Recent Updates
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Steve Mostyn, Houston attorney and major Dem donor, dies
Notable Attorneys 11/18/2017Steve Mostyn, a prominent Houston trial attorney and a top Democratic Party donor, has died. He was 46.In a statement, his family confirmed Thursday his death on Wednesday "after a sudden onset and battle with a mental health issue.""Steve was a belo...
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German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
Legal Issues 11/16/2017A German court ruled Thursday that Kuwait's national airline didn't have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did.The Frankfurt state court noted in its decision that Kuwait Airways is not a...
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Free Speech Is Starting to Dominate the US Supreme Court's Agenda
Legal Issues 11/14/2017To get the Supreme Court's attention these days, try saying your speech rights are being violated.Whether the underlying topic is abortion, elections, labor unions or wedding cakes, the First Amendment is starting to dominate the Supreme Court's agen...
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Florida man back at Supreme Court with 1st Amendment case
Legal Issues 11/12/2017The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a First Amendment case brought by a Florida man who previously won a landmark ruling from the justices on whether his floating home was a house, not a boat subject to easier government seizure under laws t...
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Human rights group accuses Guatemalan courts of delays
Legal Issues 11/10/2017An international human rights group says Guatemalan courts are foot- dragging on high-profile cases and threatening the work of the country's prosecutors and a U.N. anti-corruption commission.Human Rights Watch analyzed eight major cases that have bo...
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Samsung worker killed by brain tumor wins compensation case
Recent Cases 11/10/2017Overturning an appeal court's decision, South Korea's Supreme Court said Tuesday the family of a Samsung worker who died of a brain tumor should be eligible for state compensation for an occupational disease.The ruling on Lee Yoon-jung, who was diagn...
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'Dirty soda' Utah court battle ends with legal settlement
Legal News 11/08/2017Two Utah chains that sell flavor-shot-spiked "dirty sodas" have settled their court battle over the sugary concept that's grown increasingly profitable in a state where sugar is a common vice, according to court documents filed Tuesday.Soda shops Sod...
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Connecticut Governor Will Get His 6th Supreme Court Pick
Law Firm News 11/04/2017When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy makes his pick for the next Connecticut chief justice, the Democrat will have nominated six of the seven people serving on the state's highest court — a rare feat in the history of the governorship.Lawyers and other l...
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Court: No right to copy court reporter’s recordings
Trial Coverage 10/30/2017Georgia’s highest court says the makers of a popular podcast series do not have the right to copy audio recordings made during a murder trial by a court reporter.The second season of the “Undisclosed” podcast featured the case of Jo...
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Illinois to require veterans courts across the state in 2018
Legal Events 10/30/2017A law passed last year requires every judicial circuit in Illinois to have a veterans treatment court starting Jan. 1.The courts allow veterans who were honorably discharged to plead guilty to a crime in exchange for a probation sentence, The Chicago...
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Indonesia court upholds seizure of illegal fishing vessel
Legal Solutions 10/29/2017Indonesia says it has won a two-year court battle that confirms the legality of the government's seizure of a Thai vessel linked to human trafficking and illegal fishing in Indonesian waters.Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Susi Pudjiastuti...
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Brazilian court revives case against Olympian Ryan Lochte
Recent Cases 10/28/2017Over the summer, it appeared Ryan Lochte had been cleared of criminal charges in Brazil after he was accused of fabricating a story about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. On Friday, a decision made by an appeals ...