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Justice Gorsuch confirms conservatives' hopes, liberals' fears
Supreme Court News 04/17/2018Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court’s newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions a...
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Democrats Claim Victory In Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race
Law Journals 04/17/2018In Wisconsin Tuesday, Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet won a seat on the state Supreme Court, riding a wave of Democratic enthusiasm to victory in this (officially) nonpartisan election.The race drew national attention, mostly from big-name Demo...
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Court to decide if drug use while pregnant is child abuse
Class Action 04/14/2018Pennsylvania's highest court will decide whether a woman's use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.The Supreme Court recently took up the case of a woman who tested positive for suboxone and marijuana at the time ...
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Brazil's top court: Lula can be jailed for upheld conviction
International 04/12/2018A sharply divided top court voted early Thursday to reject an attempt by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, delivering a hard blow to the front-running candidate in this year'...
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Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Legal Compliance News 04/05/2018Rebecca Dallet, a liberal Milwaukee judge, easily defeated conservative Michael Screnock on Tuesday in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, fueling optimism among Democrats for more victories in the fall midterms.The win in the first statewide gener...
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Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute
Featured Legal News 04/01/2018Eye drop users everywhere have had it happen. Tilt your head back, drip a drop in your eye and part of that drop always seems to dribble down your cheek.But what most people see as an annoyance, some prescription drop users say is grounds for a lawsu...
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Arkansas wants court to dissolve stay for death row prisoner
Legal Compliance News 03/30/2018Lawyers for the state of Arkansas argued Friday that the state prison director has long had the power to determine a death row inmate's sanity and that now isn't the time to change the way it moves the prisoners closer to their executions.The argumen...
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Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court
Attorneys in the News 03/27/2018The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain.The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday in an appeal filed by Republicans in Mary...
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USCIS will reject any petition that includes an incorrect fee payment
Featured Legal News 03/27/2018USCIS will reject and return the petitions and associated filing fees to petitioners that were not selected, as well as any cap-subject petitions received after Feb. 27.In January, the Department of Labor announced a change to its process of issuing ...
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Supreme Court takes up challenge by crisis pregnancy centers
Law Journals 03/27/2018The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.The case being argued Tuesday involves information required by a state law that the centers must provide client...
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Court hears case alleging unconstitutional 6th District gerrymander
Law Journals 03/26/2018U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed frustration with partisan gerrymandering on Wednesday as they heard arguments in a case challenging Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.The case, which alleges a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland at the ...
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Another key redistricting case goes in front of high court
Law Journals 03/24/2018The Supreme Court has already heard a major case about political line-drawing that has the potential to reshape American politics. Now, before even deciding that one, the court is taking up another similar case.The arguments justices will hear Wednes...