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2024/04/08 Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil
2024/03/28 Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling
2024/03/22 Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
2024/03/01 Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media
2024/02/12 Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for classified docs case
2024/02/08 Why Trump's bid for president is in the hands of the Supreme Court
2024/01/08 India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men
2024/01/04 Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling
2024/01/02 Hong Kong activist publisher Lai pleads not guilty to sedition charges
2023/12/29 Pierce Brosnan accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area
2023/12/11 Trump decides against testifying for second time in NY civil fraud trial
2023/10/02 Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law
2023/09/26 Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end strike
2023/08/24 Some states reject federal money to replace dangerous lead pipes
2023/08/14 Opponents of Maine’s new abortion law won’t seek to nullify it
2023/07/06 Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl
2023/06/21 Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids
2023/06/09 Assange loses latest bid to stop extradition to the U.S. on spying charges
2023/02/03 Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
2022/12/24 North Dakota woman who brought raccoon to bar gets probation
2022/12/02 Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
2022/11/21 Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?
2022/09/27 Appeals ruling leaves Trump fate in defamation suit in flux
2022/08/14 Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules
2022/07/29 Massachusetts governor signs bill protecting abortion access
2022/07/06 Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
2022/05/23 Pakistani court orders probe into ex-minister’s arrest
2022/05/18 Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
2022/04/04 Groups seek to stop gold mine exploratory drilling in Idaho
2022/03/07 Not guilty plea entered in alleged drug deal slaying
2021/08/13 Why Law Firm Websites are an Asset to the Firm
2021/08/09 Order: Mississippi judges have discretion for COVID safety
2021/08/02 Men ordered to pay back $2.4M in health care fraud case
2021/07/06 Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
2021/06/21 High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
2021/06/18 Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
2021/06/16 British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC’s chief prosecutor
2021/06/09 Court nixes South Carolina’s lifelong sex offender registry
2021/05/29 Ruling: Missed court date in Washington does not imply guilt
2021/05/21 Nebraska high court rejects appeal in Scottsbluff murder
2021/05/19 Brazil police probe environment minister over timber exports
2021/05/01 Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
2021/04/27 Court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed neighbor
2021/04/14 Biden assigns study on delicate issue of Supreme Court
2021/04/04 High court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case
2021/03/16 Washington judge taking time off after comments on Black man
2021/03/07 Nepal Parliament, reinstated by high court, begins session
2021/03/03 Mississippi told to pay $500K to wrongfully imprisoned man
2021/03/01 Anchorage companies, man fined for clean air violations
2021/02/23 Labor unions to hand out masks outside House sessions
2021/01/17 Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves
2021/01/14 India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws
2021/01/10 Louisiana Supreme Court has a new chief justice, John Weimer
2020/12/29 Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
2020/12/28 China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
2020/12/12 Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
2020/12/03 Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
2020/11/21 Court: Tennessee can enforce Down syndrome abortion ban
2020/11/10 GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law
2020/11/02 Legal armies ready if cloudy election outcome heads to court
2020/10/11 Supreme Court pick Barrett draws on faith, family for Senate
2020/09/30 Court to release grand jury record in Breonna Taylor case
