Recent Updates
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CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
Family Law 05/03/2022U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.Americans age 2 and older should...
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New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats
Legal Business News 04/29/2022New York’s highest court on Wednesday rejected new congressional maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats, largely agreeing with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.The decision...
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Arizona judge nixes suit that wants Trump backers off ballot
U.S. Court News 04/23/2022A judge in Phoenix has dismissed lawsuits seeking to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from this year’s ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington that led to an unprecedented attack on Cong...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
Criminal Law 04/20/2022The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.The court reversed itself after the U.S. Supreme Co...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
Civil Rights 04/17/2022The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.The court reversed itself after the U.S. Supreme Co...
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Court: DWI fatality sentence needs more definition
Family Law 04/14/2022A Louisiana appellate court has ordered a state judge to add details to the sentence of a man who pleaded guilty to killing a jogger while driving drunk in October 2020.A three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal ruled in the case of Georg...
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Mexico high court OKs preference for state power plants
Family Law 04/09/2022Mexico’s Supreme Court deemed constitutional Thursday a controversial energy law pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that gives government-owned power plants preference over private competitors.The law took effect in M...
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Groups seek to stop gold mine exploratory drilling in Idaho
Family Law 04/04/2022Environmental groups are renewing efforts to stop exploratory drilling by a Canadian mining company hoping to build a gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park.The Idaho Conservation League and Greater Yellowstone Coalition, in documents f...
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Judge won’t halt execution over intellectual disability
Personal Injury 03/29/2022A judge on Tuesday dismissed a motion to declare a Tennessee death row inmate intellectually disabled, a move that would have prohibited his upcoming execution.Senior Judge Walter Kurtz wrote that federal courts had previously determined Byron Black ...
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New York’s top court rules in favor of fantasy sports bets
Criminal Law 03/23/2022New York’s highest court ruled Tuesday that fantasy sports contests like those run by FanDuel and DraftKings are allowed under the state constitution, turning back a challenge to the popular games.The state Court of Appeals reversed an appeals ...
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Onu Law Firm – Intellectual Property Law
Law Firm Directory CaliforniaMitch Onu is the principal owner of The Onu Law Firm. His practice focuses on a diverse range of transactional and litigation matters involving intellectual property, employment, business and real estate matters. Mitch has extensive experience handli...
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The Law Firm of Minshew & Ahluwalia LLP
Law Firm Directory MarylandThe attorneys at Minshew & Ahluwalia LLP focus exclusively on the practice of Family Law, including uncontested and contested divorce, separation, child support, child custody, alimony and spousal support, separation agreements, prenuptial agreem...