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Court upholds Phoenix law over same-sex wedding invitations
Legal Business News 06/09/2018An Arizona appeals court on Thursday upheld a Phoenix anti-discrimination law that makes it illegal for businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples because of religion.The ruling comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Colorado bake...
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Supreme Court allows Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions
Legal Business News 06/03/2018The 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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High Court Rules in Dispute Over Immigrant Teen's Abortion
Legal Business News 06/02/2018The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case about a pregnant immigrant teen who obtained an abortion with the help of the ACLU, siding with the Trump administration and wiping away a lower court decision for the teen but rejecting a suggestion her lawye...
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Ohio court's visitor center adds plaster cast of Harding
Legal Business News 05/16/2018A 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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New York court says Trump can't delay defamation lawsuit
Legal Business News 05/06/2018A 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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Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
Legal Business News 04/16/2018The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.The justices voted 6-3 to strike...
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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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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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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...