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  • Appeals court questions proof-of-citizenship rules

    Appeals court questions proof-of-citizenship rules

    Political and Legal News 08/28/2014

    A federal appeals panel in Denver on Monday suggested that a partisan stalemate in Congress may mean that Republicans in Kansas and Arizona will be unable to force federal election officials to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements on voter regist...

  • Massachusetts Joint Will Lawyer – Law Office of Alan Segal

    Massachusetts Joint Will Lawyer – Law Office of Alan Segal

    Law Firm News 08/28/2014

    Do you have a will? Wills and estate planning all deal with your well-being and needs once you’re unable to care for yourself. Wills and estate planning include financial, tax, medical, and business planning. Your will should control all your propert...

  • Ala court upholds generic drug decision

    Ala court upholds generic drug decision

    Focused Practice 08/19/2014

    The Alabama Supreme Court is standing by a decision that business sees as a defeat. The court on Friday issued an opinion that mostly parallels its ruling last year in a generic drug case. A divided court says the original decision isn't as broad as ...

  • Canadian court: US can extradite terror suspect

    Canadian court: US can extradite terror suspect

    Legal News 08/13/2014

    An appeals court ruled Monday an Iraqi-born man should be extradited to the United States to face charges that he helped coordinate Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a suicide attack in Iraq in 2009 that killed five American soldiers outsid...

  • Court schedules night deer hunting arguments

    Court schedules night deer hunting arguments

    Legal News 08/06/2014

    Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes will get a chance next month to tell a federal appeals court why members should be allowed to hunt deer at night.State officials have long banned night hunts out of safety concerns. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled ...

  • Appellate court overturns high-speed rail rulings

    Appellate court overturns high-speed rail rulings

    Daily Legal News 08/04/2014

    A state appellate court on Thursday overturned two lower court rulings that had stalled funding for California's $68 billion bullet train, handing a big win to Gov. Jerry Brown's signature project and allowing the state to resume selling bonds to pay...

  • California high court to decide defibrillator case

    California high court to decide defibrillator case

    Politics 06/23/2014

    The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday mornin...

  • California high court to decide defibrillator case

    California high court to decide defibrillator case

    Legal News 06/23/2014

    The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest.The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday morning...

  • California high court to decide defibrillator case

    California high court to decide defibrillator case

    Practice Legal News 06/23/2014

    The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest.The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday morning...

  • California high court to decide defibrillator case

    California high court to decide defibrillator case

    Political and Legal News 06/23/2014

    The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest.The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday morning...

  • Appeals court to review approval of BP settlement

    Appeals court to review approval of BP settlement

    Practice Legal News 11/03/2013

    A year ago, lawyers for BP and Gulf Coast residents and businesses took turns urging a federal judge to approve their settlement for compensating victims of the company's massive 2010 oil spill. On Monday, however, the one-time allies will be at odds...

  • German Court Begins Hearing Afghan Airstrike Case

    German Court Begins Hearing Afghan Airstrike Case

    Lawyer News 11/03/2013

    A court in Germany has begun hearing a civil case brought by relatives of some of the 91 Afghans killed in a NATO airstrike four years ago. Bonn regional court spokesman Philipp Prietze said Wednesday that the court reviewed video recorded by two U.S...