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The Supreme Court is expected to decide on three legal issues in the spring of 1998 governing state powers. The first issue is whether or not states with capital punishment can control the number of appeals made by a Death Row inmate in federal court. In the case 'California v. Deep Sea Research' the Court is expected to decide if coastal states can lay claims to shipwrecks found within three miles off their shores. The case 'Arkansas Educational TV vs. Forbes' deals with the right to free speech in a state-wide forum.
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Preliminary hearings in criminal cases in Shawnee County District Court often are scheduled to last an hour, perhaps several hours.
Occasionally, a day is blocked out on a court calendar. Penciling in a week or more for a preliminary hearing is extremely rare.
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- A new application for the iPhone and iPad from the Nebraska Judicial System is now available from the iTunes store for free downloadi...
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Accelerated Calendar Foreclosure
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JACKSON - Rodarius Stewart contends he shot to death Tyler Hamlin in self defense after several men rushed his car during a confrontation in 2006 in Corinth.
Stewart will get to argue his case on Jan. 15 during a hearing before the state Court of Appeals in Jackson.
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DAYTON -- Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Connie S. Price is home, recovering from emergency brain surgery on Nov. 18.
I think it's going better than can be expected," Price said Monday. "I fully anticipate coming back to work.
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Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's failure to appear in court. After he was...
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Bishop Matthew H. Clark, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, will give his blessing to all who work in the legal system this Friday at the annual Red Mass service at Sacred Heart Cathedral.
It's meant to ask God's blessing on their work and invoke the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives and guidance in legal matters," Clark said of the traditional service that began in Europe in the 13th century to mark the beginning of the court calendar.
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A judge has broad discretion in managing the court's calendar, so much so that you tend to stand up and take notice when a judge's refusal to suspend a civil trial for two days is second-guessed on appeal.
Last week, Maryland's highest court confronted the issue of whether the First Amendment requires a postponement of trial when a party and his attorney are barred from participating in proceedings because of religious beliefs.
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Each year in Broward County more than 6,500 people charged with traffic violations beat the system because arresting officers don't make it to trial. ...