Recent Updates
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Cobb County jury trials paused as COVID-19 spreads
Legal Events 01/08/2022As COVID-19 cases continue rising across the state of Georgia, the court system in one of its counties has decided to pause jury trials. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert D. Leonard issued an order Monday to cancel trial jurors through Jan. 21,...
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Judges send Tyson workers’ virus lawsuit back to state court
Legal Events 01/03/2022A federal appeals court has ruled that Tyson Foods can’t claim it was operating under the direction of the federal government when it tried to keep its processing plants open as the coronavirus spread rapidly within them during the early days o...
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NC voter ID trial delayed as US Supreme Court examines case
Legal Events 12/25/2021A federal trial set for January on litigation challenging North Carolina’s voter photo identification law has been delayed while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether legislative leaders should be permitted to help defend the law in court. The ...
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New Mexico Supreme court mediates clash on pandemic aid
Legal Events 11/20/2021New Mexico’s Supreme Court is considering whether state legislators should have a greater say in spending more than $1 billion in federal pandemic aid. Arguments in the case were scheduled for Wednesday morning at the five-seat high court. A bi...
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Bajrami beats FIFA in court, can switch to play for Albania
Legal Events 08/30/2021In a win over FIFA at sport’s highest court, Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami won the right Monday to switch national teams from Switzerland to Albania. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its panel upheld an appeal by Bajrami and the Albani...
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Eugene Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Attorney
Legal Events 07/28/2021In today’s attorney spotlight, we focus on Eugene Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Attorney Erin Uhlemann. Since 2005, Erin Uhlemann has dedicated her practice to helping families and individuals file for bankruptcy relief. With her compassion and knowledg...
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Lawyer loses challenge to mandatory membership in group
Legal Events 07/16/2021A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to a policy that requires lawyers join the State Bar of Michigan. Lucille Taylor said the group’s use of her dues for advocacy activities violates her right to free speech, among other objections...
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Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstates dissolved lower house
Legal Events 07/12/2021Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstated the House of Representatives on Monday and upheld the leader of the opposition’s claim to be the new prime minister. The 167-page court order removes Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, who had been running ...
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Michigan court won’t extend voting redistricting deadline
Legal Events 07/09/2021The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to extend the deadline for drawing new legislative and congressional maps despite a delay in census redistricting data. The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, whose members have been m...
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Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
Legal Events 07/06/2021The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it would not consider an appeal over the firing of a white police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center in 2014. The appeal was filed in April by the Cleve...
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Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
Legal Events 06/28/2021The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved...
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High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
Legal Events 06/21/2021The Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that the NCAA can’t enforce rules limiting education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges offer to student athletes. The case doesn’t decide whethe...