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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...
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Former Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
Courts and the Judiciary 09/24/2024A former Singaporean cabinet minister pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts Tuesday, in the Asian financial hub’s first ministerial criminal trial in nearly half a century.Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran pleaded guilty to on...
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Court rules nearly 98000 Arizonans can vote the full ballot
Top Stories & Analysis 09/20/2024The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative ...
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After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Top Stories & Analysis 09/14/2024Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court.The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order Thursday night temporarily freezing the ...
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‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
Top Stories & Analysis 09/11/2024Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” avoided a conviction Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near hi...
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Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
Legal Exams 09/06/2024One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology.The Justice Department, joined by a co...