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British cybersecurity expert pleads not guilty to US charges
Business Law 08/23/2017A British cybersecurity researcher credited with helping curb a recent worldwide ransomware attack pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges accusing him of creating malicious software to steal banking information three years ago.Marcus Hutchins e...
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A Supreme Court pharma case deals consumers a big loss
Intellectual Property 08/23/2017In the war being waged by large corporations against individual rights — and, yes, it is a war — a potentially decisive battle was recently fought. It will come as little surprise to any informed observer of American society that it was n...
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Mizzou's Howard arrested again for failing to appear in court
Court Watch 08/23/2017Missouri defensive end Nate Howard, already suspended and facing a felony drug charge, was arrested again Monday night by UMPD for an out-of-county warrant for failing to appear in court for a speeding ticket in Montgomery County. Howard had a ticket...
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German court sends ECB challenge to European court
Legal Careers News 08/23/2017Germany's top court has declined to hear a series of challenges to the European Central Bank's bond-buying stimulus program, referring them instead to the European Court of Justice.The dpa news agency reports Tuesday that those against the program cl...
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Former Pakistan PM challenges disqualification by court
International 08/23/2017A Pakistani official says former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has filed petitions with the Supreme Court to challenge his disqualification and removal from office.Environment Minister Mushahidullah Khan, who is in Sharif's party, said Tuesday that the...
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Missouri Supreme Court rejects request to stop execution
Court Watch 08/23/2017The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a motion from attorneys seeking to halt the execution of a man scheduled to die next week but did not explain its decision.Attorneys for Marcellus Williams had asked the state Supreme Court and Gov. Eric G...
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DJ says taking Taylor Swift to court was only option
Employment Law 08/23/2017The former radio host who lost a groping lawsuit to Taylor Swift in federal court this week said he realizes the case was in the pop star's favor, but he had no interest in backing down.David Mueller told The Associated Press on Tuesday that someone ...
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Court Rules 2 Texas Congressional Districts Unconstitutional
Legal Business 08/23/2017A federal court nullified two of Texas’ 36 congressional districts Tuesday, unanimously ruling that they were drawn with the intent to weaken minority voting power in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. Hispani...
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Young leaders of massive 2014 Hong Kong protests get prison
Political and Legal 08/23/2017A Hong Kong court sent young activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders to prison Thursday for their roles in huge pro-democracy protests nearly three years earlier, in the latest sign that tolerance for dissent is waning in the Chinese-ruled...
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Nevada pot regulators back in court as supplies dwindle
Business Law 08/23/2017Nevada's marijuana regulators are headed back to court in a turf battle with liquor wholesalers over exclusive rights to distribute pot products to the state's new recreational retailers.Nevada's Taxation Department says the protracted legal fight ha...
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Maryland removes Dred Scott ruling author's statue
Breaking Legal News 08/23/2017A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery and denied citizenship to African Americans was removed from the grounds of the Maryland State House early Friday.The statue of Roger B. Taney was l...
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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to speak in Tuscaloosa
Legal Business 08/23/2017U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will speak at the University of Alabama law school next month.Sotomayor will participate in a discussion with dean Mark Brandon and U.S. District Judge Harold Albritton III on Sept. 12. Brandon say...