appeal
2008/04/04
Ohio Settles Lawsuit Over Youth Prisons
2008/03/25
9th Circuit: County Can't Use RICO
2008/03/20
Man Pleads Guilty After Verdict Tossed
2008/03/18
Court Rules in Favor of Wash. Primary
2008/03/11
Miami appraiser pleads guilty to fraud scheme
2008/03/07
US court dismisses suit on Barr's Plan B pill
2008/03/06
Judge Rejects Murtha Deposition Request
2008/03/05
District judge given probation in gun incident
2008/03/05
Supreme Court to Release Same-Day Tapes
2008/03/05
Ex-Westar execs want charges dismissed
2008/03/04
Judge won't dismiss charges against Haditha commander
2008/03/03
N.Y. man guilty of killing family, burning home
2008/03/03
Venezuelan pleads guilty in suitcase scandal
2008/03/03
Kid Rock Pleads Not Guilty to Battery
2008/03/03
Court Leaves Diabetes Drug Case Intact
2008/03/01
Court Looks At Internet Limits
2008/03/01
Law firm violated debt collection statute, federal suit alleges
2008/02/08
U.S. Appeals Court sets deadlines in Peel case
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Judge to weigh Louisiana AG’s challenge to city jail’s ‘sanctuary’ policy
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2025/04/30 06:33
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the city’s jail.
In legal filings, Murrill claims that the policy — which the state characterizes as a so-called “sanctuary city” policy — is in direct conflict with a newly passed state law that requires state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration agencies.
“The consent decree now sits fundamentally at odds with state law as applicable to immigration detainers,” Murrill said in court documents filed Friday.
A federal court will now determine whether to allow the state of Louisiana to join a 2011 federal suit that resulted in the policy and whether to throw out the policy altogether. A hearing has been set for April 30.
The state’s campaign against “sanctuary” policies comes as President Donald Trump is pushing local law enforcement agencies to join the federal government in his promised immigration crackdown. Since his inauguration, Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to push for more partnerships between local law enforcement units and federal immigration agencies. A few have already signed up. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a longtime immigration hardliner and Trump ally, has worked with Republican lawmakers in the state to enact laws that encourage those collaborations.
As attorney general, Landry criticized a policy adopted by the New Orleans Police Department, under a long-running federal consent decree that blocks officers from enforcing immigration laws.
Neither Murrill’s office nor representatives for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement responded to requests for comment.
In court filings, Murrill said Hutson “does not oppose the (state’s) intervention” in the case.” But a spokesperson for Hutson said that’s not exactly true. “It’s more accurate that we take no position regarding the state intervention,” a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
While she has not taken a position for or against increased collaboration with ICE, in an interview with Fox 8 in December, Hutson noted that the jail’s resources were far too stretched to take on immigration enforcement.
The sheriff’s policy stems from a 2013 federal court settlement in a civil rights case involving two New Orleans construction workers picked up on minor charges in 2009 and 2010. Mario Cacho and Antonio Ocampo sued after they were allegedly illegally held in the city’s jail past the completion of their sentences. The two were held at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency issues such “detainer” requests to local law enforcement agencies, asking them to hold onto arrestees who are suspected of immigration violations. Local agencies are only supposed to honor the hold requests for 48 hours, after which they should let detainees free. But in 2009 and 2010, then-Sheriff Marlin Gusman detained Cacho and Ocampo for months, according to legal filings in their case against the office.
Ocampo and Cacho settled the case with the Sheriff’s Office in 2013, and Gusman agreed to adopt a new policy on immigration investigations. The resulting policy blocks the agency from investigating immigration violations
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Court won’t revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults
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2025/04/25 07:35
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Minnesota asking to revive the state’s ban on gun-carry permits for young adults.
The justices also left in place a ban on guns at the University of Michigan, declining to hear an appeal from a man who argued he has a right to be armed on campus. No justice noted a dissent in either case.
Taken together, the actions reflect the high court’s apparent lack of appetite for cases that further explore the constitutional right to “keep and bear arms.”
