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Trump visiting Supreme Court as justices weigh travel ban
Breaking Legal News 07/13/2017to do with the president's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries. But the reason for his high court trip Thursday is purely ceremonial, to mark Justice Neil Gorsuch's ascension to the bench.Trump has no role in the courtroom ceremony, but...
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Court: Detained immigrant children entitled to court hearing
Immigration Law 07/13/2017Immigrant children who cross the border without their parents have the right to a court hearing to challenge any decision to detain them instead of turning them over to family in the U.S., a federal appeals court said Wednesday.The 9th U.S. Circuit C...
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Judge rejects effort to block Confederate statue's removal
Legal Business 07/11/2017A last-ditch effort to block the removal of a monument to a Confederate general in New Orleans was rejected Wednesday by a Louisiana judge who turned away arguments that the city doesn't own the statue or the land on which it sits."This has gone on a...
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U.S. high court ruling deals blow to patent trolls
Intellectual Property 07/10/2017The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits.The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue is impo...
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Philippine lawmakers ask top court to nullify martial law
International 07/09/2017Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to review and nullify President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law in the southern third of the country.The petition filed by six House lawmakers led by Rep. Edcel Lagman...
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South Dakota and Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe clash in court
Tax Law 07/03/2017The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is suing South Dakota over the state's interpretation that contractors working on an expansion of the Royal River Casino are required to pay contractor excise taxes to the state.The Argus Leader reported that the laws...
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Court filing questions innocence panel insistence on secrecy
Breaking Legal News 07/03/2017As a man convicted of murder tries to prove to the North Carolina's innocence commission that he didn't commit the crime, his attorney says the commission has misled a judge in order to keep its files secret, causing delays in the case.Attorney Chris...
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Court: Neighbors can sue pot grower for stinky smells
Legal Business 07/03/2017A pot farm's neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives a lawsuit between a Colorado horse farm and a neigh...
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Court: Ohio E-School Can't Delay Repayment of $60M to State
Corporate Law 07/03/2017ECOT's reported enrollment of 15,000 Ohio students makes it one of the largest online charter schools in the U.S.Democrats jumped on the court's decision to pile criticism on the school, which has struggled for years against attacks on its enrollment...
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Groups sue seeking court oversight of Chicago police reforms
Class Action 07/03/2017Several leading community groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Chicago Wednesday in a bid to bypass or even scuttle a draft agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice that seeks to reform the nation's second larg...
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Mississippi man takes Confederate flag fight to high court
Personal Injury 06/29/2017A black Mississippi citizen is taking his case against the state's Confederate-themed flag to the U.S. Supreme Court. In papers filed Wednesday, attorneys for Carlos Moore said lower courts were wrong to reject his argument that the flag is a symbol ...
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High Court ruling may hurt claims of talc link to cancer
Consumer Rights 06/23/2017A Supreme Court ruling this week could have a "chilling effect" on the many lawsuits filed in St. Louis claiming talcum powder causes a deadly form of cancer in women, including cases under appeal in which stricken women and their survivors have been...