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Mar 18 2024
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MN Court of Appeals sends transgender powerlifter’s case back to Ramsey County District Court
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has sent the case of a transgender powerlifter back to Ramsey County District to determine whether she was barred from participating in women’s competitions because of her sexual orientation. A year ago, Ramsey County District Judge Patrick Diamond sided with JayCee Cooper, then 35, of Minneapolis, finding that USA Powerlifting engaged in discriminatory practices
Pioneer PressMar 25 2024
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Appeals court OKs legislative map that changes Central WA districts
New boundaries for Central Washington’s legislative districts might be set for the 2024 election. Or maybe not. A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request to suspend implementation of a new voting boundary map approved by a federal judge earlier this month. A request for an injunction has been filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Court Judge Robert
The Seattle TimesApr 10 2024
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Trump's bid to delay hush money trial again rejected by NY appeals court
For the third day in a row, a New York appeals court on Wednesday denied a request from former President Trump's lawyers to delay his upcoming hush money trial.
Why it matters: The rejection is yet another legal loss for Trump and increases the likelihood that the trial will start as scheduled on April 15.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts stemming from allegations
AxiosApr 16 2024
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects DMPD appeal in photographer's lawsuit over 2020 protest arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court won't weigh in on a photographer's lawsuit against the Des Moines Police Department. Ted Nieters, a freelance photographer, was pepper-sprayed, tackled and arrested while taking pictures of a group of protesters on June 2, 2020, near the Iowa Capitol. His failure to disperse charge was later dropped, and he sued the department and arresting officer Brandon Holtan for
Des Moines RegisterApr 08 2024
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Trump makes another appeal to Georgia court to dismiss charges on First Amendment grounds
Former president Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case have asked a judge to let them appeal the indictment against them on First Amendment grounds. On Monday, Trump filed a joint motion with 14 co-defendants asking Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to allow them to appeal his April 4 order in which he said the charges should not be tossed
Fox News (Online News)Feb 06 2024
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Jussie Smollett appeals to Illinois Supreme Court
CHICAGO — Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in the long and complicated case that arose from Smollett’s false claims that he had been a victim of a hate crime in Chicago in 2019. Smollett’s lawyer filed a request for the state supreme court to review the conviction on felony disorderly conduct charges arguing that the special prosecutor’s
WGNMar 20 2024
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Appeals-Court Judges Question Both Sides on Texas Immigration Law
Federal appeals-court judges weighing a new Texas plan to arrest and deport migrants appeared at odds over its legality, and whether it could go into effect as courts test whether it is constitutional for states to set their own immigration policies.
The hearing Wednesday before a three-judge panel was the latest in a volley of legal orders regarding the law, known as SB 4. A U.S.
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 29 2024
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Texas appeals court blocks state from probing transgender kids' parents
A Texas appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court's injunction blocking the state from investigating parents who provide their transgender children with gender-affirming medical treatments, which Governor Greg Abbott has called abusive.
Abbott, a Republican, had ordered the state Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) to carry out child abuse investigations into families
ReutersMar 20 2024
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Appeals Court Puts Texas Anti-Immigrant SB4 on Hold for Now
In a surprise ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Texas from enforcing a harsh new anti-immigrant law that gives local police sweeping powers to arrest and deport anyone they suspected has entered the United States without authorization. The appeals court ruling came just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the law could go into effect while the case is being heard by
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