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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
Top Stories & Analysis 11/15/2024South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.If...
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Election 2024 highlights: Republicans win House majority of 218 seats
Law Firm Marketing 11/11/2024The past two years of Republican House control were defined by infighting as hardline conservative factions sought to gain influence and power by openly defying their party leadership. While Johnson ? at times with Trump’s help ? largely tamed ...
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High court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat
Courts and the Judiciary 11/08/2024The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race’s outcome.The court made its refusal to ta...
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Giuliani says he's a victim of 'political persecution' as he's told again to give up assets
Supreme Court News 11/03/2024A defiant Rudy Giuliani was ordered Thursday to quickly turn over prized assets including a car and a watch given to him by his grandfather as part of a $148 million defamation judgment, leading the former New York City mayor to emerge from court say...
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A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
Legal Events 10/29/2024A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona — both Democrats — as well as a judge and law enforcement agents, according to a guilty plea he entered Wednesday.Teak Ty Bro...
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VA asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
Courts and the Judiciary 10/26/2024Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.The request comes after a federal appeals court on Sunday unanimously upheld a federal judg...
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Kenya’s deputy president pleads not guilty in impeachment process
Courts and the Judiciary 10/22/2024Kenya’s deputy president, who faces impeachment, pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and support for anti-government protests that saw demonstrators storm the count...
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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case
Supreme Court News 10/18/2024The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.The late-night ruling to spare for ...
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Nebraska high court to decide if residents with felony records can vote
Top Stories & Analysis 10/15/2024Thousands of Nebraska residents with felony records will learn Wednesday whether they’ll be able to vote in next month’s hotly contested elections after the state Supreme Court issues its ruling on a lawsuit seeking to restore their votin...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Courts and the Judiciary 10/11/2024Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped after monopolizing the market for the medication and drastically increasing its price. His lawyers argued that the money went to his company rather than him...
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Top Stories & Analysis 10/06/2024The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal.The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibi...
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New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
Courts and the Judiciary 09/30/2024Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are set to face their first test in court this week.The Republican majority on the State Election Board — made up of three m...