Recent Updates
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Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
Legal Compliance 12/12/2018A Thai court ruled Tuesday that a soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia can be held for 60 days pending the completion of an extradition request by Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago on account of alleged political persecution...
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Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure
Legal Compliance 12/04/2018to her election challenge of President Paul Kagame, as judges said the prosecution failed to provide proof of insurrection and forgery.Diane Rwigara’s case has drawn global attention as Kagame again faces pressure to give more space to critics ...
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Mexico's high court tosses law on policing by military
Legal Compliance 11/15/2018Mexico's Supreme Court invalidated a controversial law signed last year that created a legal framework for the military to work in a policing role in much of the country, ruling Thursday that the measure violated the constitution by trying to normali...
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Flake stokes presidential speculation as court debate rages
Legal Compliance 10/02/2018The Republican senator who suddenly sits at the center of the explosive debate over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick was set to address New Hampshire voters on Monday ahead of a possible run for president.Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was schedu...
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S. Korea court extends ex-leader Park's lengthy prison term
Legal Compliance 08/24/2018A South Korean high court has extended the lengthy prison sentence of former President Park Geun-hye for corruption in office.In April, a district court sentenced Park to 24 years in jail over bribery, extortion, abuse of power and other charges. She...
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Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg wins GOP attorney general nod
Legal Compliance 06/24/2018South Dakota Republicans on Saturday chose Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg to run against Democratic former U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler in the race for state attorney general.GOP delegates voted to nominate Ravnsborg at their state party convention, wh...
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Supreme Court addresses question of foreign law in US courts
Legal Compliance 06/16/2018The Supreme Court says United States federal courts should consider statements from foreign governments about their own laws but do not have to consider them as binding.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for a unanimous court that federal courts shoul...
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MMA star Conor McGregor heads to court for melee charges
Legal Compliance 06/13/2018Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor is due in court for a hearing on charges stemming from a backstage melee that was caught on video.He's expected to be joined in Brooklyn on Thursday by friend and co-defendant Cian (KEE'-uhn) Cowley.Video showed...
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Gamers in court for first time after Kansas 'swatting' death
Legal Compliance 06/13/2018Two online gamers whose alleged dispute over a $1.50 Call of Duty WWII video game bet ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man not involved in the argument will make their first appearances in court Wednesday in a case of "swatting" that h...
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Court gives Spanish princess' husband 5 days to go to prison
Legal Compliance 06/11/2018Judicial authorities on Wednesday told the brother-in-law of Spain's King Felipe VI that he must report to a prison within five days in order to serve five years and 10 months for fraud and tax evasion, among other crimes.Inaki Urdangarin, a former O...
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Swedish court: Ghana international to be jailed, deported
Legal Compliance 06/07/2018A Swedish court has sentenced a Ghana international to 32 months in prison after Kingsley Sarfo was found guilty of two cases of rape of an under-aged girl.The Malmo District Court says the 23-year old Sarfo, a midfielder with top Swedish club Malmo ...
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Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court
Legal Compliance 06/07/2018A San Francisco woman looked composed and lucid as she made her first court appearance on Friday on a murder charge accusing her of killing and dismembering her roommate, whose body parts prosecutors say were discovered in plastic bags at their home....