What does it take for a federal court to reach the outcome it wants—instead of the outcome that the law demands? Apparently, just some creative Read More
Bill 21 bars public sector workers in positions of authority — including teachers, judges, and police officers — from wearing religious symbols on the job.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that developers and home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new roads, schools, sewers and other public improvements. The justices said these “impact fees” may be unconstitutional if builders and developers are forced to pay an unfair share of the cost of public projects. Developers have contended that limiting California’s high fees would lead to the construction of more affordable new housing....
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s orders during the COVID-19 pandemic that directed standalone bars to remain shuttered for safety while restaurants that serve alcohol got to reopen were “illogical” and violated the state constitution, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct specifics of the IRS investigation. TOPEKA (KSNT) - A federal court decision paves the way for the IRS to access the bank records of God's Storehouse in Topeka, as the thrift shop is under investigation for campaign finance issues and unpaid taxes. The United States Court []
(The Center Square) - The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled against exorbitant government fees in a case that centered on one California retiree forced to pay a flat-rate $23,000 “traffic impact fee” for the construction of a single small home to raise his grandson in. This ruling combined earlier rulings on government permitting fees, which must both have “essential nexus” — related to the government interest from having the fee — and be “roughly proportional” to the...
Leaders, activists and groups across Arizona are reacting to the state Supreme Court's ruling to revert to a 1864 pre-statehood law, handing Arizona one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.
California's highest-ranking court officials are warning of a growing "constitutional crisis" playing out across the state's judicial system, as hundreds of thousands of hearings are held without a precise record of what occurred. The problem is a shortage of public court reporters, the stenographers who transcribe proceedings, and state law that bars electronic recording devices from being used in certain types of hearings — even when a reporter isn't available. Courts have tried to triage the...
(The Center Square) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in a 4-2 decision on Monday that the 1864 ban on abortion altogether will take effect in two weeks, instead of keeping a 2022 law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. “Absent the federal constitutional abortion right, and because [the law] does not independently authorize abortion, there is no provision in federal or state law prohibiting [the law’s] operation. Accordingly, [the 1864 law] is now enforceable,” the court’s...
They appealed and won, but now abortion rights groups in Nevada are working toward getting the second version of a constitutional amendment on the November 2024 ballot.
The court has decided to let the BLM activist be held liable for organizing a protest in 2016, endangering the right to dissent in three Southern states.
Monday’s ruling overturned a previous decision by a district court judge in the state