SAN FRANCISCO — The State Bar of California on Monday proposed lowering the minimum score on the most recent licensing exam for attorneys amid an ...
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LOS ANGELES — A jury on Wednesday found that Michael Jackson’s estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and production fees from “Billie Jean,” ...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday he thinks rapidly advancing technology poses one of the biggest challenges for ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mediation is the next step for a federal lawsuit that alleges a former Missouri police officer nearly killed a teenager with ...
Read More »South Dakota court vacates Senate candidate’s convictions
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court this week reversed half of former U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth’s convictions stemming from her unsuccessful 2014 ...
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HOUSTON — A federal judge Wednesday gave state prison officials 15 days to come up with a plan to lower the temperature to 88 degrees ...
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