2020/09/26 Ginsburg makes history at Capitol amid replacement turmoil
2020/09/23 Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election
2020/09/21 Israel court says woman can be extradited in child sex case
2020/09/17 Gay marriages rise 5 years after Supreme Court ruling
2020/09/16 Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
2020/09/13 Girl appeals Slender Man stabbing to Wisconsin Supreme Court
2020/08/11 New Jersey's top court: Defendant must share phone passcodes
2020/08/04 Court OKs extradition of man linked to Venezuela's Maduro
2020/08/02 British woman in Malaysia court for trial in husband's death
2020/07/08 Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
2020/06/27 Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution
2020/06/07 Alaska Supreme Court justices call for system improvements
2020/06/05 Arena turned court for first felony jury trial in months
2020/06/04 Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court
2020/05/26 Big Oil loses appeal, climate suits go to California courts
2020/05/23 Senate OKs appointment of Pima County judge to US court
2020/05/17 Louisiana Senate targets lawyer ads promising big payouts
2020/05/08 Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
2020/04/16 Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
2020/04/15 Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky wins state Supreme Court race
2020/03/18 Neville keeps seat in crowded primary for Supreme Court
2020/02/20 Florida can’t bar felons who served their time from registering to vote
2020/02/03 Court raises sentence for banker who smuggled a Picasso
2019/12/24 Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial
2019/12/22 Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing
2019/12/16 Judge criticized by abortion foes named to top Kansas court
2019/12/10 Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
2019/12/05 Court to consider bathroom use by transgender student
2019/11/19 Bolivians urge US court to restore $10M verdict on killings
2019/11/19 Ohio Supreme Court keeps camera challenge alive
2019/11/17 Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight
2019/11/15 Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
2019/10/28 Court to hear arguments on Maryland political ads law
2019/10/11 Analysis: Louisiana figures in 2 major Supreme Court cases
2019/09/22 Lawyers' group asks Supreme Court to review 'Serial' case
2019/07/23 Louisiana judge orders man's mouth taped for interruptions
2019/07/17 Records detail frenetic effort to bury stories about Trump
2019/07/16 High court rejects appeal of killer of 4 people in Omaha
2019/06/24 Validity of Obama health care law at issue in appeal hearing
2019/06/21 EU court says Poland's Supreme Court reforms unlawful
2019/06/20 Supreme Court upholds cross on public land in Maryland
2019/06/11 Former FIFA official to challenge life ban at sports court
2019/06/02 Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships
2019/06/01 Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
2019/05/16 Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple’s woes
2019/05/15 Feds: US Supreme Court should turn down 'Bridgegate' appeal
2019/05/09 Supreme Court says 1 state can’t be sued in another’s courts
2019/04/29 Kansas court bolsters abortion rights, blocks ban
2019/04/27 Canada privacy watchdog taking Facebook to court
2019/04/25 Nissan ex-chair Ghosn appeal on extended detention rejected
2019/04/20 Arkansas faces new court fight over sedative for executions
2019/04/18 Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question
2019/04/13 High court declines to take Pennsylvania rap artist’s case
2019/04/12 Texas’ high court keeps execution drug supplier secret
2019/04/07 Court finds WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange guilty
2019/04/01 Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam
2019/04/01 Philippine Supreme Court orders release of drug war evidence
2019/03/26 High court questions courts’ role in partisan redistricting
2019/03/22 High court won’t referee dispute over Michael Jordan images
2019/03/11 Ohio Republicans defending state congressional map in court
2019/02/25 Court upholds car rental tax imposed in Maricopa County
2019/02/24 High court deciding fate of cross-shaped Maryland memorial
2019/02/20 Court: Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states
2019/02/11 Court upholds order to unseal records in brazen lynching
