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Iran goes to UN's highest court over re-imposed US sanctions
Law Journals 08/20/2018Iran went to the United Nations' highest court Monday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to re-impose them, calling the move "naked economic aggression."Iran filed the case with the In...
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Lawyers will seek to shift blame for warehouse fire at trial
Top Stories & Analysis 08/19/2018Lawyers for the two men charged in the Northern California warehouse fire that killed 36 people said Friday they are now preparing for a trial where they will try to shift blame for the blaze from their clients to others, including the building's own...
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Alabama Supreme Court won't move lawsuit against Moore
Judiciary News 08/19/2018The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday refused to transfer a defamation lawsuit against former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore by a woman who says Moore molested her decades ago.The court denied Moore's request to have the case heard in Etowah County in...
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California high court rules for immigrant kids in visa fight
Law Journals 08/17/2018The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for some immigrant children who are abused or abandoned by a parent to seek a U.S. visa to avoid deportation in a ruling that advocates said would help thousands of children.State judges cannot ...
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Court document details moments before fatal police shooting
Supreme Court News 08/12/2018Investigators say a man fired gunshots into a bedroom wall and pointed a gun at his roommate before he was fatally shot by St. Paul police.A search warrant filed Tuesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension contains details about the mome...
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Top court: Social media posts violate no-contact order
Courts and the Judiciary 07/25/2018Social media posts can represent a violation of a protection order, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday, affirming the conviction of a man who made threats on Facebook.The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Richard Heffron III's arguments t...
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Tennessee abortion change vote case appealed to high court
Supreme Court News 07/22/2018Opponents of a state constitutional amendment that passed in 2014 to allow tougher abortion restrictions are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court after a circuit appellate court denied a recount.The appeal in the Amendment 1 case was filed earlier thi...
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Rock icon Cliff Richard wins UK High Court privacy case
Top Stories & Analysis 07/19/2018British rock icon Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC for its coverage of a police raid at his home and has been awarded more than 200,000 ($260,000) in damages.Richard had sued the broadcaster for its coverage of the 2014 raid, wh...
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Court questions whether Maine has money to expand Medicaid
Courts and the Judiciary 07/19/2018Maine's high court is weighing whether to allow the LePage administration to continue to block federal funding for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Justices on Wednesday heard the administration's arguments against a court order r...
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Philadelphia's tax on soda upheld by state Supreme Court
Supreme Court News 07/17/2018Pennsylvania's highest court is upholding Philadelphia's tax on soda and other sweetened drinks, rejecting a challenge by merchants and the beverage industry.The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the 1.5-cent-per-ounce levy is aimed at distributors and d...
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Trump enjoys 'suspense' ahead of Supreme Court announcement
Judiciary News 07/07/2018President Donald Trump is going down to the wire as he makes his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but he says with his final four options "you can't go wrong."Trump spoke to reporters Sunday afternoon before...
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1-year-old goes to court to get reunited with family
Supreme Court News 07/06/2018The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for "agua."Then it was the child's turn for his court appearance before a Phoenix immigr...