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High court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case
Bar Associations 04/05/2021The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was fighting a Connecticut court sanction in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of some of the victims of the Sandy Hook Eleme...
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Capitol stormer who wore ‘I Was There’ shirt to stay in jail
Courts and the Judiciary 04/01/2021A federal judge refused Thursday to set bail for a Texas man who was wearing a T-shirt that said, “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021,” when he was arrested on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.U.S. Judge Carl Nicho...
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Appellate court arguments set for Charleston church shooter
Supreme Court News 03/29/2021The newest judge to the Rhode Island Superior Court was sworn in Saturday.Democratic Gov. Dan McKee presided over the swearing in of R. David Cruise, a longtime political operative and state senator, at the Boys & Girls Club location in Cumberlan...
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Israel revokes permit of Palestinian foreign minister
Supreme Court News 03/24/2021Israel on Sunday revoked the VIP permit of the Palestinian foreign minister after he returned to the West Bank from a trip to the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Israeli and Palestinian officials confirmed.The move appeared to be Israeli r...
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New Mexico governor appoints judge to court of appeals
Top Stories & Analysis 03/20/2021New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a judge to the state Court of Appeals to fill a vacancy created by Justice Julie J. Vargas’ appointment to the state Supreme Court.The state’s 4th Judicial District Chief Judge Gerald E...
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High court orders full disability for worker whose lost limb
National News 03/15/2021The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered the state to grant a man whose lower leg was amputated as a result of a work injury permanent and total disability benefits. Steven Billman was working at Clarke Machine when he cut his foot on a metal shavi...
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Nepal Parliament, reinstated by high court, begins session
Courts and the Judiciary 03/09/2021After being reinstated by the nation’s Supreme Court, Nepal’s Parliament began a session on Sunday that will likely determine the future of the prime minister and the government.The split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party has left Prime...
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Court raises bar for some immigrants to avoid deportation
Top Stories & Analysis 03/06/2021The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have been convicted of a crime to avoid deportation.Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a 5-3 conservative majority that ruled against a Mexican citizen who entered the U...
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Anchorage companies, man fined for clean air violations
Courts and the Judiciary 03/01/2021A man and two companies in Alaska have been sentenced to three years probation and a $35,000 fine for violating the Clean Air Act involving asbestos work at a shopping center more than five years ago, a judge said.The work was performed at the Northe...
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Cable companies win lawsuit over Maine’s a la carte law
Supreme Court News 02/25/2021A federal appeals court has rejected Maine’s law requiring cable companies to give subscribers the option of purchasing access to individual cable channels rather than bundled packages.A federal judge already delayed the law from going into eff...
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Missouri medical marijuana lawyers worry about discipline
Headline Legal News 02/21/2021Attorneys who represent clients in the medical marijuana industry are concerned they might face discipline under a state Supreme Court directive that appears to put federal law in conflict with state law.The directive, which took effect July 1, says ...
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Court upholds woman’s $1.8M award in NJ Transit bus attack
Courts and the Judiciary 02/17/2021In a closely divided ruling, New Jersey’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a $1.8 million jury award for a woman who was struck on the head with a bottle while riding a New Jersey Transit bus. The 4-3 decision affirmed that NJ Transit, a publi...