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Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
Legal Issues 11/26/2024A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state’s aggressive measures to curb migrant cro...
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High court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat
Legal Issues 11/08/2024The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race’s outcome.The court made its refusal to ta...
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Giuliani says he's a victim of 'political persecution' as he's told again to give up assets
Legal Issues 11/04/2024A defiant Rudy Giuliani was ordered Thursday to quickly turn over prized assets including a car and a watch given to him by his grandfather as part of a $148 million defamation judgment, leading the former New York City mayor to emerge from court say...
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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case
Legal Issues 10/18/2024The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.The late-night ruling to spare for ...
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A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison
Legal Issues 05/29/2024A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago.Chonthicha Jangrew of the Move Forwar...
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Employer Defense Attorney in Gardena, California
Legal Issues 05/08/2024The relationship between employers and employees in California is governed by employment and labor laws at both the federal and state levels. These laws provide a framework of obligations and rights. Disputes often arise from a failure to uphold and ...
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Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried
Legal Issues 03/15/2024FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s orchestration of one of history’s largest financial frauds in his quest to dominate the cryptocurrency world deserves a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years, federal prosecutors on Friday told a federal judge....
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Samsung chief is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
Legal Issues 02/05/2024A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes involving a contentious merger between Samsung affiliates in 2015 that tightened his grip over South Korea’s biggest company.The ruling by th...
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Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza
Legal Issues 01/24/2024The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire,...
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What to know about arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims
Legal Issues 01/11/2024Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The outcome seemed clear during arguments that touched on a range of political and le...
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Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
Legal Issues 09/06/2023After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month’s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told ...
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Bankruptcy Filings Rise 10%, and Courts Feel the Pinch
Legal Issues 08/02/2023Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 10 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2023, compared with the previous year. Bankruptcy totals are reported four times annually by the U.S. government.According to statistics release...