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July 31, 2026
The Third Circuit on Friday upheld the conviction of a man accused of smuggling marijuana into the Virgin Islands, finding in a precedential opinion that a federal court in the territory did not incorrectly rely on his previous arrest record when determining his sentencing length.
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July 31, 2026
The California Supreme Court held that a prosecutor's claim that a prospective juror was "less attentive" than others is not enough to support a peremptory strike, saying a 2022 California law aimed at prohibiting bias in juror removals requires more than a behavioral reason.
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July 31, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday agreed with a nurse practitioner that a trial court erred in giving prosecutors more time in closing arguments at her $111 million Medicare fraud trial, but upheld her conviction and 20-year sentence after finding the evidence against her was "overwhelming."
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July 31, 2026
Arizona's highest court has unanimously determined that under the state's child abuse statute, clergy members who learn about an abuse of a minor are not required to report it if the clergy learned about the abuse through confession, or if reporting it would violate their religion.
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July 31, 2026
The Connecticut Supreme Court for the first time Friday said mental health providers must try to protect identifiable victims from dangerous patients, ordering a Hartford HealthCare subsidiary to face ordinary negligence claims from the estate of a woman slain by her former boyfriend, a dentist who then killed himself.
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