IOWA Court rejects utility’s effort against districts A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that protects agriculture ...
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Read More »Trump taps conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
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MISSOURI Chief justice pushes back at governor’s criticism of state’s court system Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Breckenridge urged state lawmakers not to turn ...
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Will work for marijuana: Oops. Louisiana lawyer’s license suspended NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana lawyer who worked in exchange for marijuana has been suspended from ...
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The headline issue in the first lawsuit against President Donald Trump is whether it is a violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution for ...
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To fight what it called a “grave threat” to the country, a watchdog group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is ...
Read More »Across the Nation: Garland returns to bench as judge, not justice
Garland returns to bench as judge, not justice WASHINGTON — Merrick Garland, the judge nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court, made ...
Read More »Across the Region: Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court says blood draw legal
WISCONSIN Judge: Adult prison safer than juvenile prison State prosecutors took the unusual step of acknowledging Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison is too dangerous for juveniles ...
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IOWA Court upholds firing of Iowa judge A court has upheld the firing of a judge who helped expose improper political pressure in Gov. Terry ...
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