Recent Updates
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Court to decide if drug use while pregnant is child abuse
Legal Outlook 03/16/2018Pennsylvania's highest court will decide whether a woman's use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.The Supreme Court recently took up the case of a woman who tested positive for suboxone and marijuana at the time ...
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Justice Gorsuch confirms conservatives' hopes, liberals' fears
Legal Outlook 03/10/2018Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court’s newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions a...
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Lawyer tells Australian court Geoffrey Rush barely eating
Legal Outlook 03/10/2018Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has become virtually housebound, barely eats and wakes each morning with a "terrible sense of dread" since a Sydney newspaper alleged inappropriate behavior toward an actress, his lawyer swore in an affidavit.Lawyer ...