Recent Updates
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No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now
Breaking Stories 07/12/2020Rejecting President Donald Trump’s complaints that he’s being harassed, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for the billionaire president’s tax records. But in good political news for T...
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Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
Criminal Law News 07/07/2020States can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education, a divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.By a 5-4 vote with the conservatives in the majority, the justices upheld a Montana scholarship program ...
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Ohio to U.S. Supreme Court: Keep signature rules in place
US Legal News 07/02/2020The state of Ohio continued Monday to defend its right to impose normal signature requirements on ballot issue campaigns amid the global pandemic.Uncertainty over the question prompted a voting-rights campaign to suspend its ballot effort last week, ...
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Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court's big opinions
US Legal News 07/02/2020The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread. On a court with five Republican appointees, the liberal justices have been in the majority in rulings that make workplace discrimination against gay and transgender p...
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Supreme Court rules SEC can recoup money in fraud cases
Recent Cases 06/23/2020The Supreme Court on Monday preserved an important tool used by securities regulators to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases.By an 8-1 vote, the justices ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission can seek to recover the money through a pro...
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New Mexico high court rules on privacy for banking records
Legal Events 06/20/2020Prosecutors can obtain a person’s banking records using a warrantless grand jury subpoena without violating the individual’s right to privacy under New Mexico’s Constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled.In a unanimous decision...
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Simple math suggests complex back story at Supreme Court
US Legal News 06/17/2020Organizers of a Michigan ballot drive to prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people said Monday they were evaluating whether to continue following a major victory in the U.S. Supreme Court.Fair and Equal Michigan launched the...
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Brazil obeys court order to resume providing full virus data
Headline Legal News 06/12/2020A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the government of President Jair Bolsonaro to resume publication of full COVID-19 data, including the cumulative death toll, following allegations the government was trying to hide the severity of the pandemi...
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UConn student fugitive in court on murder charge, police say
Legal Events 06/10/2020A University of Connecticut student, who police say used a machete to kill a man, fatally shot a high school acquaintance, and then spent six days as a fugitive, will be arraigned Friday on murder and other charges, authorities said.Peter Manfr...
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Arena turned court for first felony jury trial in months
Recent Cases 06/07/2020A city-owned arena in Batesville became a courtroom this week for the first felony criminal jury trial in Mississippi since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.More than 100 prospective jurors answered their summons to appear in court at the Civic ...
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Black Lives Matter rallies start in Australia amid court ban
Legal Events 06/04/2020The first of several Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on Saturday got underway against a backdrop of possible clashes between demonstrators and police in Sydney, after a court sided with police that the gathering posed too much risk for s...
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Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico financial oversight board
Headline Legal News 05/31/2020The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the oversight board established by Congress to help Puerto Rico out of a devastating financial crisis that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak, recent earthquakes and damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017...