Recent Updates
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Chinese woman pleads guilty in college test-taking scheme
Legal Review 11/04/2015A Chinese woman pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to have two other women take college admissions examinations in her place to help her get accepted to Virginia Tech. Yue Zou acknowledged having her boyfriend contact a China-based test-taki...
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Lawyer tried to keep Somali rape victim in Australia
Legal Review 10/19/2015A lawyer for a pregnant Somalia refugee rape victim said Monday that he wanted to seek a court order keeping her in Australia before the government suddenly flew her to Nauru without providing the abortion she had requested.The case of the 23-year-ol...
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Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case
Legal Review 10/12/2015The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after giving birth to a baby with methamphetamine in his system. Melissa McCann-Arms, 39, was convicted by a jury in Polk County ...
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Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chance
Legal Review 11/06/2012Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground state like Florida or Ohio to be too close to call, with thousands of absentee or provis...
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Court date postponed in Hines Ward extortion case
Legal Review 10/25/2012A preliminary hearing for a man charged with trying to extort $15,000 from former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was postponed Tuesday until Dec. 3 at the request of his attorney. Defense attorney David Shrager said he needed more time ...
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NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act
Legal Review 10/19/2012Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, adding fuel to an issue ...
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Ex-NFL WR Hurd pleads not guilty to new charges
Legal Review 10/05/2012Former NFL receiver Sam Hurd pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new indictment accusing him of trying to obtain cocaine and marijuana while he was out on bond awaiting trial on charges of trying to start a drug ring in the Chicago area. The indictment...
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High court to consider drunken driving case
Legal Review 09/27/2012The Supreme Court will decide when law enforcement officers must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on an unwilling drunken-driving suspect. The issue has divided federal and state courts around the country and the justices on Tuesday agreed ...
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W.Va. court hears 'rescue' funding arguments
Legal Review 09/05/2012Whether West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry receives additional public funds for his campaign hinges on whether the U.S. Supreme Court sees a difference between elections for the judiciary and races for other political posts, the stat...
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Ohio man pleads not guilty to Pitt threat charges
Legal Review 08/29/2012An Ohio man charged with conspiracy for allegedly claiming to be part of the computer hacking group "Anonymous" and posting a YouTube threat to release confidential computer information belonging to the University of Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty on ...
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Pa. high court fast tracks juvenile lifer appeals
Legal Review 08/08/2012Pennsylvania's highest court is moving quickly to determine how to respond to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles aren't constitutional.The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group based in Washi...
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Gay marriage ban backers seek Supreme Court review
Legal Review 08/03/2012Backers of California's ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional, a move that means the bitter, four-year court fight over Proposition 8 cou...