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Wins for 2 corruption defendants show Supreme Court’s distaste for broad interpretations of fraud laws

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned two public corruption convictions.

May 12, 2023 11:22 AM CDT

Jackson joins 3 conservative dissenters as Supreme Court upholds California’s pig welfare law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that bans the in-state sale of pork that comes from pigs raised in tiny stalls.

May 11, 2023 12:06 PM CDT

Montana judge gets unpaid suspension for courthouse hallway comments

A Montana judge is getting a public reprimand and a 30-day unpaid suspension as a result of remarks that he made about a witness while in a courthouse hallway.

May 11, 2023 9:13 AM CDT

‘Warlike action’ exclusion didn’t protect insurers from Merck’s cyberattack claim, appeals court says

A New Jersey appeals court ruled last week that an exclusion for “hostile/warlike action” in insurance policies covering "all risks" didn’t bar a pharmaceutical company’s claim for damages in a cyberattack.

May 9, 2023 12:52 PM CDT

Pregnant criminal defense lawyer on bed rest loses trial-delay bid in top state court

The Ohio Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a bid by a pregnant lawyer on bed rest to stay a trial scheduled to begin the next day.

May 9, 2023 9:48 AM CDT

Supreme Court stays execution of inmate who won support from Oklahoma AG

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of an Oklahoma inmate after the state attorney general said he supported vacating the conviction.

May 8, 2023 9:55 AM CDT

Walking into open garage to steal leaf blower doesn’t constitute burglary, Ohio Supreme Court says

A man who walked into a homeowner’s open garage and stole his leaf blower didn’t commit burglary because he didn’t use “force, stealth or deception” to gain entrance, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.

May 4, 2023 11:24 AM CDT

Rehnquist dropped push for ‘independent state legislature’ theory in Bush v. Gore, Stevens’ papers show

Newly released private papers of then-Justice John Paul Stevens provide insight into U.S. Supreme Court deliberations and concerns before its decisions that decided a presidential election and affirmed the right to abortion.

May 3, 2023 12:42 PM CDT

Ex-judge who ended up in hotel with lawyer after bar gathering gets censure for sexual propositions

A former Colorado judge who acknowledges that his judgment was impaired by alcohol during an informal gathering at a state bar event has been publicly censured for repeatedly propositioning a lawyer there.

May 2, 2023 11:32 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: ‘State takeover’ of city policing challenged; lawyers sentenced in trip-and-fall scheme

NAACP sues over ‘state takeover’ of city policing, courts The NAACP has filed a lawsuit challenging two state laws that “represent a state takeover of Jackson,” Mississippi, a predominantly Black city, according to a press release. One law expands the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Capitol police to act as a…

Apr 28, 2023 2:49 PM CDT

Wins for 2 corruption defendants show Supreme Court’s distaste for broad interpretations of fraud laws

Jackson joins 3 conservative dissenters as Supreme Court upholds California’s pig welfare law

Montana judge gets unpaid suspension for courthouse hallway comments

‘Warlike action’ exclusion didn’t protect insurers from Merck’s cyberattack claim, appeals court says

Pregnant criminal defense lawyer on bed rest loses trial-delay bid in top state court

Supreme Court stays execution of inmate who won support from Oklahoma AG

Walking into open garage to steal leaf blower doesn’t constitute burglary, Ohio Supreme Court says

Rehnquist dropped push for ‘independent state legislature’ theory in Bush v. Gore, Stevens’ papers show

Ex-judge who ended up in hotel with lawyer after bar gathering gets censure for sexual propositions

Weekly Briefs: ‘State takeover’ of city policing challenged; lawyers sentenced in trip-and-fall scheme

California rolling out ‘CARE Court’ program that offers treatment to people with psychosis

What legal theory is Disney using to sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?

Lawyers suspended for copying client data, unilaterally notifying clients about new firm

Florida now has nation’s lowest death-penalty threshold; second bill allows execution of child rapists

Michigan justice encourages struggling lawyers to get help as he announces mental health treatment

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