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Cross-examination drives key Weinstein accuser to tears
Law Firm News 02/01/2020A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein broke down in tears on the witness stand on Monday during an exhaustive cross-examination over the nature of her relationship with the once-powerful movie mogul.The drama, which ...
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Tweets urge calls to Supreme Court for fair Senate trial
U.S. Court News 01/31/2020The Supreme Court doesn't have a public comment line for its own work, much less the Senate's.That hasn't stopped a fair number of social media users from urging people to call Chief Justice John Roberts at the Supreme Court and demand a fair trial o...
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Lawmakers slam Missouri Supreme Court over bail rules
Litigation Reports 01/27/2020Dozens of Missouri lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to undo new rules limiting when judges can impose bail, a move that was aimed at reducing court costs that can derail the lives of low-income defendants. More than 80 legislators signed ...
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Court throws out 50-year sentence for man who killed wife
Legal Events 01/26/2020The Michigan appeals court has thrown out a 50-year prison sentence for a former Cub Scout leader and teacher who was convicted of killing his wife.Andrew Farley Jr. of Grand Blanc Township was convicted of second-degree murder. But the appeals court...
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Top Arizona court rules frozen embryos in breakup must be donated
Legal Compliance 01/25/2020The Arizona Supreme Court released a decision Thursday in a case that determined if a woman can use her frozen embryos to have a baby even if her ex-husband disagrees.A trial court had ruled against Torres, saying the contract she and her then-boyfri...
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Court takes another look at Native American adoption law
U.S. Court News 01/23/2020A 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children was getting a second look Wednesday from a federal appeals court in New Orleans.A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit...
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Top Arizona court rules frozen embryos in breakup must be donated
Litigation Reports 01/23/2020The Arizona Supreme Court released a decision Thursday in a case that determined if a woman can use her frozen embryos to have a baby even if her ex-husband disagrees.A trial court had ruled against Torres, saying the contract she and her then-boyfri...
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Supreme Court rejects fast-track review of health care suit
U.S. Law Review 01/21/2020The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to consider a fast-track review of a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, making it highly unlikely that the justices would decide the case before the 2020 election.The court denied a request by 20 m...
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Bangladesh court orders 231 factories closed to save river
Legal Events 01/19/2020Bangladesh’s High Court has asked authorities to shut down 231 factories surrounding the highly polluted main river in the nation’s capital, lawyers and activists said Tuesday. Manzil Murshid, who filed a petition with the court seeking i...
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Missouri court permanently blocks key part of voter photo ID
Litigation Reports 01/15/2020The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday permanently blocked a central portion of a 2016 voter identification law that it said had required a “misleading” and “contradictory” sworn statement from people lacking a photo ID.The 5-2...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal in texting suicide case
Legal Events 01/11/2020The Supreme Court on Monday left in place the conviction of a Massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself.Michelle Carter is serving a 15-month sentence after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the ...
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US courts rule for border walls both public and private
U.S. Court News 01/09/2020Crews could start building a private border wall in South Texas within the coming days following a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that lifted a restraining order against the project.U.S. District Judge Randy Crane’s order was the second ...