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  • Democrats tighten opposition of high court pick

    Democrats tighten opposition of high court pick

    Recent Cases 04/01/2017

    Senate Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee swelled Friday as Democrats neared the numbers needed for a filibuster, setting up a showdown with Republicans who have the votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch. Sens. Claire McC...

  • Venezuela court says it can take over congress' powers

    Venezuela court says it can take over congress' powers

    Headline Legal News 03/31/2017

    Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled it can take over the powers of congress in what opponents of socialist President Nicolas Maduro as well as foreign governments denounced as the latest step toward installing a dictatorship in this South American nation...

  • High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute

    High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute

    Legal Events 03/30/2017

    The Supreme Court seemed to struggle on Monday over whether some of the nation's largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers. Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit ...

  • S Korea's Park questioned at court hearing on arrest request

    S Korea's Park questioned at court hearing on arrest request

    Legal Events 03/29/2017

    South Korea's disgraced ex-President Park Geun-hye was being questioned Thursday by a court that will decide if she should be arrested over corruption allegations that have already toppled her from power. Live TV footage earlier showed a stern-lookin...

  • Michigan Supreme Court Justice Young announces retirement

    Michigan Supreme Court Justice Young announces retirement

    National News 03/28/2017

    Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young plans to retire and return to his former law firm. A statement from the court says Young announced his plans Wednesday during a meeting with fellow Michigan Supreme Court justices. The 65-year-old says his ...

  • Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick

    Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick

    Headline Legal News 03/27/2017

    Senate Democrats on Monday forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Comm...

  • International court orders reparations for Congo attack

    International court orders reparations for Congo attack

    Headline Legal News 03/26/2017

    The International Criminal Court on Friday awarded symbolic reparations of $250 each to nearly 300 people who lost relatives, property or livestock or suffered psychological harm in a deadly attack on a Congolese village in 2003. Judges also awarded ...

  • Court: Wisconsin Bell discriminated against worker

    Court: Wisconsin Bell discriminated against worker

    National News 03/25/2017

    A Wisconsin appeals court says state labor officials properly determined that Wisconsin Bell's decision to fire a bipolar employee amounted to discrimination. According to court documents, Wisconsin Bell fired Charles Carlson in 2011 for engaging in ...

  • Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group

    Court bars release of videos made by anti-abortion group

    National News 03/24/2017

    A federal appeals court on Wednesday barred the release of videos made by an anti-abortion group whose leaders are facing felony charges in California accusing them of recording people without permission in violation of state law. The 9th U.S. Circui...

  • Court: Sex offender can challenge internet restrictions

    Court: Sex offender can challenge internet restrictions

    Legal Events 03/22/2017

    A convicted sex offender challenging restrictions on internet use will get a new hearing before New Jersey's parole board. The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in the case of a man identified only by the initials J.I. who had claimed the restriction...

  • Court won’t hear appeal in senator’s corruption case

    Court won’t hear appeal in senator’s corruption case

    Recent Cases 03/21/2017

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s appeal of his corruption indictment, setting the stage for a federal trial in the fall. The justices let stand a lower court ruling that refused to dismiss charges inclu...

  • Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings

    Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings

    Recent Cases 03/21/2017

    A Texas school board can open its meetings with student-led public prayers without running afoul of the Constitution's prohibition against government-established religion, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the...

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