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Defense lawyer still going strong at 94 years old
Attorneys in the News 03/11/2017A New Jersey lawyer isn't letting his age get in the way of vigorously defending clients with theatrical flare. Frank Lucianna, 94, is still going strong, 66 years after he began his legal career, The Record reported Monday. The decorated World War I...
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UK court says income threshold for foreign spouses is lawful
Practice Focuses 03/09/2017Britain's Supreme Court says the government is entitled to set a minimum-income threshold for people wanting to bring foreign spouses to the country, a measure introduced to ensure immigrants won't draw on public welfare funds. But the court says the...
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Fight over control of oldest US synagogue at appeals court
Civil Litigation News 03/09/2017A federal appeals court is wading into the battle over control of the nation's oldest synagogue and ownership of a set of ceremonial bells worth millions. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston will hear arguments Wednesday. The fight pits t...
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Joseph Wapner, star of 'The People's Court,' dead at 97
Legal Careers News 02/24/2017Joseph Wapner, the retired Los Angeles judge who presided over "The People's Court" with steady force during the heyday of the reality courtroom show, died Sunday at age 97. Son David Wapner told The Associated Press that his father died at home in h...
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Court filing details former Baylor football coach's conduct
Civil Litigation News 02/23/2017A new court filing detailed allegations that former Baylor University football coach Art Briles ignored sexual assaults by players, failed to alert university officials or discipline athletes and allowed them to continue playing. The filing is in res...
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Supreme Court won't hear Ohio man's Amish hair-cutting case
U.S. Supreme Court 02/23/2017The U.S. Supreme Court won't review the case of the Ohio leader of a breakaway group that was accused in hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish. Defense lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the federal hate crimes law and how a kidnap...
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Court: Sheriff exempt from releasing immigration records
Immigration Law 02/23/2017Milwaukee's sheriff does not have to release information on people at his jail suspected of being in the country illegally because the federal government prohibits it, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 4-2 decision from the court's conser...
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High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
Intellectual Property 02/22/2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws. The justices ruled unanimously that the company's shipment of a single part of a...
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Immigration courts to focus on detainees, not kids' cases
Immigration Law 02/13/2017U.S. immigration courts are making a change to focus on deportation hearings for immigrants jailed by the federal government, giving less urgency to cases of children and families who were stopped on the U.S.-Mexico border and released. Chief Immigra...
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ALSABHAN & ALAJAJI Law Firm
News 02/10/2017In today’s dynamic international economic and trade climate, there are all sorts of transactions, projects, and events involving a Saudi Arabian legal component -- at ALSABHAN & ALAJAJI, we look forward to helping our clients in the success...
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Nataliya A. Boyko - Ukraine Business Law Attorney
Law Firm News 02/10/2017Should you have any interests in business or investment in Ukraine or you have a client wanting to have any kind of dealings in Ukraine; should you or your client has already come across with any problems in Ukraine, it is absolutely necessary to fin...
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Dylann Roof's mental state revealed in court records
Court Watch 02/09/2017Documents unsealed in federal court reveal new details about the mental health of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, including a psychiatrist's finding that his disorders make it hard for him to focus, interact with others or express em...