2019/02/06 High court upholds texting suicide manslaughter conviction
2019/02/05 Man accused of kidnapping Wisconsin girl to appear in court
2019/01/26 Appeals court reopens case involving payment to law firm
2019/01/21 Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
2019/01/12 Court: State, governor can't be sued over public defenders
2019/01/11 Kansas abortion foes brace for state Supreme Court decision
2018/12/27 Prominent Chinese rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings
2018/12/22 Cancer the latest health woe for resilient Justice Ginsburg
2018/12/15 Spanish court gears up for high-stakes trial of separatists
2018/12/11 Supreme Court won't hear Planned Parenthood case
2018/12/11 Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
2018/12/02 Trial starts for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case
2018/11/16 Mixed rulings from Kentucky Supreme Court
2018/11/03 Heated congressional, court races on Arkansas midterm ballot
2018/10/21 Congregants at oldest US synagogue ask high court to step in
2018/10/03 Indian court allows deportation of 7 Rohingya to Myanmar
2018/09/26 Court suspends law license for SC prosecutor facing charges
2018/09/20 Arkansas court hears challenge over reworked voter ID law
2018/09/18 Belgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper
2018/09/17 Sotomayor tells kids: Reading helped me reach Supreme Court
2018/09/14 Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak's 2 sons to prison
2018/09/11 The Latest: Bolton says international court 'dead to us'
2018/09/07 Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill
2018/08/26 German court mulls jail for some over Munich air pollution
2018/08/21 German court rules in broadcaster Nazi camp spat with Poland
2018/08/15 Court: Dismissal of cop's Black Lives Matter lawsuit is just
2018/08/04 Oklahoma lawsuit against opioid makers back in state court
2018/08/03 The Latest: Zimbabwe's president welcomes court challenge
2018/08/01 Iowa woman promoted to nation's lone all-male Supreme Court
2018/07/21 New Jersey court proposes tossing out old open-warrant cases
2018/07/15 India's top court calls for new law to curb mob violence
2018/06/17 USCIS Efforts Lead to Prison Sentence for Fremont Business Owner
2018/05/25 Suspect charged after California explosion due in court
2018/04/10 Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row
2018/04/05 Court: Teen accused in school shooting plot deserves bail
2018/03/18 Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court
2018/03/12 Arkansas wants court to dissolve stay for death row prisoner
2018/03/10 Former Trump campaign aide Nunberg at court for grand jury
2018/02/26 Organized labor case goes in front of Supreme Court
2018/02/01 Cambodian court again rejects bail for opposition leader
2018/01/25 Analysis: Outside groups may factor in Arkansas court race
2018/01/22 Court rules that Kushner firm must disclose partners' names
2018/01/15 Supreme Court to hear sales tax collection case
2018/01/13 Court: Yes, there is doctor-patient confidentiality
2018/01/08 Greece to limit Sharia law after European Court challenge
2018/01/06 Florida and Georgia taking water fight to Supreme Court
2018/01/06 North Carolina's altered legislative districts back in court
2017/12/28 Northern Indiana man 3rd generation caring for court clock
2017/12/13 Ex-police officer pleads guilty in daughter's hot car death
2017/12/07 Court reverses itself and restores woman's murder conviction
2017/12/04 Supreme Court won't hear dispute involving NC TV network
2017/11/15 Feds head to court to seek dismissal of Twin Metals lawsuit
2017/10/12 High court to hear appeal in Newtown gun maker lawsuit
2017/10/01 Supreme Court declines Michigan emergency manager law case
2017/09/25 Man who killed NFL star's son taking case to high court
2017/09/13 Indian court sentences 2 men to death in 1993 Mumbai blasts
2017/09/12 Court eyes Massachusetts church-state dispute
2017/08/31 Israeli protesters erect golden statue of High Court chief
2017/07/15 Pakistan's opposition calls on court to oust prime minister
2017/07/10 Supreme Court deadline nears for suit over wetland loss
2017/06/20 Court: 'JudgeCutie' nickname doesn't ruffle judicial dignity
2017/06/06 Court to hear challenge to speed up California executions
2017/06/06 Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed
2017/05/22 Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts
