Recent Updates
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Court filing: Marsh seeks OK to sell 26 grocery stores
Bankruptcy Law 07/29/2017A bankruptcy court document says two Ohio-based grocery chains have agreed to buy 26 of Marsh Supermarkets' 44 remaining stores for a total of $24 million.The court filing posted Tuesday says Fishers-based Marsh is seeking court approval to sell 11 s...
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Top Kansas Court to Revisit Death Penalty in Wichita Murders
Court Watch 07/28/2017The Kansas Supreme Court is considering for a second time whether to spare two brothers from being executed for four murders in what became known as "the Wichita massacre" after earlier rulings in the men's favor sparked a political backlash.The just...
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Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts
Civil Litigation News 07/26/2017The Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina Monday because race played too large a role in their creation.The justices ruled that Republicans who controlled the state legislature and governor's office in 2011 placed to...
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Court of Appeals Judge Elmore won't seek re-election
Legal Business 07/26/2017A 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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Law Promo Launches the Ergoniq LLC Website
Legal Marketing 07/25/2017Law Promo is pleased to announce the launch of the new responsive website for Virginia Intellectual Property law attorneys. About the firm: Our work on intellectual property matters includes resolving disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyright...
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New Mexico women plead not guilty in federal fraud case
Criminal Law 07/25/2017The founders of a New Mexico guardianship firm have pleaded not guilty to federal charges that they embezzled millions of dollars from the trust accounts of their clients as part of a decade-long scheme.Susan Harris and Sharon Moore entered their ple...
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Law Promo Launches the Marshall Law Firm Website web_law_mar
Legal Marketing 07/23/2017Law Promo is pleased to announce the launch of the new responsive website for the Marshall Law Firm.We were happy to help the Marshall Law Firm achieve a website that satisfies the client’s online needs and brings a modern and professional aest...
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Trump repeats criticism of court that halted 1st travel ban
Political and Legal 07/23/2017President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at a federal appeals court district that covers Western states, saying he is considering breaking up a circuit that is a longtime target of Republicans and is where his first travel ban was halted.Yet i...
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Indiana high court rejects appeal in malnourished teen case
Criminal Law 07/23/2017The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a central Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglecting her 15-year-old granddaughter, who was found covered in feces and weighing only 52 pounds.The court ruled unanimously last week not ...
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Court revives black TV network's discrimination lawsuit
Civil Litigation News 07/23/2017A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit claiming that a North Carolina city discriminated against an African-American-owned television network.A divided three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a lower court...
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Ohio Supreme Court justice backs legalizing marijuana
Consumer Rights 07/23/2017An 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 wor...
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In one state, abused animals get a legal voice in court
Family Law 07/23/2017Many states have victim's advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or abuse. Now, one state has created legal advocates for abused animals, an experiment being watched across the nation for sig...