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  • Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision

    Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision

    Politics 08/20/2016

    An appeals court has quickly decided it won't delay enforcement of its ruling striking down North Carolina's photo identification requirement and other election restrictions, including reducing early in-person voting by seven days.The 4th U.S. Circui...

  • Egyptian lawyer, journalist released after prison sentence

    Egyptian lawyer, journalist released after prison sentence

    Legal News 08/20/2016

    Egyptian authorities have released two prominent human rights activists who had been jailed for over a year for demonstrating against police brutality.Lawyer Mahienour el-Masry and journalist Youssef Shabaan were freed Saturday after serving 15 month...

  • Court again says New Jersey can't legalize sports betting

    Court again says New Jersey can't legalize sports betting

    Practice Legal News 08/20/2016

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt another defeat to New Jersey's yearslong attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's challenge to a federal betting ban.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling invalidated a law passed b...

  • Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court

    Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court

    Court News 08/20/2016

    A 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...

  • Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

    Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

    Court News 08/20/2016

    A 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...

  • 'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal

    'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal

    Practice Legal News 08/20/2016

    James "Whitey" Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of his racketeering convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and committing a litany of other crimes.It is unclear if the high court will take up the Boston gangster's case...

  • 2 teens killed in Atlanta suburb: Man accused due in court

    2 teens killed in Atlanta suburb: Man accused due in court

    Focused Practice 08/20/2016

    A man accused of killing two teenagers near Atlanta is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing.Jeffrey Hazelwood is scheduled to appear Friday morning in Fulton County Magistrate Court.The 20-year-old is charged with murder and theft in the ...

  • Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Politics 08/20/2016

    Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal to determine if he abused his power in not allowing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in rulings.  The investigation into Andr...

  • 'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal

    'Whitey' Bulger asks US Supreme Court to hear his appeal

    Press Release 08/18/2016

    James "Whitey" Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of his racketeering convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and committing a litany of other crimes.It is unclear if the high court will take up the Boston gangster's case...

  • Appeals court hands loss to New Jersey sports betting effort

    Appeals court hands loss to New Jersey sports betting effort

    Daily Legal News 08/09/2016

    A federal appeals court has rejected New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's legal challenge to a federal ban.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling published Tuesday invalidates a law passed by New Jersey in...

  • Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing

    Kansas court upholds death sentence for sheriff's killing

    Political and Legal News 07/28/2016

    The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence imposed against a man who fatally shot a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn't executed anyone in more than 50 years, and Friday's decision in Scott Cheever's case is only the...

  • Court won't reinstate church official's conviction

    Court won't reinstate church official's conviction

    Political and Legal News 07/28/2016

    The first U.S. church official convicted over his handling of priest-abuse complaints could soon leave prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Tuesday that his conviction was flawed. Monsignor William Lynn, who served two cardinals at...