The court has repeatedly turned away gun cases since its 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights and a clarifying 2024 decision that upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.
The decision not to hear the Minnesota case was somewhat surprising because both sides sought the Supreme Court’s review and courts around the country have come to different conclusions about whether states can limit the gun rights of people aged 18 to 20 without violating the Constitution.
The federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled that the Minnesota ban conflicted with the Second Amendment, which the court noted sets no age limit and generally protects ordinary, law-abiding young adults.
In January, the federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns.
In February, a federal judge declined to block Hawaii’s ban on gun possession for people under 21.
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Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal
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2025/04/10 11:42
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A former Conservative lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when placing bets on the timing of Britain’s general election last year, the Gambling Commission said Monday.
Craig Williams was one of several people who had been investigated for cashing in on insider knowledge on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call the election. Other members of the Conservative Party that controlled government at the time and a police officer were among those facing charges that carry a potential two-year prison term, if convicted.
It’s legal for politicians to wager on elections, but the investigation was about whether they used inside information to gain an unfair advantage. One of the popular bets at the time was to wager on the date the prime minister would call an election.
At the time, the conventional wisdom was that Sunak would call an election in the fall, but he surprised people in May when he set the election date for July 4th. The announcement was a disaster as Sunak was drenched in pouring rain outside his residence and word quickly spread that a handful of people with connections to the party had placed suspiciously timed bets.
The vote six weeks later ended up being a bloodbath for Conservatives, as the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, swept them out of office for the first time in 14 years.
Williams, who was Sunak’s parliamentary private secretary and running for reelection, had disclosed he placed a 100-pound ($131) bet on a July election days before the date had been announced.
“I committed an error of judgment, not an offense, and I want to reiterate my apology directly to you,” he said in a video posted on social media in June.
In the election, Williams lost his seat representing an area of Wales, finishing third.
Others facing charges included Russell George, a Conservative in the Welsh parliament, Nick Mason, a former chief data officer for the Tories and Thomas James, the director of the Welsh Conservatives.
Anthony Lee, a former Conservative campaign director, was also charged alongside his wife, Laura Saunders, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament representing an area of southwest England.
George was suspended by the Conservative Party after news of the criminal case.
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Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts
Law Center |
2025/03/17 05:47
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As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans.
From layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs to a Pentagon purge of archives that documented diversity in the military, veterans have been acutely affected by Trump’s actions. And with the Republican president determined to continue slashing the federal government, the burden will only grow on veterans, who make up roughly 30% of the federal workforce and often tap government benefits they earned with their military service.
“At a moment of crisis for all of our veterans, the VA’s system of health care and benefits has been disastrously and disgracefully put on the chopping block by the Trump administration,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, at a news conference last week.
Most veterans voted for Trump last year — nearly 6 in 10, according to AP Votecast, a nationwide survey of more than 120,000 voters. Yet congressional Republicans are standing in support of Trump’s goals even as they encounter fierce pushback in their home districts. At a series of town halls this week, veterans angrily confronted Republican members as they defended the cuts made under Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
“Do your job!” Jay Carey, a military veteran, yelled at Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards at a town hall in North Carolina.
“I’m a retired military officer,” an attendee at another forum in Wyoming told Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman before questioning whether DOGE had actually discovered any “fraud.”
Although Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson advised his members to skip the town halls and claimed that they were being filled with paid protesters, some Republicans were still holding them and trying to respond to the criticism.
“It looks radical, but it’s not. I call it stewardship, in my opinion,” Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida said on a tele-town hall. “I think they’re doing right by the American taxpayer. And I support that principle of DOGE.”
Still, some Republicans have expressed unease with the seemingly indiscriminate firings of veterans, especially when they have not been looped in on the administration’s plans. At a town hall on Friday, Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw told the audience, “We’re learning about this stuff at the speed of light, the way you are. I think there’s been some babies thrown out with the bath water here, but we’re still gathering information on it.”
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, added, “If you’re doing a job that we need you to do, you’re doing it well, yeah, we’ve got to fight for you.”
