High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row case
Read full article: High court told jurors were misled in Arizona death row caseA lawyer for a man on Arizona’s death row has told the U.S. Supreme Court that jurors in the case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure the man would never walk free was to sentence him to death.
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict
Read full article: Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdictJohnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products.
Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death
Read full article: Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd deathAttorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death have appeared before the Minnesota Court of Appeals as prosecutors sought to add an additional charge to the case.
EXPLAINER: Chauvin's lawyer is outnumbered, but has help
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Chauvin's lawyer is outnumbered, but has helpIt’s an apparent mismatch that results from the state’s takeover of the prosecution, but defense attorney Eric Nelson is getting some help. Days later, amid massive protests over Floyd's death, Minnesota Gov. AdPeters said the MPPOA works with a group of 12 defense attorneys who take turns handling cases as they come up. He's enough of an expert on driving while intoxicated that he frequently lectures on the topic and often contributes to a DWI sourcebook for Minnesota attorneys, his biography says. “I saw a couple of reports of, ‘The MPPOA selected a DWI lawyer to represent Chauvin,'" Peters said.
Biden could change course in high court health care case
Read full article: Biden could change course in high court health care caseFILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front of the justices. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON – The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give the Biden administration its first opportunity to chart a new course in front of the justices. “The Biden administration is going to have to realize they’re making arguments to a reasonably conservative court,” he said. In one case, Trump was unhappy with the money Congress allotted for construction of a wall along the Mexican border.
Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labor case
Read full article: Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labor caseWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court seemed concerned Tuesday about the impact of siding with food giants Nestle and Cargill and ending a lawsuit that claims they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in Africa that used child slave labor. The court was hearing arguments in the case by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic. Both Nestle and Cargill say they have taken steps to combat child slavery and have denied any wrongdoing. Alito, for his part, was also skeptical about this particular case against Nestle and Cargill. Cargill and Nestle are asking the court to take another step and rule out suits against U.S. companies.