2017/05/20 8 judges on Venezuela's Supreme Court hit with US sanctions
2017/05/18 Ohio Supreme Court justice backs legalizing marijuana
2017/05/13 High court could soon signal view on Trump immigration plans
2017/05/01 Connecticut court takes up doctor-patient confidentiality
2017/04/16 Court document: Hawaii mother’s body parts found in freezer
2017/02/24 Court: Florida Docs Allowed to Ask Patients About Guns
2017/02/13 Court: Police executing 'no-knock' warrant before shooting
2017/02/11 Partisan struggle over NC governor's authority back in court
2017/01/20 Supreme Court to hear case about party in vacant DC house
2017/01/16 Court ponders mass murderer Breivik's prison conditions
2017/01/11 Ohio brother slaying case might return to juvenile court
2017/01/04 Those who lost North Carolina driver's licenses are restored
2017/01/01 Circus operator agrees to plea deal in tent collapse
2016/11/04 Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama inmate
2016/11/01 Supreme Court gives new chance to 5 Arizona inmates
2016/10/28 Ted Cruz's Supreme Court remark draws White House criticism
2016/10/01 USC football player accused of rape appears in Utah court
2016/09/26 Court asks judges to respond to Louisiana sheriff's claims
2016/09/23 California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review
2016/09/13 Court rejects challenge to Michigan's emergency manager law
2016/08/28 Egypt court releases lawyer who defied president
2016/08/19 Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power
2016/08/11 Court again says New Jersey can't legalize sports betting
2016/06/09 Bollywood filmmaker challenges censoring of drug-abuse film
2016/05/27 Hulk Hogan, Gawker back in court in Florida
2016/05/25 Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
2016/05/08 Spanish court seeks arrest of Putin-linked Russians
2016/05/08 Court: Slipknot bassist's child born after he died can sue
2016/04/23 Stoddard firefighter charged with arson due in court
2016/04/15 Appeals court rules Mississippi can resume Google inquiry
2016/03/24 Karadzic convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years
2016/03/21 Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute
2016/03/18 Lawyer: US citizen charged in UN case to plead guilty
2016/03/14 Man accused of terrorism charge with fiancee pleads guilty
2016/03/08 Pound: Sharapova guilty of 'willful negligence' in drug test
2016/02/24 Connecticut's top court hears Kennedy cousin murder case
2016/02/10 Court to weigh cocaine cases, could alter sentencing in Ohio
2015/12/22 Japan court gives go-ahead for restart of 2 nuke reactors
2015/12/21 Court turns down appeal for Harvey family killer
2015/12/01 Court papers: Witness ID'd man in playground shooting
2015/11/18 vRick Perry indictment goes before Texas' top criminal court
2015/11/16 Kansas court's approval of death sentence not seen as shift
2015/10/13 Court again considers fate of seized gold coins worth $80M
2015/10/07 Suspect in some Phoenix freeway shootings pleads not guilty
2015/10/05 Virginia executes serial killer who claimed to be disabled
2015/09/18 Religious clerks in Kentucky follow law, but see conflict
2015/09/16 Ohio court: Wording of pot legalization ballot is misleading
2015/09/03 Washington Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com
2015/09/03 Clerk in gay marriage case to appear in federal court
2015/09/02 Court cuts prison sentence for Memphis 'sovereign citizen'
2015/08/13 Federal court: Anti-Muslim group can't post ads on buses
2015/07/14 Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry
2015/06/12 Appeals court sets aside conviction of bin Laden assistant
2015/04/07 Supreme Court rejects North Carolina appeal on election law
2015/03/23 Top German court seeks more evidence in far-right ban bid
2015/02/04 Romanian court sentences judge to 22 years in bribe case
2015/01/30 Supreme Court halts 3 upcoming executions in Oklahoma
2015/01/13 High court won't hear challenge to Vermont campaign law
2014/11/25 Hernandez lawyers due in court in 2012 slayings
2014/11/18 Intellectual Property Matters and Trademark Attorney
2014/10/30 Health overhaul's subsidies at Supreme Court
2014/10/28 Washington high court to hear charter schools case
2014/10/20 Texas abortion clinics reopen after court reprieve
2014/10/20 Courts reject another Arizona immigration law
2014/10/03 Supreme Court asked to block Wisconsin voter law
2014/09/23 Case of American jailed in Cuba back in US court
