Recent Updates
-
Romania: Court tells president to fire anti-graft prosecutor
Legal Issues 06/02/2018Romania's top court on Wednesday told the country's president to fire the chief anti-corruption prosecutor, widely praised for her efforts to root out high-level graft, but a thorn in the side of some politicians.The move angered some Romanians. More...
-
Supreme Court allows Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
Law Firm News 05/30/2018The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put into effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. The justices did not comment Tuesday in r...
-
Justices allow Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
Notable Attorneys 05/26/2018The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put in effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state.The justices did not comment Tuesday in reje...
-
Ohio court's visitor center adds plaster cast of Harding
Recent Cases 05/25/2018A plaster cast used to create a sculpture of President Warren G. Harding found at the Ohio Supreme Court is on display in the building's visitor education center.The likeness was donated by the former president's family.It was used to create the scul...
-
Suspect in fatal bakery stabbing heads to court
Breaking Legal News 05/16/2018The man suspected of fatally stabbing the co-owner of a Massachusetts bakery is heading to court to face a murder charge.Prosecutors say 47-year-old Franklin Conza is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.The Springfield man was arrested after police resp...
-
Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
Legal Solutions 05/13/2018The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.The justices voted 6-3 to strike...
-
Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
Legal Solutions 05/12/2018In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events.But the Trump admi...
-
Dispute on eye drop size fails to catch Supreme Court's eye
Ethics 05/11/2018A dispute about the size of eye drops has failed to catch the eye of the Supreme Court.Drug companies including Allergan, Bausch & Lomb, Merck and Pfizer had asked the court to get involved in the case. The companies were sued by patients using t...
-
Law firm hired to investigate economic development agency
Law Firm News 05/10/2018The Oregon Department of Justice has hired a law firm to investigate allegations of discrimination and mismanagement at the state's economic development agency, Business Oregon.The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that in an anonymous letter to Gov. Kate...
-
Court to hear challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban
National News 05/10/2018Winona County, Minnesota's only county to ban the mining of silica sand for use by the oil and gas industry in hydraulic fracturing, goes to court Monday to defend the ban.Minnesota Sands LLC, which holds extensive mineral rights in southeastern Minn...
-
Supreme Court greenlights driver rights in rental car case
Legal Solutions 05/08/2018The Supreme Court said Monday that people who borrow rental cars from friends or family are generally entitled to the same protections against police searches as the authorized driver.The justices ruled unanimously that as a general rule someone who ...
-
Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
Trial Coverage 05/05/2018Arkansas officials asked the state's highest court on Monday to allow them to enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary despite a judge blocking the measure and calling it unconstitutional.Secretary of State Mark Martin asked the Arkansas Supreme ...