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Court filings provide additional details of the US’ first nitrogen gas execution
Featured Articles 08/01/2024A corrections officer who helped carry out the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution said in a court document that the inmate had normal blood oxygen levels for longer than he expected before the numbers suddenly plummeted.Another court documen...
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Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
U.S. Court News 07/26/2024An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from be...
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UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal
Headline Legal News 07/21/2024The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on it to end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of...
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The Law Office of Erica S. Janton - East Greenwich, RI Divorce Lawyer
Lawyer Interviews 07/17/2024Erica S. Janton has extensive experience in complex high asset and high conflict family law matters and uses her experience within the family court arena to individually tailor strategies with each of her clients and provide realistic solution focuse...
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New York’s top court allows ‘equal rights’ amendment to appear on November ballot
Featured Articles 07/14/2024A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to bar discrimination over “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” will appear on the ballot this November, the state’s high court ruled Thursday.The decision from...
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NYC Sperm Donor Parental Rights - Over 35 Years Experience
Legal Events 07/10/2024NYC Sperm Donor Parental Rights - Over 35 Years ExperienceWe provide legal services in the area of Assisted Reproduction Law, also known as Third Party Reproduction, or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) law. These matters involve matters such as...
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Giuliani Disbarred in N.Y. for Wrongdoing During Trump’s 2020 Campaign
Featured Articles 07/07/2024Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss.The Manhattan app...
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What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling
National News 07/01/2024The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.The Supreme Court did not d...
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Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men
U.S. Court News 06/26/2024Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coal...
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Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
Featured Articles 06/22/2024The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firear...
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Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Recent Cases 06/19/2024Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.The boy band singer-turned-solo st...
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Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra indicted for defaming monarchy
National News 06/16/2024Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail.Thaksin is the unofficial power b...