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In Illinois, Public Defender Welcomes Sea Change In Structure

By Steven Trader

Illinois is set to receive the first overhaul of its public defense system in 75 years, and Champaign County Chief Public Defender Elisabeth Pollock is "very much looking forward" to it, she told 蓝莓视频.

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10th Circ. Says NM Gun Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional

By Elizabeth Daley

The Tenth Circuit has struck down New Mexico's seven-day waiting period on gun purchases as unconstitutional, finding in reversing a lower court's decision that the law aimed at reducing violence, including suicides, unduly limits the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment.

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NC Bankruptcy Atty Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina bankruptcy attorney is facing murder charges after police said he shot and killed a 43-year-old man in a small town in the mountains over the weekend, court records show.

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9th Circ. Axes Navajo Man's Confession Over Missing Woman

By Parker Quinlan

A split Ninth Circuit panel has ruled that a Navajo man in Arizona can suppress a statement he made to law enforcement about assaulting a missing woman after ruling that officers violated his right to remain silent by luring him back into questioning.

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Split 9th Circ. Rejects Retrial Of SF Gang Members

By Elizabeth Daley

The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the life sentences of two San Francisco gang members for committing a murder at a 2019 funeral, finding that the district court correctly refused to bifurcate their trial since legal precedent prohibited it.

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Tribes Say Calif. Cannabis Raids Violate Sovereignty

By Joyce Hanson

The Round Valley Indian Tribes are fighting a Mendocino County sheriff's attempt to toss their California federal court suit claiming law enforcement illegally raided cannabis growing operations on three tribal members' trust allotments, arguing that the raids are illegal and violate their sovereign rights.

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Ark. Woman Gets Probation After Looting Native Burial Site

By Crystal Owens

An Arkansas woman was sentenced to four years of probation after the U.S. Department of Justice said she excavated a Native American archeological site in the Ozark Mountains and took human remains and Indigenous artifacts.

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Morris Manning Faces $5M Ga. RICO Suit Over Tax Strategy

By Emily Sawicki

Morris Manning & Martin LLP is facing allegations of racketeering and tax fraud in a suit brought in Georgia state court by three investors that names a number of professional services firms.

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LegalZoom Launches Patent Filing Service

By Matt Perez

Online legal services provider LegalZoom announced Tuesday the launch of a streamlined alternative to traditional patent filing through its Arizona-based law firm LZ Legal Services.

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Trump Says Fed's Cook 'Must Resign' Amid Loan Fraud Claim

By Jon Hill

President Donald Trump's Federal Housing Finance Agency chief on Wednesday accused Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook of potential mortgage fraud and said he has referred the matter to federal prosecutors, prompting Trump to call for Cook's immediate resignation — a call she has rejected.

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Ga. Court Drops Greenberg Traurig Suit After Atty's Death

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Court of Appeals said Wednesday that it will toss an appeal in a legal malpractice suit filed by a record executive against Greenberg Traurig LLP and its former music law guru Joel Katz after the parties were unable to identify a successor for Katz following his death earlier this year.

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Error-Filled Pro Se Recusal Bid Draws Conn. Judge's Ire

By Emily Sawicki

A Connecticut federal judge will not docket a pro se recusal request in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud action accusing a man of skimming nearly $1 million in investments designated for hotel repair work, saying in a minute order that the defendant otherwise has counsel and submitted a meritless, error-riddled bid.

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Abrego Garcia Seeks To Toss Feds' 'Vindictive' Charges

By Britain Eakin

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the government erroneously deported to El Salvador in March, has asked a Tennessee federal judge to dismiss federal human smuggling charges he contends constitute retaliation for challenging his removal.

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NC's Cap On Med Mal Damages Is Constitutional, Panel Rules

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a state law capping compensatory damages in certain medical malpractice lawsuits at $500,000 is constitutional, handing a defeat to a woman seeking to recoup her full $7.5 million jury verdict stemming from the loss of her unborn baby.

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