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By therecorder | The Recorder | August 24, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S238309 The California Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of mandate and injunctive relief. The court held that the five-year time…
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By Josefa Velasquez | August 24, 2017
An Albany court on Thursday dismissed a suit against the state Board of Elections seeking to place on the front of the ballot this year's referendum on whether New York should hold a constitution convention.
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By Cheryl Miller | August 24, 2017
California's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2016 voter-approved initiative aimed at speeding up the state's death penalty process. The five-member majority held, however, that Proposition 66's strict five-year deadline for courts handling appeals "must be deemed directive rather than mandatory."
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By Andrew Denney | August 23, 2017
The New York City Bar Association has rated four of the five candidates running for Brooklyn Civil Court judge on an "insurgent" slate as "not approved" for the bench. The judicial candidates who are backed by the borough's Democratic Party, along with all but one of the six candidates in the Democratic primary for Brooklyn District Attorney, were rated "approved."
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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | August 23, 2017
Deciding an issue that has divided courts across the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Texas law, has ruled that asbestos is a pollutant for purposes of an insurance policy's pollution exclusion.
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By Cheryl Miller | August 22, 2017
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Tuesday pushed back against criticism of her pleas to federal authorities to stop courthouse arrests of undocumented immigrants, telling a Sacramento gathering that she's challenging arrest policies, not immigration laws.
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By Marcia Coyle | August 22, 2017
Don't call the Washington boutique shop Gupta Wessler an "anti-Trump law firm," said its founder, Deepak Gupta. A number of Trump-related policies fall squarely within the firm's core mission, he said, putting the lawyers there—an expanding group—in court in major fights against the White House.
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By Andrew Denney | August 21, 2017
Citizens United's general counsel argued at the Second Circuit today that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's policy that all charities soliciting donations in New York submit forms listing all donors is unconstitutional, but he panel appeared skeptical of the group's contention that Schneiderman acted outside of the bounds of his authority.
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By B. Colby Hamilton | August 15, 2017
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has his date in court—again.
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By Cheryl Miller | August 11, 2017
A retired judge temporarily blocked the gathering of signatures to force a vote on the Santa Clara judge who drew fire for leniency in Stanford swimmer's sexual assault case.
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