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Nebraska high court to decide if residents with felony records can vote
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Thousands of Nebraska residents with felony records will learn Wednesday whether they'll be able to vote in next month's hotly-contested elections after the Nebraska Supreme Court issues its ruling on a lawsuit seeking to restore their voting rights. The state's...
Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania. There were no noted dissents in the high court's brief order. It lets stand a ban on people aged 18 to 20 carrying guns in public...
Supreme Court opens door to Texas online journalist's lawsuit over her 2017 arrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a federal appeals court to take a new look at the lawsuit filed by a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates. ...
Kenya's High Court rejects move to stop deputy president's impeachment debate
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's High Court on Tuesday rejected an application by the deputy president's lawyers to stop the senate from debating an impeachment motion against him after parliament voted to remove him from office last week. Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that parliament...
Rulings signal US courts may be more open to lawsuits accusing foreign officials of abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to start turning over any evidence in a lawsuit from a former senior Saudi intelligence official who says he survived a plot by the kingdom to silence him. ...
US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change
BOSTON (AP) — At a sparsely attended meeting last year, the Saugus Public School Committee approved a new admissions policy, it said, to streamline the process of enrolling students. But critics say the policy — including stringent requests for proof of “legal” residency and...
Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction on a pipeline project in Tennessee that will supply a natural gas plant. In a split 2-1 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a ruling Friday...
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects challenge to ballot measure that would revoke casino license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday rejected part of a lawsuit challenging a measure on the ballot that would revoke the license issued for a planned casino. Justices unanimously rejected the lawsuit's claims that the measure should be disqualified for...
Tech consultant goes on trial in death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death had no motive to kill him and in fact was forced to defend himself against Lee, who had become aggressive while on a multiday drug bender, lawyers for Nima Momeni said in opening statements Monday. ...
This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the...