2014/08/28 Guilty plea in California meat recall case
2014/08/06 Court: Caregivers can't sue Alzheimer's patients
2014/07/29 Federal court: Virginia marriage is for all
2014/05/09 Oklahoma court agrees to 6-month stay of execution
2014/04/17 Court rules for environmentalists in water fight
2014/04/15 India's top court recognizes third gender category
2014/03/17 Lawsuit says California mortgage money mishandled
2014/03/05 California court: Drivers can read cellphone maps
2014/02/24 High court climate case looks at EPA's power
2014/01/27 High court rules against steelworkers' claim
2014/01/24 Court: Lawyers will be disbarred over child porn
2014/01/20 Court hearings for 2 arrested in student stabbing
2013/12/23 Gay couples wed in Utah after judge overturns ban
2013/12/20 Hearing: Which court should hear coastal lawsuit?
2013/12/05 Supreme Court won't stop NY's Internet taxation
2012/02/28 British arms-to-Iran suspect faces Texas court
2012/02/27 Supreme Court 101 in session at high court
2012/02/25 Court: California can force inmates to submit DNA
2012/02/17 Teen pleads not guilty in Ohio Craigslist killings
2012/02/15 Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU
2012/02/10 High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban
2012/02/09 Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants
2012/02/03 Appeals court set to hear Alabama trademark suit
2012/01/30 Former UBS trader pleads not guilty in UK court
2012/01/27 NY court: Judge can't block $18B Chevron judgment
2012/01/23 US army panel advises trial in Afghanistan suicide
2012/01/20 Police witnesses called in fake 'Rockefeller' case
2012/01/16 Court Upholds Burlington Man's Murder Conviction
2012/01/10 High Court Rejects Prisoner Lawsuit
2012/01/03 Ecuador court upholds ruling against Chevron
2011/12/27 Riders stuck on snow-trapped train sue NY agency
2011/12/24 Supreme Court says Manchester property tax data private
2011/12/21 Mentally disabled detainees granted class status
2011/12/20 NY top court allows private securities claims
2011/12/12 High court halts new Texas electoral maps
2011/12/05 Court: State prisoners count at home in redistricting
2011/11/28 Federal Court of Canada Certifies Class Action
2011/11/23 Defendant in $670M scam enters guilty plea in Va.
2011/11/21 Courts weighs scrapping huge California water pact
2011/11/13 Russia court rejects $16 billion claim against BP
2011/11/10 Court likely to overturn Calif. law on livestock
2011/11/09 Court upholds conviction in Pa. murder case
2011/10/29 Appeals court overturns key Cape Wind clearance
2011/10/14 NY motorist pleads not guilty in fatal Amish crash
2011/10/14 No class-action status in Countrywide case
2011/10/11 High court to decide double jeopardy question
2011/10/11 Utah bank sued over overdraft fees, policies
2011/10/03 Mass. man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty
2011/09/26 Appeals court hears challenge to health care law
2011/09/22 Court rules that UBS trader should stay in custody
2011/09/21 Appeals court in Va. tosses 2 Abu Ghraib lawsuits
2011/09/20 Kona coffee dispute prompts class-action lawsuit
2011/09/19 Va. high court considers ex-King confidant's case
2011/09/18 1 spank isn't domestic violence, Fla. court says
2011/09/15 Appeals court upholds sentence in Ponzi scheme
2011/09/01 Colombia court reinstates conviction in Galan hit
2011/08/24 Court asked to stop immigrant license checks
2011/08/18 EEOC sues, argues man on treatment should be hired
2011/08/12 Dougherty siblings to appear in Colorado court
2011/08/10 Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors
2011/08/08 No class-action for suits over Calif. fish kill
2011/08/08 Court rules firing of NJ casino dealer unlawful
2011/08/02 Jury deliberates in post-Katrina shootings trial
2011/08/01 NJ high court to rule in case of retired judge
2011/07/25 Judge wants agency to investigate Meijer lawyer
2011/07/20 Court reverses conviction on online Obama threat
2011/07/20 Ex-CEO convicted in scam at auto-chemical company
2011/07/06 Defendant in 4 Calif. killings now wants lawyer
2011/06/27 Citigroup ex-VP arrested in NYC on fraud charges
2011/06/20 Woman pleads guilty in border cash smuggling case
2011/06/12 Texas teachers may get student criminal histories
2011/06/10 Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict
2011/06/10 US appeals court overturns release of detainee
