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Polis threatens to veto bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts
Defendants in Colorado’s municipal courts can face much longer sentences than those in state court for the same petty ...
State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different path
Seven states use partisan elections to select their Supreme Court justices while 14, including Wisconsin, use nonpartisan ...
Corpus Christi councilwoman's legal action shifts from federal to state courts
Legal action by a City Council member against a broadcast station and the city of Corpus Christi has shifted from the federal ...
65,000 North Carolina Voters’ Ballots Could Be Thrown Out In State’s Supreme Court Election
A Republican judge who ran for the state’s Supreme Court challenged the ballots. His colleagues on the state’s Court of ...
Will Extreme Spending and Partisanship Undermine Trust in State Supreme Courts?
Megan O’Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that ...
Texas Education Agency can release schools’ 2023 performance ratings, appeals court rules
Texas families have not received a full picture of their schools’ ratings since 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
North Carolina electronic courts management lawsuit can continue against developer, sheriff
A lawsuit alleging North Carolina’s new electronic courts records and case management system contributed to unlawful arrests ...
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Weaponizing the Law against the State
In the previous articles (here and here), we examined the development of the deep state in Israel and its organized efforts ...
Dems seek TABOR's demise in court - again | Jimmy Sengenberger
While President Trump rivals Smoot-Hawley in reshaping global trade, Colorado Democrats are launching their own tax-hike ...
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Texas cleared to release 2023 school accountability ratings, appeals court rules
A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.
Wyoming lawmakers 'disappointed' in school lawsuit decision, but will consider court order
Wyoming lawmakers will carry the weight of a recent court decision to adequately fund public schools as they approach a new season crafting policies for the state’s K-12 public school system. The ...