Recent Updates
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UK court drops charges against Barclays in Qatar fundraising
Legal Compliance 05/11/2018A court has dismissed charges against Barclays relating to its emergency fundraising from Qatar at the height of the financial crisis.The Serious Fraud Office had accused Barclays over a 2008 deal to give to Qatar Holding LLC a $3 billion loan that w...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Analysis: Voter ID Fight Testing Court as Much as New Law
National Court News 05/10/2018The Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to allow the state to enforce its voter ID law in this month's primary while justices consider whether the measure is unconstitutional sets up a test over Republican lawmakers' efforts to reinstate a law struck d...
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Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds bail for opposition leader
National Court News 05/10/2018Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a High Court’s decision to grant bail to opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was jailed for five years on a corruption conviction.Lawyers from both sides said the rul...
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New York court says Trump can't delay defamation lawsuit
National Court News 05/10/2018A New York court says former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, at least for now. A state appeals court on Thursday turned down a request by Trump's lawyers to delay the case ...
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Raptors president fined $25K for walking on court to yell
Legal Compliance 05/09/2018The NBA has fined Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri $25,000 for walking onto the court at halftime of Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers to verbally confront officials for reversing a call.The league announced the fine Sunday. It stems from a...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Olivia de Havilland asks court to revive "Feud" lawsuit
National Court News 05/03/2018Olivia de Havilland has asked the California Supreme Court to revive her lawsuit against the FX Networks show "Feud: Bette and Joan."Lawyers for the 101-year-old actress filed the appeal Friday, asking the court to reverse an appeals court decision i...
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Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
U.S. Court News 05/02/2018Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, arrived Wednesday for an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning de...