2011/06/07 Lawyer: Baseline Killer suspect a 'ravenous wolf'
2011/06/06 Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault
2011/05/27 Appeals court upholds sentence in NC bus stop case
2011/05/23 Attorneys to give openings in Mumbai terror case
2011/05/23 Ohio couple pleads guilty in terror funding case
2011/05/19 Mack Trucks, Volvo to pay $525M to settle suit
2011/05/17 Minn. court: Defendant may withdraw guilty plea
2011/05/13 Hedge fund founder convicted in inside-trade case
2011/05/09 Delaware pediatrician waives right to jury trial
2011/04/28 Court close to seating Blagojevich jury
2011/04/18 Treasury risks overpaying law firms
2011/04/18 Judge Considers $30M Dairy Antitrust Settlement
2011/04/18 Court denies appeal over inmate's long sentence
2011/04/10 Court ruling could mean NJ budget scramble
2011/04/06 Split over union law reaches Wis. court race
2011/04/06 Louisiana to get $12M in Health Net case
2011/04/02 Blockbuster showdown coming today in bankruptcy court
2011/03/24 Court nixes new rape trial in dispute over poem
2011/03/24 Oregon appeals court: Teeth not dangerous weapon
2011/03/11 Ex-judge Camp sentenced to 30 days in prison
2011/03/11 Court blames LA County for ocean pollution
2011/03/01 Ex-NY state Sen. Dem. leader due in court .
2011/02/24 Ohio defendant called about drug money from jail
2011/02/24 man charged in NY infant snatching due in court
2011/02/24 Lake County, Indiana cutting free lunches to jurors
2011/02/10 JPMorgan says it did nothing wrong in Madoff fraud
2011/01/12 Judge approves $179M settlement for AK Steel retirees
2010/12/19 Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested
2010/11/02 Idaho Supreme Court lifts hold on refinery haul
2010/08/30 Thousands sign on for $10 billion BP suit
2010/05/17 Appeals court grants Dish rare review of TiVo case
2010/05/10 Oprah Winfrey’s company targets Boston law firm in suit
2010/05/03 Brit on Texas death row loses high court appeal
2010/04/14 Wichita Bookkeeper Sentenced For Embezzling
2009/12/24 6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme
2009/12/24 Teen charged with starting 2 California wildfires
2009/12/22 Judge denies jury strikes motion in abortion case
2009/11/30 La Salle settles injured player's lawsuit
2009/11/09 Domain Auction Site Faces Shill Bidding Lawsuit
2009/10/05 Securities Class Action Trial Starts This Week Against Vivendi
2009/09/21 Dannon Settles Activia Lawsuit
2009/05/07 Demjanjuk appeals German court decision
2009/03/19 Gilman & Pastor File Class Action vs. "Chinese Drywall"
2009/02/02 Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Peanut Corp.
2009/01/02 Judge Upholds Detention of Two Gitmo Detainees
2008/12/23 Alamo seeks removal of religious language in suit
2008/12/03 Justices chide California-based appeals court
2008/11/17 Paralyzed Calif. man loses high court appeal
2008/11/04 Supreme Court wrestles with TV profanity case
2008/10/27 Chicago torture victims face uphill legal battle
2008/10/08 Ohio top court mulls Planned Parenthood files
2008/10/07 High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit
2008/09/09 J.K. Rowling Smites Copyright Violator
2008/08/20 Ninth Circuit rules on 'no-fly' list
2008/08/18 Second Circuit Protects Plaintiff's Anonymity
2008/08/15 9th Circ. upholds denial of Oregon domestic partnership
2008/08/05 Inmate Says He's Too Fat for Lethal Injection
2008/07/28 Comedian Says Heckler's Lawsuit Isn't Funny
2008/06/22 Court will review $2.8 million award to Iranian
2008/05/23 Court Nixes Dog-Killing Deputy's Job Transfer
2008/05/08 Taser Stuns Coroners with Win in Autopsy Reports Case
2008/04/29 9th Circuit Resurrects School Bible Club Lawsuit
2008/03/20 Appeals Court Rules Against Qualcomm
2008/03/19 Supreme Court to Hear Indecency Case
2008/03/17 Court Accepts Crime Lab Case
2008/03/17 CNet to Appeal Court's Bylaw Ruling
2008/03/12 Verdict upheld for Valley law firm suing over fees
2008/03/08 Saddam Kickbacks Earn Oil Exec Prison
2008/03/07 U.S. treasure firm ordered to identify disputed wreck
2008/03/06 Court of Appeals weighs scope of extortion law
2008/03/06 Gault Pleads Guilty; Facing 50 Years In Prison
2008/03/05 US Court Denies Injunction Sought by Verigy
2008/03/05 Judge Wants Shipwreck Evidence Worked On
2008/03/04 Judge accepts plea deal in Cody Warren's death
2008/03/03 Yanez beats Criss in Texas Supreme Court primary
2008/03/03 Suspect in Ivy League ID Theft in Court
2008/03/02 A Selection of Breyer's Hypotheticals

Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil
Court News Feed | 2024/04/08 15:15

A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late Sunday into the executive for alleged obstruction.

In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes noted that Musk on Saturday began waging a public “disinformation campaign” regarding the top court’s actions, and that Musk continued the following day — most notably with comments that his social media company X would cease to comply with the court’s orders to block certain accounts.

“The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian justice, incitement of crime, the public threat of disobedience of court orders and future lack of cooperation from the platform are facts that disrespect the sovereignty of Brazil,” de Moraes wrote.

Musk will be investigated for alleged intentional criminal instrumentalization of X as part of an investigation into a network of people known as digital militias who allegedly spread defamatory fake news and threats against Supreme Court justices, according to the text of the decision. The new investigation will look into whether Musk engaged in obstruction, criminal organization and incitement.

Musk has not commented on X about the latest development as of late Sunday.

Brazil’s political right has long characterized de Moraes as overstepping his bounds to clamp down on free speech and engage in political persecution. In the digital militias investigation, lawmakers from former President Jair Bolsonaro’s circle have been imprisoned and his supporters’ homes raided. Bolsonaro himself became a target of the investigation in 2021.

De Moraes’ defenders have said his decisions, although extraordinary, are legally sound and necessary to purge social media of fake news as well as extinguish threats to Brazilian democracy — notoriously underscored by the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in Brazil’s capital that resembled the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol.

On Saturday, Musk — a self-declared free speech absolutist — wrote on X that the platform would lift all restrictions on blocked accounts and predicted that the move was likely to dry up revenue in Brazil and force the company to shutter its local office.

“But principles matter more than profit,” he wrote.

He later instructed users in Brazil to download a VPN to retain access if X was shut down and wrote that X would publish all of de Moraes’ demands, claiming they violate Brazilian law. Musk had not published de Moraes’ demands as of late Sunday and prominent blocked accounts remained so, indicating X had yet to act based on Musk’s previous pledges.

Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling
Court News Feed | 2024/03/28 12:28

Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law until a broader decision on whether it is legal.

The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday is the second time a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put a temporary hold on the the Texas law. It follows a confusing few hours last week the Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect, setting off anger and anticipation along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The same panel of appeals judges will hear arguments on the law next week.

“I think what we can draw from this, from the chaos that this has been are several conclusions,” said Lisa Graybill, vice president of law and policy at the National Immigration Law Center. “One is that this is clearly a controversial law. Two is that the politics of the justices on the bench are very clearly playing out in their rulings.”

Texas authorities announced no arrests made under the law during that short window on March 19 before the appellate panel stepped in and blocked it.

In Tuesday’s order, Chief Judge Priscilla Richman cited a 2012 Supreme Court decision that struck down portions of a strict Arizona immigration law, including arrest power. The Texas law is considered by opponents to be the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since that Arizona law.

“For nearly 150 years, the Supreme Court has held that the power to control immigration — the entry, admission, and removal of noncitizens — is exclusively a federal power,” wrote Richman, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush.

The Justice Department has argued that Texas’ law is a clear violation of federal authority and would create chaos at the border. Texas has argued that President Joe Biden’s administration isn’t doing enough to control the border and that the state has a right to take action.

The Texas law, Richman wrote, “creates separate, distinct state criminal offenses and related procedures regarding unauthorized entry of noncitizens into Texas from outside the country and their removal.”

