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A Japanese court on Friday approved the extended detention of former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn was arrested Thursday after being released last month for charges relating to financial wrongdoings. This is the fourth arrest regarding charges against Ghosn for financial wrongdoings. Prosecutors sought Ghosn’s arrest specifically on the suspicion that he utilized his position as [...]

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The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that an expert’s refusal to disclose private data will not result in the preclusion of her testimony. In the case at hand the Social Security Administration (SSA) utilized an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to assess the merits of a Social Security claim. The Petitioner, Michael Biestek, was a former [...]

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The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of an unnamed corporation required to disclose vital information regarding special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.  The company had argued that it was immune to investigation the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which restrains prosecution for foreign entities. A lower court initially fouond that the request [...]

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday that Alabama cannot keep its lethal injection protocol secret from the public. At issue was the failed execution of Doyle Hamm in February 2018. After several failed attempts to insert a needle into his veins, the execution was called off. The Associated Press and [...]

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