Recent Updates
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Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
United States Courts 05/19/2023Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail...
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Black Lives Matter rallies start in Australia amid court ban
United States Courts 06/05/2020The first of several Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on Saturday got underway against a backdrop of possible clashes between demonstrators and police in Sydney, after a court sided with police that the gathering posed too much risk for s...
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U.S. Courts of Appeals
United States Courts 07/30/2017There are 13 appellate courts that sit below the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are called the U.S. Courts of Appeals. The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals. The appellate ...
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U.S. Supreme Court
United States Courts 07/30/2017U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress, and the highest law of all — the Constitution. The Supreme Court, however, is far from all-powerful. Its power is limited by the other two branches...
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National Courts
United States Courts 06/30/2017Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigati - ECF U.S. Court Of Federal Claims - ECF U.S. Court Of International Trade - ECF
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U.S. District Courts II
United States Courts 05/30/2017New York Eastern - ECF New York Northern - ECF New York Southern - ECF New York Western - ECF North Carolina Eastern - ECF North Carolina Middle - ECF North Carolina Western - ECF North Dakota - ECF Northern Mariana Islands - ECF Ohio Northern - ECF ...
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U.S. District Courts I
United States Courts 05/30/2017Alabama Middle - ECF Alabama Northern - ECF Alabama Southern - ECF Alaska - ECF Arizona - ECF Arkansas Eastern - ECF Arkansas Western - ECF California Central - ECF &n...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts VI
United States Courts 04/30/2017All bankruptcy cases are handled in federal courts under rules outlined in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.There are different types of bankruptcies, which are usually referred to by their chapter in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.Individuals may file Chapter 7 o...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts V
United States Courts 04/30/2017Bankruptcy is not the only legal status that an insolvent person may have, and the term bankruptcy is therefore not a synonym for insolvency. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, bankruptcy is limited to individuals, and other forms of inso...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts IV
United States Courts 04/30/2017Bankruptcy courts appoint a trustee to represent the interests of the creditors and administer the cases. The U.S. Trustee[3] appoints Chapter 7 trustees for a renewable period of 1 year, Chapter 13 trustees are “standing trustees” who ad...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts III
United States Courts 04/30/2017United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution.[1] The current system of bankruptcy courts was created by United States Congress in 1978, effective April 1, 1984.[2] United States bankruptcy court...
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts II
United States Courts 04/30/2017Filing bankruptcy can help a person by discarding debt or making a plan to repay debts. A bankruptcy case normally begins when the debtor files a petition with the bankruptcy court. A petition may be filed by an individual, by spouses together, or by...