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Fresno killings suspect shouts out during 1st court hearing
Political and Legal News 04/23/2017increasingly hit the United States as he was ushered into a cramped courtroom for his first appearance before a judge.Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, was supposed to be officially informed about the first-degree murder charge he is accused of in the shooting ...
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White officer headed to court ahead of civil rights trial
Political and Legal News 04/23/2017A white former South Carolina police officer charged in the death of an unarmed black motorist is expected in court as his federal trial approaches.A motions hearing is scheduled Friday in the case against 35-year-old Michael Slager.Slager's federal ...
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Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
Legal Review 04/23/2017Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be considered an extremist group.The court ordered the closure of the group's Russi...
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Conservatives fault Arkansas court for halting executions
Politics 04/23/2017Arkansas' attempt to carry out its first execution in nearly 12 years wasn't thwarted by the type of liberal activist judge Republicans regularly bemoan here, but instead by a state Supreme Court that's been the focus of expensive campaigns by conser...
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Political fights over Supreme Court seats nothing new
Politics 04/03/2017Wondering when Supreme Court nominations became so politically contentious? Only about 222 years ago — when the Senate voted down George Washington's choice for chief justice. "We are in an era of extreme partisan energy right now. In such a moment, ...
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S Korea's Park questioned at court hearing on arrest request
Legal Review 04/03/2017South Korea's disgraced ex-President Park Geun-hye was being questioned Thursday by a court that will decide if she should be arrested over corruption allegations that have already toppled her from power. Live TV footage earlier showed a stern-lookin...
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High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute
Legal Interview 04/03/2017The Supreme Court seemed to struggle on Monday over whether some of the nation's largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers. Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit ...
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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Young announces retirement
Practice Legal News 04/03/2017Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young plans to retire and return to his former law firm.A statement from the court says Young announced his plans Wednesday during a meeting with fellow Michigan Supreme Court justices. The 65-year-old says his r...
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Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick
Practice Legal News 04/03/2017Senate Democrats on Monday forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing.Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Commi...
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International court orders reparations for Congo attack
Political and Legal News 04/03/2017The International Criminal Court on Friday awarded symbolic reparations of $250 each to nearly 300 people who lost relatives, property or livestock or suffered psychological harm in a deadly attack on a Congolese village in 2003.Judges also awarded c...
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National Verdicts
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State Bar & Other Associations O-W
State Bar & Other Associations 03/30/2017Ohio State Bar Oklahoma State Bar Oregon State Bar Pennsylvania Bar Association Rhode Island Bar Association South Carolina Bar South Dakota State Bar Association State Bar of Texas Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Utah State Ba...