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WEBAn appeals court in New York upheld a lower court’s finding that the protocols established by the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government violated the separation of powers doctrine. Agreeing with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s challenge to the commission, the court says that no matter how well intended, the law establishing ...
Hawaii judge halts ban on short-term rentals
WEBOct 14, 2022 · Sunrise in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Kelsey Jukam/Courthouse News) HONOLULU (CN) — With just 10 days to spare, U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson ruled Thursday in favor of short-term rental property owners, stopping the Oct. 23 enactment of an ordinance to shield Honolulu’s residents from the effect of short-term rentals on the …
Details of voting equipment breach emerge in Dominion security …
WEBJan 12, 2024 · ATLANTA (CN) — During the fourth day of trial Friday in the lawsuit over the security of Dominion voting machine systems in Georgia, details surrounding a hack coordinated by co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Peach State's election subversion case took center stage. The copying of confidential election data …
For Your Listening Pleasure: LA County Court Proceedings Coming …
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Recusal request won’t hold up Trump trial in NYC
WEBApr 10, 2024 · MANHATTAN (CN) — A New York appellate judge on Wednesday denied another effort from Donald Trump to delay the start of his upcoming Manhattan criminal trial — the former president’s third failed attempt in three days. In Wednesday’s emergency request, filed under seal like his previous two, Trump claimed that the trial should be …
Milwaukee judge sentenced to 9 years in prison on child …
WEBDec 22, 2021 · The disturbing nature of the child pornography possessed and distributed and the defendant’s status as a sitting judge while he committed his crimes are factors that weighed in favor of a longer sentence. MADISON, Wis. (CN) — A former Milwaukee County Children’s Court judge on Wednesday was ...
The rise and fall of a Texas patent court | Courthouse News Service
WEBOct 28, 2022 · WACO, Texas (CN) — Alan Albright arrived at the Western District of Texas in 2018, appointed by then-President Donald Trump as the top federal judge in Waco. He spent years in private practice before that, handling patent cases for decades. Within months, Albright was positioning himself as the “go-to judge for patent cases,” as Clause …
Supreme Court Expands Precedent on Ineffective Counsel
WEBFeb 27, 2019 · WASHINGTON (CN) - Defendants whose cases suffered because their lawyers performed poorly are entitled to the benefit of presumed prejudice even in cases where they waived their rights to appeal, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The case stems from the prosecution in Idaho of Gilberto Garza Jr., who signed away his …
Fifth Circuit hears challenge of ATF crackdown on braced pistols
WEBJun 29, 2023 · A Fifth Circuit panel on May 23 granted the Firearms Policy Coalition, gun maker Maxim Defense Industries and two owners of braced pistols an injunction against the rule pending appeal. But the injunction is limited to those litigants, the coalition’s members, Maxim’s customers and family members of the two pistol owners.
Hospital discharge | Courthouse News Service
WEBApr 10, 2024 · PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Superior Court overturned the lower court’s judgment entered in favor of a doctor that was sued by a widow whose husband was allegedly discharged from the hospital without proper warning about the risk of clotting, resulting in his death from a pulmonary embolism. The family has brought enough …
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