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High court to hear challenge to Virginia uranium mining ban
News Releases 05/22/2018The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to Virginia's decades-old ban on uranium mining.The state has had a ban on uranium mining in place since 1982, soon after the discovery of a massive uranium deposit in the state's Pittsylvania Count...
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New York court says Trump can't delay defamation lawsuit
News Releases 05/18/2018A New York court says former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, at least for now. A state appeals court on Thursday turned down a request by Trump's lawyers to delay the case ...
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Supreme Court greenlights driver rights in rental car case
Opinion 05/15/2018The Supreme Court said Monday that people who borrow rental cars from friends or family are generally entitled to the same protections against police searches as the authorized driver.The justices ruled unanimously that as a general rule someone who ...
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Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
U.S. Supreme Court News 05/12/2018The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.The justices voted 6-3 to strike...
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Australian cardinal back in court on sex abuse charges
News Releases 05/08/2018an appearance in a Melbourne court where he will eventually stand trial on sexual abuse charges spanning decades.Magistrate Belinda Wallington on Tuesday ordered Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic to appear at Victoria state County Court afte...
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Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
Opinion 05/06/2018In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events.But the Trump admi...
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Climate change lawsuit filed by Alaska youth goes to court
Opinion 05/01/2018The state has argued in court that a climate change lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaska residents should be thrown out because climate policies must be decided by the state Legislature and the executive branch, not the courts.The state and plaintiffs ar...
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Law firm hired to investigate economic development agency
News Releases 04/30/2018The Oregon Department of Justice has hired a law firm to investigate allegations of discrimination and mismanagement at the state's economic development agency, Business Oregon.The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that in an anonymous letter to Gov. Kate...
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Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
Opinion 04/29/2018Arkansas officials asked the state's highest court on Monday to allow them to enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary despite a judge blocking the measure and calling it unconstitutional.Secretary of State Mark Martin asked the Arkansas Supreme ...
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Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
U.S. Courts Newsroom 04/28/2018Arkansas officials asked the state's highest court on Monday to allow them to enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary despite a judge blocking the measure and calling it unconstitutional.Secretary of State Mark Martin asked the Arkansas Supreme ...
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Pennsylvania asks court to keep Amazon incentives a secret
Opinion 04/28/2018Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration went to court this week to block requests for records of financial incentives it offered Amazon to build its second headquarters in Pennsylvania.An administration lawyer asked Commonwealth Court to reverse an...
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Michigan's top court hearing cases over guns, schools
News Releases 04/28/2018A gun openly carried by a spectator at a school concert in 2015 has turned into a major legal case as the Michigan Supreme Court considers whether the state's public schools can trump the Legislature and adopt their own restrictions on firearms.The c...