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WEBPittsburgh clerk takes first loss in Courthouse News case. States have one by one been reopening their courts to public access in the digital age. A remaining few have fought the trend but keep losing First Amendment battles, most recently in Pittsburgh. Bill Girdner.
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WEB3 days ago · Senate Democrats heap pressure on Chief Justice Roberts to rein in Alito amid flag controversy. Benjamin S. Weiss / May 24, 2024. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Durbin requested to meet with the high court’s head justice and renewed calls for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 presidential election.
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WEB4 days ago · Feds headed to trial on abuse claims from shuttered Bay Area prison. Natalie Hanson / May 22, 2024. More than 600 inmates will see a trial on their claims that federal employees abused them and maintained a system to prevent people reporting mistreatment within the walls of FCI Dublin.
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WEB2 days ago · Amazon Covid settlement. Brief / May 23, 2024. FRESNO, Calif. — A federal court in California preliminarily approved a $5.5 million settlement in a class action accusing Amazon of illegally requiring non-exempt workers to undergo a Covid-19 screening every shift, without pay.
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WEBAbout Us. May 2, 2023. Courthouse News Service covers news, both national and international, that moves society and its many elements in one direction or another. Established in 1990, Courthouse News now includes our public website, courthousenews.com, which publishes a wide range of news stories on political events, natural cataclysms ...
Blockbuster cases abound as Supreme Court enters opinion season
WEBMay 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON (CN) — Over the next two months, the Supreme Court is expected to release rulings in major cases covering elections, abortion, guns and government authority. So far, the justices have only handed down opinions in 18 of the term's 62 cases. There’s no indication yet that the …
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WEB3 days ago · Brief / May 24, 2024. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah Court of Appeals allowed a reporter for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project to see unredacted expenditure reports from a state contractor and hunting lobbyist, which wants Canadian gray wolves delisted from the Endangered Species Act. The public has …
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WEBThe Sidebar podcast tackles the top stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Bianca Bruno, Nicholas Iovino, Amanda Pampuro and Nina Pullano as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond, and break down developments to help you understand how they affect your day-to-day life.
Case trajectory to high court is bypassing normal circuit at historic ...
WEBWASHINGTON (CN) — The high court’s justices have been reluctant to address the partisan winds beating on their backs, but the evidence of the strain caused by these influences is beginning to show as the court turns an extraordinary measure into a more common occurrence.
House advances bipartisan measure to reshape civil forfeiture laws
WEBJun 14, 2023 · House advances bipartisan measure to reshape civil forfeiture laws. Lawmakers hailed the unanimous committee vote as a victory for cross-aisle cooperation as well as for private property rights. People look on from the superyacht Amadea as it arrives in San Diego Bay on June 27, 2022, after the United States seized the …
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