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A travel ban that limits immigration may secure a key legal victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, based on comments from justices on April 25, a major newspaper predicts. The L.A. Times reports, “The Supreme Court’s conservative justices sounded… Read More
In a relatively new area of law, a major court verdict has been handed down against a perpetrator of “revenge porn.” This phenomenon involves the distribution of sexually explicit images or video of someone without their consent. A… Read More
A push in some jurisdictions for a longer statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases has raised concerns among Catholic leaders. On March 29, America Magazine, the Jesuit Review, wrote about statutes of limitations laws and unease… Read More
Budget cuts have contributed to delays in the processing of civil cases in California Superior Courts, a television news investigation revealed. NBC Bay Area reported on the problem five years ago, confirming a situation covered by the state’s… Read More
President Trump and the U.S. Justice Department have championed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers as part of a broader push to stem the deadly rise in opioid addiction. CNBC reported that the U.S. Justice Department launched a new task… Read More
