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Mar 13 2024
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‘Bring Chicago Home’ votes to be counted after Illinois Supreme Court denies appeal
CHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal on the controversial ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum as the voting deadline nears its March 19 date. The justices did not explain their decision to deny the appeal brought forth by the Building Owners and Managers Association. Your Local Election Headquarters: The latest news and updates The decision further established that
WGNMar 05 2024
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Federal appeals court stops DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE Act' on constitutional grounds
A federal appeals court ruled on Monday against Florida’s Individual Freedom Act, a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that intended to block "woke" ideologies in the workplace and schools. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said the so-called "Stop the Wrongs to our Kids and Employees Act," or "Stop WOKE Act," which blocks businesses from teaching
Fox News (Online News)Mar 13 2024
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Appeal to nullify results of ‘Bring Chicago Home' referendum denied by Illinois Supreme Court
An appeal from the Building Owners and Managers Association to nullify the results of a controversial real estate tax referendum on Chicago's 2024 primary ballot was rejected by the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday, confirming that votes on the measure will be counted. The appeal came after an Appellate Court ruled last week that votes for the referendum will be counted following a previous
NBC 5 ChicagoMar 20 2024
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Controversial Texas immigration law blocked by appeals court hours after SCOTUS lifts stay
Texas’ attempt to enforce its own immigration law was blocked once again late Tuesday night by an appeals court, hours after the Supreme Court had allowed the law to take effect. The law, designated Senate Bill 4, made it a state crime in Texas to enter the state from Mexico illegally. Critics have said that along with encouraging racial profiling, the law violates the Constitution.
New York Daily NewsMar 04 2024
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Hello SCOTUS: Appeals Court Reverses Ruling to Block TX Immigration Law
Last week a federal district judge ruled that a Texas law scheduled to go into effect on March 5 is unconstitutional and it violates prior Supreme Court rulings that put the federal government in charge of immigration laws and restrictions. Senate Bill 4 was halted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra. When the ruling was announced, Governor Greg Abbott said the state would appeal. Texas did that
HotAirMar 04 2024
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US Appeals Court Pauses Order Targeting Texas Illegal Immigration Law
The order means that the legislature-passed law known as SB4 may go into effect soon. A U.S. appeals court paused a lower court ruling that had placed a temporary hold on a Texas law, set to go into effect, which granted powers to prosecute and arrest illegal immigrants who had recently crossed the border. The Texas law would make it a state crime to illegally enter or re-enter Texas from a
The Epoch TimesMar 12 2024
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Bryan Kohberger attorney's appeal of grand jury indictment denied by Idaho Supreme Court
A pretrial appeal filed with the Idaho Supreme Court by Bryan Kohberger’s public defenders was denied Tuesday, though reasoning behind the denial was not provided. Kohberger’s attorneys claimed prosecutors indicted their client improperly on four counts of first-degree murder and a single count of burglary, to the grand jury. While the grand jury was working toward an indictment, prosecutors
Fox News (Online News)Mar 12 2024
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys appealed grand jury indictment to Idaho Supreme Court. It ruled
The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a pretrial appeal from attorneys representing Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students. The appeal stood to delay his murder trial further if granted. Kohberger’s public defenders had argued that a grand jury sat by prosecutors for the case improperly indicted their client on four counts of first-degree murder and
Idaho StatesmanMar 12 2024
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Idaho's Supreme Court denies request to hear appeal to toss out murder charges
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho News 6 has learned that charges against Bryan Kohberger will not be tossed out, despite a request to do so from his lawyers. In a new filing Tuesday, Idaho's Supreme Court has denied that request. Lawyers for the accused killer of four Idaho college students had wanted the state's highest court to step in on a previous decision made by the judge overseeing his case, not to
KIVI 6Feb 09 2024
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Idaho Supreme Court dismisses Creech’s stay of execution appeal
BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho Supreme Court dismissed Idaho death row inmate Thomas Creech’s appeal in their ruling on Friday and sided with the lower court’s prior rulings. Idaho Supreme Court Justice G. Richard Bevan framed the written opinion around the two core questions that attorneys for the 70-year-old inmate had put before the bench as their basis for requesting the stay of
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