In a year marked by several potentially landmark decisions, the most significant could be in the trio of gerrymandering cases the high court has reviewed – the last of which is being argued Tuesday. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
Harry Anderson, the three-time Emmy Award nominee who anchored former NBC sitcom Night Court and who was also a well-known and respected magician, died on Monday morning. He was 65 years old. This very sad piece of news was confirmed to TMZ by Anderson’s son, Dashiell, who says his father passed away at his home(…)
The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday on whether you should have to pay sales taxes on all online purchases. Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com
(YANGON, Myanmar) — A Myanmar court on Wednesday refused to dismiss a case against two Reuters journalists after the reporters’ lawyers insisted last week that the evidence doesn’t support the charges. The case against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo has been strongly criticized internationally as an effort by authorities to intimidate the press, especially(…)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued non-bailable warrants against jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, who are central figures in an alleged $ 2 billion scam at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), according to a source within the investigative agency. Reuters: Money News
The head of the Arab League says his organization wants the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate the deaths last week of 18 Palestinians during protests near Gaza’s border with Israel. FOX News
(Reuters) – IT services company Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp said on Tuesday an Indian court had granted the company’s application to lift the Indian income tax department’s freeze on its bank accounts. Reuters: Money News
A judge continued the Monday, April 2, court hearing for Teen Mom OG star Maci Bookout’s order of protection from Ryan Edwards until May 21, Radar Online reports. Celebrity Mugshots “The temporary protection order will stay in effect until their court hearing,” a clark of court for Hamilton County Circuit Court in Tennessee told Radar.(…)
Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 2000 Home – CBSNews.com
Retired Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has an idea for addressing gun violence in America: repeal the Second Amendment. In an op-ed published in the New York Times Tuesday, the 98-year-old former Supreme Court justice argues that advocates for stricter gun control legislation should take the next step and demand the removal of(…)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday did not grant permission to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) to sell its wireless assets to upstart rival Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, saying it will hear the case again in two weeks. Reuters: Money News
Six months ago, President Trump set a March 5 deadline for winding down an Obama program for immigrants who arrived in the US illegally as children. But federal courts stand in the way, with the underlying message that legal principles matter for all people. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has been a champion of tightening voter registration laws around the country. But a legal challenge to legislation he supported in his home state will now require him to prove that voter fraud is a substantiated concern. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
The US Supreme Court has played a significant role in eroding the power of unions, and Monday morning the court heard arguments in a case that union supporters and legal experts say could send public-sector unions into ‘a death spiral.’ Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A major privacy rights fight between Microsoft Corp and the Justice Department reaches the Supreme Court this week, with the justices considering whether U.S. law allows prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas. Reuters: Business News
Chris Soules filed an appeal with the Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 6, seeking to have a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident dropped before his case goes to trial. Stars at Court As previously reported, The Bachelor alum, 36, was charged with a felony after the truck he was driving(…)