Courts throughout the Midwest have continued to hear cases, many of them years-long battles that are still ongoing. Here is a look at some recent court cases in several states in the Midwest. Illinois Ciolino v. Simon In August of 1982, while on a late-night walk, Jerry Hillard, 19, ...
who appointed three of its six conservative justices. Called "Stop the Relentless Power Grab," the initiative is a nod to the court's decision this term in a pair of cases — one called Relentless, Inc. v
In 1969, the California Supreme Court declared the state’s original abortion law to be unconstitutional but left the 1967 law in place. In 1972, California voters added a “right to privacy” to the state constitution. Since then, the state Supreme Court has interpreted that “right to ...
What Recent Court Cases Indicate About English-only Rules in the Workplace: A Critical Look at the Need for a Supreme Court Ruling on the IssueWith the number of linguistic minorities and bilingual citizens on the rise,, so too are tensions regarding the use of languages other than English ...
Super Tuesday left some questions unanswered, especially in California where mail-in ballots and tight races means a final resolution could be days away — or even weeks in some cases. Here are some races we are watching: — Utah's Republican caucuses, where technical glitches delay...
Washington —The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to take another look at challenges to several federal and state firearms restrictions in the wake of itsruling upholding a lawthat bans people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.The cases had been pending be...
On a similar note, specific legislation like California SB 1421, the Right to Know Act, grants the public the right to access some records relevant to cases of police misconduct and serious uses of force. According to the NorCal branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, this act grants ...
California’s 45th:Several more favorable batches of ballots for Democrats have put Derek Tran within 349 votes of overtaking Rep. Michelle Steel (R) for this hotly contested seat. This one looks poised to go down to the wire, but things have been lining up well for Tran in recent days ...
and entertainment venues. It showcases permanent and traveling exhibits, primarily from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, with which it has a partnership. Theexterior of the buildingconjures up the prairie fires that are central to farming in Kansas, with a combination of...
it will be in a civil case in California relating to events in mid-1970s Los Angeles. A jury in the coastal city of Santa Monica, California, has been chosen and opening statements begin Wednesday in the case that is expected to last two weeks.Here's a look at the key elements of th...