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  • Kyrgyzstan sends case of jailed journalist back to court

    Kyrgyzstan sends case of jailed journalist back to court

    Lawyer Interviews 07/14/2016

    The Supreme Court in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday refused to release an ethnic Uzbek journalist and activist serving a life sentence after being convicted of stirring up ethnic hatred, but instead sent his case to a regional cour...

  • Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

    Court orders release of detained immigrant kids, not parents

    Recent Cases 07/12/2016

    A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children — but not their parents — from family detention centers after being picked up crossing the border without documentation. The San Francisc...

  • Court denies hospital's bid to perform brain death test

    Court denies hospital's bid to perform brain death test

    Legal Issues 07/12/2016

    The Virginia Supreme Court has denied a hospital's request to allow it to immediately perform a test to determine whether a 2-year-old who choked on a piece of popcorn is brain dead.   The court Friday denied a petition from Virginia Commonwealt...

  • Candidate filing begins Monday for appeals court seat

    Candidate filing begins Monday for appeals court seat

    Law Firm News 07/11/2016

    Another election will be on the November ballot in North Carolina because an appeals court judge recently resigned to take a job in private practice. The candidate filing period for the seat on the state Court of Appeals vacated by Martha Geer begins...

  • Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults

    Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults

    Recent Cases 07/11/2016

    A Thai country singer and political activist was sentenced Monday by a military court to more than three years in jail for insulting the monarchy, adding to a 7½-year sentence a criminal court imposed on him earlier for the same offense. Thanat Thana...

  • Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records

    Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records

    Lawyer Interviews 07/08/2016

    An Illinois appeals court on Friday vacated an injunction obtained by the Chicago police union that barred the city's release of disciplinary files dating back decades. The Fraternal Order of Police sued to block the release after a March 2014 appell...

  • Obama rebukes Poland over paralysis of constitutional court

    Obama rebukes Poland over paralysis of constitutional court

    Law Firm News 07/07/2016

    U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern Friday about the state of democracy in Poland, publicly rebuking a right-wing government that has paralyzed the constitutional court and taken steps to control state run media. Obama said he shared his wo...

  • Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

    Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

    Notable Attorneys 07/05/2016

    The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the district of New Jersey. The vote was 92-5 on Wednesday for Brian Martinotti, who has served as a judge on the Superior Court of New Jersey since 2002. Obama...

  • Court rules against White House science office in email case

    Court rules against White House science office in email case

    Legal Issues 07/05/2016

    A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that work-related emails from a private account used by the White House's top science adviser are subject to disclosure under federal open records laws. The ruling from the three-judge panel is a win for governme...

  • Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released

    Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released

    Legal Events 06/14/2016

    A Spanish court ruled Tuesday that blood bags that are key evidence in one of Spain's worst doping scandals should be handed over to authorities for investigation. The Madrid Provincial Court said bags containing blood samples and plasma should be ha...

  • Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

    Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

    Notable Attorneys 06/14/2016

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win for the Ob...

  • Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case

    Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case

    Legal Events 06/13/2016

    A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $1.8 million judgment awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who says he was defamed in the late author Chris Kyle's bestselling book "American Sniper." The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reje...