The Republican chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Rep. Mike Bost, assured listeners on a tele-town hall last week that he and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins are talking regularly. As the VA implements plans to cut roughly 80,000 jobs, Bost has said he is watching the process closely, but he has expressed support and echoed Collins’ assurances that veterans’ health care and benefits won’t be slashed.
“They’ve cut a lot, but understand this: Essential jobs are not being cut,” Bost said, but then added that his office was helping alert the VA when people with essential jobs had in fact been terminated.
Two federal judges this month ordered the Trump administration to rehire the probationary employees who were let go in the mass firings. At the VA, some of those employees have now been put on administrative leave, but a sense of dread and confusion is still hanging over much of the federal workforce.
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Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants
Law Center |
2025/03/12 23:47
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The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the country is no longer able to absorb newcomers adequately.
The measure is temporary and intended to ensure that those migrants who are already in the country can be better integrated, Chancellor Christian Stocker from the conservative Austrian People’s Party said.
“Austria’s capacities are limited, and that is why we have decided to prevent further overloading,” Stocker said.
The new measure means that migrants with so-called protected status — meaning they cannot be deported — are no longer allowed to bring family members still living in their home countries to Austria.
The new three-party coalition made up of the People’s Party, the center-left Social Democrats and the liberal Neos, has said that curbing migration is one of its top issues and vowed to implement strict new asylum rules.
Official figures show that 7,762 people arrived in Austria last year as part of family reunion procedures for migrants. In 2023 the figure was 9,254. Most new arrivals were minors.
Migrants who are still in the asylum process or have received a deportation order are not allowed in the first place to bring family members from their countries of origin.
Most recent asylum seekers came from Syria and Afghanistan, the Austrian chancellery said in a statement.
The European Union country has 9 million inhabitants.
Stocker said the measure was necessary because “the quality of the school system, integration and ultimately the security of our entire systems need to be protected — so that we do not impair their ability to function.”
The government said it had already informed the EU of its new measures. It denied to say for how long it would put family reunions on hold.
“Since last summer, we have succeeded in significantly reducing family reunification,” Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. “Now we are creating the legal basis to ensure this stop is sustainable.”
All over the continent, governments have been trying to cut the number of migrants. The clamp-down on migrants is a harsh turnaround from ten years ago, when countries like Germany and Sweden openly welcomed more than 1 million migrants from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Many communities and towns in other countries, such as Germany, also say they no longer have capacities to find shelter or homes for migrants.
The EU is trying to keep more migrants from entering its 27-country bloc and move faster to deport those whose asylum procedures are rejected.
On Tuesday, the EU unveiled a new migration proposal that envisions the opening of so-called “return hubs” to be set up in third countries to speed up the deportation for rejected asylum-seekers.
So far, only 20% of people with a deportation order are effectively removed from EU territory, according to the European Commission.
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Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
Law Center |
2025/03/02 08:06
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President Donald Trump signed on Saturday an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
The order allows government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English.
It rescinds a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.
“Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but also reinforce shared national values, and create a more cohesive and efficient society,” according to the order.
“In welcoming new Americans, a policy of encouraging the learning and adoption of our national language will make the United States a shared home and empower new citizens to achieve the American dream,” the order also states. “Speaking English not only opens doors economically, but it helps newcomers engage in their communities, participate in national traditions, and give back to our society.”
More than 30 states have already passed laws designating English as their official language, according to U.S. English, a group that advocates for making English the official language in the United States.
For decades, lawmakers in Congress have introduced legislation to designate English as the official language of the U.S., but those efforts have not succeeded.
Within hours of Trump’s inauguration last month, the new administration took down the Spanish language version of the official White House website.
Hispanic advocacy groups and others expressed confusion and frustration at the change. The White House said at the time it was committed to bringing the Spanish language version of the website back online. As of Saturday, it was still not restored.
The White House did not immediately respond to a message about whether that would happen.
Trump shut down the Spanish version of the website during his first term. It was restored when President Joe Biden was inaugurated in 2021.
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