She was joined in the opinion by Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Biden appointee.

Judge Andrew Oldham, an appointee of former President Donald Trump and a former aide to Abbott, dissented from the majority decision.

Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
Court News Feed | 2024/03/22 10:41

An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of giving false information to law enforcement.

News outlets reported that Carlee Russell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident. She was given a suspended six-month sentence which will allow her to avoid jail. She was ordered to pay more than $17,000 restitution.

Her two-day disappearance, and her story of being abducted alongside an interstate highway, captivated the nation before police called her story a hoax.

Russell, accompanied to court by her family and defense lawyers, apologized for her actions.

“I want to genuinely apologize for my actions. I made a grave mistake while trying to fight through various emotional issues and stress. I’m extremely remorseful for the panic, fear and various range of negative emotions that were experienced across the nation,” Russell said according to WBRC.

Russell disappeared July 13 after calling 911 to report a toddler beside a stretch of Interstate 459 in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover. She returned home two days later and told police she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle.

Police quickly cast doubt on Russell’s story. Her attorney issued a statement through police acknowledging there was no kidnapping and that she never saw a toddler. In the statement, Russell apologized to law enforcement and the volunteers who searched for her.

The Alabama attorney general’s office had argued that Russell should spend time in jail because of the time and energy that law enforcement spent in looking for her.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge David Carpenter told Russell that while her actions caused panic and disruption in the community that it would be a “waste of resources” to put her in jail for misdemeanors, news outlets reported.

Katherine Robertson, Chief Counsel in the Alabama attorney general’s office, said Thursday that they “are disappointed, but not surprised” that Russell did not get the requested jail time.

Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media
Court News Feed | 2024/03/01 11:12

The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

In nearly four hours of arguments, several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. But they seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett warning of “land mines” she and her colleagues need to avoid in resolving the two cases.

While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.

Differences on the court emerged over how to think about the platforms — as akin to newspapers that have broad free-speech protections, or telephone companies, known as common carriers, that are susceptible to broader regulation.

Chief Justice John Roberts suggested he was in the former camp, saying early in the session, “And I wonder, since we’re talking about the First Amendment, whether our first concern should be with the state regulating what we have called the modern public square?”

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas appeared most ready to embrace arguments made by lawyers for the states. Thomas raised the idea that the companies are seeking constitutional protection for “censoring other speech.”

Alito complained about the term “content moderation” that the sites employ to keep material off their platforms.

“Is it anything more than a euphemism for censorship?” he asked, later musing that term struck him as Orwellian. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh, seemingly more favorable to the companies, took issue with calling the actions of private companies censorship, a term he said should be reserved for restrictions imposed by the government.

“When I think of Orwellian, I think of the state, not the private sector, not private individuals,” Kavanaugh said.

The precise contours of rulings in the two cases were not clear after arguments, although it seemed likely the court would not let the laws take effect. The justices posed questions about how the laws might affect businesses that are not their primary targets, including e-commerce sites like Uber and Etsy and email and messaging services.

Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for classified docs case
Court News Feed | 2024/02/12 15:20

Former President Donald Trump arrived Monday morning at a federal courthouse in Florida for a closed hearing in his criminal case charging him with mishandling classified documents.

The hearing was scheduled to discuss the procedures for the handling of classified evidence in the case, which is currently set for trial on May 20. Trump faces dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding highly classified records at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructing FBI efforts to get them back.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon expects to hear arguments in the morning from defense lawyers and in the afternoon from prosecutors, each outside of the other’s presence.

“Defense counsel shall be prepared to discuss their defense theories of the case, in detail, and how any classified information might be relevant or helpful to the defense,” Cannon wrote in scheduling the hearing.

Trump’s motorcade arrived at the courthouse in Fort Pierce shortly after 9 a.m.

The hearing is one of several voluntary court appearances that Trump has made in recent weeks — he was present, for instance, at appeals court arguments last month in Washington — as he looks to demonstrate to supporters that he intends to fight the four criminal prosecutions he faces while also seeking to reclaim the White House this November.

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