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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...
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Confessed killer who wants freed after 20 years due in court
U.S. Court News 06/01/2018A man who confessed to a string of rapes and murders with his brother and now wants to be released from an Ohio prison is due back in court.Attorneys for Nathaniel Cook say a plea deal signed nearly 20 years ago forces the court to order his release ...
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Judge allows Palin's son therapeutic court for proceedings
National Court News 05/31/2018The eldest son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will go through Alaska's therapeutic court system in a criminal case accusing him of assaulting his father last year at the family home.State District Judge David Wallace on ...
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Court to consider fraud investigator in NFL concussion case
National Court News 05/30/2018A federal judge in Philadelphia is scheduled to hear arguments in the NFL's request for a special investigator to look into what the league says are fraudulent claims in a $1 billion concussion settlement.The league last month cited an independent st...
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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...
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Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
National Court News 05/28/2018A gold exploration proposal near Yellowstone National Park faced a significant setback as a judge blamed Montana officials for understating the potential for mining to harm land, water and wildlife.The ruling released Friday means the Montana Departm...
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Court program in Dona Ana County focuses on veterans
National Court News 05/27/2018A new court program has opened in Dona Ana County that focuses on the substance abuse and mental health issues facing military veterans who have been charged with non-violent crimes.Las Cruces Sun-News reports that the first hearing in the 3rd Judici...
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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...
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Supreme Court limits warrantless vehicle searches near homes
National Court News 05/26/2018The court sided 8-1 Tuesday with a Virginia man who complained that police walked onto his driveway and pulled back a tarp covering his motorcycle, which turned out to be stolen. They acted without a warrant, relying on a line of Supreme Court cases ...
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Czech court: Attacker on Petra Kvitova taken into custody
Featured Articles 05/26/2018A Czech Republic court has ruled a suspect in a knife attack on two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova be taken into custody.Zuzana Buresova, a spokesperson for the county court in the city of Prostejov, says the court issued the ruling on Thursda...
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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...
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Trump administration defends Keystone XL pipeline in court
Featured Articles 05/22/2018Trump administration attorneys defended the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline in federal court on Thursday against environmentalists and Native American groups that want to derail the project.President Barack Obama rejected the 1,179-mile (1,80...