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Officials ask court to send Kennedy cousin back to prison
Political and Legal 01/26/2018Connecticut officials are asking the state's highest court to revoke Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's bail and send him back to prison, reminding justices it has been more than a year since they reinstated his murder conviction.The chief state's attor...
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Court rules that Kushner firm must disclose partners' names
Practice Focuses 01/16/2018A federal judge ruled Friday that the family company once run by Jared Kushner isn't allowed to keep secret the identity of its business partners in several Maryland properties.A U.S. district judge in the state rejected the argument that the privacy...
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Warrant dropped for professor who spoke Hawaiian in court
Criminal Law 01/11/2018A judge dropped an arrest warrant Thursday for a University of Hawaii professor who refused to respond in court to English and spoke Hawaiian instead.Samuel Kaleikoa Kaeo was in court Wednesday facing a trial for charges connected to his participatio...
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Supreme Court rejects case over Mississippi Confederate emblem
Legal Business 11/28/2017The Supreme Court on Monday rejected hearing a case that challenges the use of Confederate imagery in the Mississippi state flag.Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney from Mississippi, argued that the flag represents "an official endorsement of ...
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Walker signs bill inspired by cabin-owners' court fight
Corporate Law 11/27/2017Just five months after an adverse ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court had her in tears, Donna Murr was celebrating Monday after Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that gives Wisconsin property owners more rights.The Murr family fought for more t...
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Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over US fur exports
Court Watch 11/25/2017Fur trappers are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from wildlife advocates who want to block the export of bobcat pelts from the United States.Attorneys for trapping organizations said in recent court filings that the lawsuit against the ...
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Court case exposes rift in Germany's secretive Aldi family
Legal Business 11/24/2017A court deferred ruling Thursday in a case that has exposed a rift within Germany's secretive Albrecht family, owners of the discount supermarket chain Aldi.The dispute centers on the control over Aldi Nord, which operates in northern Germany and at ...
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Court: Colorado county wrongly OK’d asphalt plant near homes
Court Watch 11/22/2017A Colorado court has overturned Weld County’s approval of a $20 million concrete and asphalt plant currently under construction, saying the county had evidence the plant would violate noise standards.The Greeley Tribune reports the Colorado Cou...
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Belgian court pushes back extradition hearing for 5 Catalans
International 11/20/2017A court in Belgium on Friday pushed back the extradition arguments of ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four allies until at least Dec. 4, likely keeping the secessionist rebels in Belgium right through Catalonia's regional election campaign.Th...
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The Latest: Senate panel approves tax overhaul bill
Legal Business 11/19/2017Vice President Mike Pence says "now the ball is in the Senate's court," after the House voted Thursday to approve a $1.5 trillion overhaul of the nation's tax code.At the Tax Foundation's 80th annual dinner in Washington, Pence said, "The next few we...
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Steve Mostyn, Houston attorney and major Dem donor, dies
Elite Lawyers 11/18/2017Steve Mostyn, a prominent Houston trial attorney and a top Democratic Party donor, has died. He was 46.In a statement, his family confirmed Thursday his death on Wednesday "after a sudden onset and battle with a mental health issue.""Steve was a belo...
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German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
International 11/16/2017A German court ruled Thursday that Kuwait's national airline didn't have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did.The Frankfurt state court noted in its decision that Kuwait Airways is not a...