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Court upholds seizure of kids from Alamo compound

AP News 8 days ago

Arkansas appeals court upholds state's seizure of children from Tony Alamo ministries The Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled that state child welfare officials properly seized children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries after a police raid. The appeals court issued three ...

Pa. woman can't re-sue Ernst & Young for $103M

AP News 8 days ago

Pa. woman can't seek new trial against Ernst & Young for error that allegedly cost her $103M A federal appeals court says a western Pennsylvania woman isn't entitled to a new trial on her claim that an accounting error by Ernst & ...

Court again upholds Fla. homeowner tax breaks

AP News 8 days ago

Appeal court rejects another challenge to tax breaks for Florida primary homeowners A three-judge panel Tuesday rejected another challenge to state constitutional amendments that give property tax breaks to Florida's primary homeowners, but not to owners of second homes. The panel of ...

Court lifts ban on Boeing work on KC-135 tankers

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday lifted a lower court's injunction against a $1.2 billion Air Force maintenance contract with Boeing Co that was protested by Alabama Aircraft Industries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned ...

DC ends neighborhood checkpoints, appeal of ruling

AP News 9 days ago

DC ends neighborhood checkpoint program, won't appeal court ruling finding it unconstitutional The District of Columbia has decided not to appeal a court ruling that found its police checkpoints in a high-crime neighborhood were unconstitutional. In a court filing Monday, D.C. Attorney ...

Terror Trial Lawyer

AP News 9 days ago

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2006 file photo shows Lynne Stewart speaking to the media and her supporters outside Manhattan federal court following her sentencing in New York. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 upheld the conviction of the ...

Lawyer in terrorism case ordered to prison

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 9 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Tuesday a disbarred New York lawyer's conviction on charges of supporting terrorism by helping an imprisoned blind Egyptian cleric smuggle messages to militant followers, ordered her to prison and told a judge ...

Neb. court says ex-worker can sue Union Pacific

AP News 9 days ago

Nebraska court revives lawsuit against Union Pacific by worker who got West Nile on the job A Nebraska appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit from a former Union Pacific Railroad worker who claims the company should have better protected her from ...

Court reinstates $5M award in beef jerky dispute

AP News 9 days ago

Wisconsin court orders beef jerky tycoon to pay son $5M in feud over family business A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a $5 million damage award in a family feud involving one of the world's largest beef jerky companies. The feud ...

Court to consider Mich. affirmative action ban

AP News 9 days ago

Federal appeals court to consider suit challenging Michigan's affirmative action ban A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring. Civil rights groups and University of Michigan students, ...

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