Recent Updates
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Supreme Court seems divided over Texas redistricting
U.S. Court News 04/12/2018The Supreme Court appeared divided Tuesday over Texas' appeal to preserve congressional and legislative districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory.The justices heard arguments in the latest round of court action over Texas el...
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Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court
Legal Business News 04/11/2018The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain.The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday in an appeal filed by Republicans in Mary...
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Retailers hope for certainty as Supreme Court hears tax case
Legal Outlook 04/10/2018Retailers are hoping for a resolution this year from the Supreme Court, which hears arguments Tuesday in a decades-old dispute: Whether companies must collect sales tax on items sold in a state where they don't have a store or other building.If the c...
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Court: Government can't block immigrant teens from abortion
Legal Business News 04/06/2018A federal court in Washington has told the Trump administration that the government can't interfere with the ability of pregnant immigrant teens being held in federal custody to obtain abortions.A judge issued an order Friday evening barring the gove...
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Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute
Legal Business News 04/06/2018Eye drop users everywhere have had it happen. Tilt your head back, drip a drop in your eye and part of that drop always seems to dribble down your cheek.But what most people see as an annoyance, some prescription drop users say is grounds for a lawsu...
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Trump administration backs PLO in victims' high court appeal
Legal Business News 04/03/2018Despite its bumpy relationship with the Palestinians, the Trump administration is siding with the Palestine Liberation Organization in urging the Supreme Court to reject an appeal from American victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East more tha...
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Dayton appoints Democratic Rep. Thissen to Supreme Court
U.S. Court News 04/02/2018Gov. Mark Dayton appointed longtime Democratic state Rep. Paul Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, the latest in a long line of partisans to join the state's highest court.Thissen is an attorney and Minneapolis lawmaker who has served ...
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Michigan's top court hearing cases over guns, schools
Legal Outlook 03/26/2018considers whether the state's public schools can trump the Legislature and adopt their own restrictions on firearms.The case from Ann Arbor has been on the court's docket for more than a year. But arguments set for Wednesday are getting extra attenti...
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Question of sales tax on online purchases goes to high court
U.S. Court News 03/26/2018Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click "purchase." But a case before the Supreme Court could change that.At issue is a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases: If a business is shipp...
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Brazil's top court: Lula can be jailed for upheld conviction
Legal Business News 03/22/2018A sharply divided top court voted early Thursday to reject an attempt by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a corruption conviction, delivering a hard blow to the front-running candidate in this year'...
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Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Legal Business News 03/16/2018Rebecca Dallet, a liberal Milwaukee judge, easily defeated conservative Michael Screnock on Tuesday in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, fueling optimism among Democrats for more victories in the fall midterms.The win in the first statewide gener...
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Democrats Claim Victory In Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race
Legal Business News 03/16/2018In Wisconsin Tuesday, Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet won a seat on the state Supreme Court, riding a wave of Democratic enthusiasm to victory in this (officially) nonpartisan election.The race drew national attention, mostly from big-name Demo...