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Court of Appeals Judge Elmore won't seek re-election
Recent Cases 05/25/2017A North Carolina appeals court judge said Wednesday he won't run again when his seat comes up for re-election next year. Judge Rick Elmore has served since 2003. The former private practice lawyer from Greensboro was re-elected to a second eight-year...
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Playboy model who shot nude of unwitting woman due in court
Daily Briefs 05/23/2017A Playboy centerfold who ignited a backlash of criticism when she secretly snapped a photo of a naked 71-year-old woman in a locker room and posted it online mocking the woman's body is expected to appear in court Wednesday to resolve a criminal char...
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U.S. high court ruling deals blow to patent trolls
Criminal Law News 05/23/2017The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits. The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue is imp...
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High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
Litigation Reports 05/22/2017The Supreme Court's ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral maps drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the state. The justices ag...
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Ohio Supreme Court justice backs legalizing marijuana
Recent Cases 05/22/2017An Ohio Supreme Court justice who’s mulling a run for governor thinks it’s time for the state to decriminalize marijuana. Justice William O’Neill, the lone Democrat holding an Ohio statewide office, said making marijuana legal is working in Colorado ...
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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses another round in court
Legal Events 05/21/2017An appeals court has rejected former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to have a jury, rather than a judge, decide whether he is guilty of a criminal contempt-of-court charge for disobeying a court order in a racial profiling case. The 9th Circuit Court of Ap...
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Texas advances new abortion limits despite court defeats
Recent Cases 05/20/2017Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature late Friday advanced tough new limits on abortion— hitting back at a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer striking down most of the sweeping restrictions on the procedure that America's second-largest state...
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8 judges on Venezuela's Supreme Court hit with US sanctions
Law Firm News 05/19/2017The U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions on high-level Venezuelan officials, this time targeting eight Supreme Court judges that Washington accused of damaging their nation's democracy by steadily stripping the opposition-controlled congress of any ...
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Brother of victim in unsolved Ohio massacre appears in court
Court Watch 05/19/2017The brother of one of eight victims of an unsolved southern Ohio massacre has appeared in court for a hearing on evidence-tampering and vandalism charges over allegations he destroyed a GPS tracking device. Forty-year-old James Manley, of Peebles, ap...
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High court could soon signal view on Trump immigration plans
Legal Events 05/18/2017Supreme Court decisions in a half-dozen cases dealing with immigration over the next two months could reveal how the justices might evaluate Trump administration actions on immigration, especially stepped-up deportations. Some of those cases could be...
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Court likely to question if Trump's travel ban discriminates
Law Firm News 05/15/2017For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban — and once again, they can expect plenty of questions Monday about whether it was designed to disc...
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South Dakota and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe clash in court
Headline Legal News 05/14/2017The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is suing South Dakota over the state's interpretation that contractors working on an expansion of the Royal River Casino are required to pay contractor excise taxes to the state. The Argus Leader reported that the law...