Recent Updates
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Attorney: Court ruling lets Ohio political candidates lie
Headline Legal News 03/28/2016Candidates for public office in Ohio can lie and get away with it under a recent federal court ruling that struck down a state law banning false statements in campaigns, an attorney says. Attorney Donald Brey, who has represented Republicans in cases...
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Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute
Headline Legal News 03/21/2016The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a pricy patent dispute between Samsung and Apple. The justices said Monday they will review a $399 million judgment against South Korea-based Samsung for illegally copying patented aspects of the look of...
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White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
Headline Legal News 03/19/2016A white South Carolina trooper pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop. Trooper Sean Groubert, 32, faces up to 20 years in prison. The shoo...
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Nevada's GOP governor honored by mention about high court
Headline Legal News 02/17/2016The prospect of President Barack Obama's nominating a Republican for the Supreme Court seems a long shot, but there's been some talk in Washington about Nevada's GOP governor, Brian Sandoval. Sandoval says he's honored to have his name mentioned as a...
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Plagued by delays, California high-speed rail heads back to court
Headline Legal News 02/04/2016California voters embraced the idea of building the nation's first real high-speed rail system, which promised to whisk travelers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, a trip that can take six hours or more by car. Eight years after...
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Ohio court approves class action in speed camera case
Headline Legal News 02/02/2016A state appeals court approved class action status on Monday for thousands of motorists fined for speeding in a southwest Ohio village with citations issued from automatic camera enforcement. The 12th district appeals court ruling comes as New Miami'...
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Court overturns tobacco company victory over FDA on menthols
Headline Legal News 01/19/2016A federal appeals court has ruled that tobacco companies had no basis to challenge a Food and Drug Administration report on menthol cigarettes, which the industry alleged was written by experts with conflicts of interest. The decision by a three-judg...
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High court takes up challenges to drunken-driving test
Headline Legal News 12/20/2015The Supreme Court will decide whether states can criminalize a driver's refusal to take an alcohol test even if police have not obtained a search warrant. The justices on Friday agreed to hear three cases challenging laws in Minnesota and North Dakot...
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Court papers: Witness ID'd man in playground shooting
Headline Legal News 12/01/2015A witness's statement and photo identification led to the arrest of a man accused in a playground shootout that wounded 17 people, court papers show. Joseph "Moe" Allen, 32, faces 17 counts of attempted murder in the Nov. 22 gunfight at Bunny Friend ...
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Snowboarders fight ban at Utah resort in appeals court
Headline Legal News 11/17/2015A group of snowboarders who argue a ban on their sport at Utah's Alta Ski Area amounts to discrimination are set to present their case Tuesday to a federal appeals court in Denver. The lawsuit, filed in early 2014, brought renewed attention to the lo...
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Romania's outgoing PM appears at court for corruption trial
Headline Legal News 11/04/2015Romania's outgoing prime minister has appeared at the high court where he's on trial for tax evasion, money-laundering, conflict of interest and making false statements. Victor Ponta arrived at the High Court for Cassation and Justice Friday, declini...
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Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen
Headline Legal News 10/16/2015While an Ohio man was on electronic monitoring in an abduction case, he had a 14-year-old girl dropped off at his home by taxi, held her captive for months and raped her, according to criminal charges and court records. Cody Lee Jackson, 20, f...