Recent Updates
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman returns to court in drug case
Court News 05/07/2017Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is returning to a Brooklyn courtroom Friday, a day after a judge rejected his request to be allowed in the general inmate population.The 59-year-old defendant famous for twice escaping from prison in Mexico...
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Top Kansas Court to Revisit Death Penalty in Wichita Murders
Court News 05/07/2017The Kansas Supreme Court is considering for a second time whether to spare two brothers from being executed for four murders in what became known as "the Wichita massacre" after earlier rulings in the men's favor sparked a political backlash.The just...
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Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems
Court News 03/08/2017Everyone was in place for the hearing in Atlanta immigration court: the Guinean man hoping to stay in the U.S., his attorney, a prosecutor, a translator and the judge. But because of some missing paperwork, it was all for nothing.When the government ...
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High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
Court News 02/24/2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws.The justices ruled unanimously that the company's shipment of a single part of a ...
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Man accused of killing Orlando officer defiant in court
Court News 01/23/2017A man suspected of fatally shooting a Florida police officer spoke out of turn and was defiant in an Orlando courtroom where he made an initial appearance on charges of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend.Forty-one-year-old Markeith Loyd told the judg...
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Supreme Court takes up cases about race in redistricting
Court News 12/08/2016The Supreme Court is taking up a pair of cases in which African-American voters maintain that Southern states discriminated against them in drawing electoral districts.The justices are hearing arguments Monday in redistricting disputes from North Car...
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US Supreme Court could hear Charleston company, Lexmark case
Court News 11/23/2016A small Charleston company that refills and resells empty toner cartridges could soon be defending itself before the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute that could affect huge tech companies and pharmaceutical firms.Lexmark, a Lexington, Kentucky-based p...
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ICC prosecutor: African states leaving court is 'regression'
Court News 11/23/2016The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Tuesday that it is a "regression" for African nations — including her home country of Gambia — to quit the court and said the continent should work with her office to end impunity for atrocities.Spea...
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Stepmom of scalded boy who died pleads guilty to murder
Court News 09/02/2016A woman accused of holding her 4-year-old stepson in a scalding bath, covering his burns and not getting him medical care before he died was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder and other charges on Thursday.A Warr...
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Appeals court refuses to reconsider Wisconsin voter ID cases
Court News 08/31/2016A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a pair of rulings affecting Wisconsin's voter ID law, meaning no more changes to the requirement are likely before the November election.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously dec...
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Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court
Court News 08/20/2016A white former police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist is returning to a federal courtroom in South Carolina.U.S. District Judge David Norton has set a Friday hearing on the civil rights charges brought against former North C...
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Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs
Court News 08/20/2016A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby's effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women, saying the documents are now a matter of public knowledge.The 3rd U.S. Circuit...