Yearly Archives: 2006

City can’t violate ‘non-order’ court order: SC

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Iowa Supreme Court building

DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court today agreed with the city of Dubuque that it was found in contempt of a court order that did not order it to do anything. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Court stamps out long-running landfill lawsuit

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Texas Supreme Court

AUSTIN — Today’s Supreme Court decision in an acrimonious dispute between a landfill operator and a Texas county appears finally to have ended a 13-year legal saga. Read More »

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Democrat rival clears way for Nixon’s A-G run

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Jay Nixon

JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney General Jay Nixon’s bid for governor of Missouri just got a lot easier. Read More »

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A-G seeks to settle Katrina-insurance lawsuits

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Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is inviting more insurers to discuss a possible settlement in his 15-month-long legal battle with five insurance companies over whether to pay policyholders for flood damage arising from Hurricane Katrina. Read More »

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SC restricts lawyer fees in contractor disputes

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Washington Supreme Court

OLYMPIA – Building and construction contractors who succesfully sue against another’s surety bonds cannot collect additional attorney’s fees outside of the value of that bond, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today. Read More »

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A-G didn’t break campaign law, attorney says

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Phill Kline

TOPEKA, Kan. – The attorney for outgoing Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, facing a $5,000 fine from the state’s Government Ethics Commission, says he doesn’t believe Kline committed any wrongdoing. Read More »

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Company says A-G’s pollution lawsuit “about money”

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he was suing four Houston-area chemical plants owned by Houston-based Lyondell for state and federal pollution violations. Each plant could be liable for millions of dollars in fines for the alleged breaches. Read More »

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Supreme Court orders A-G to rewrite draft initiatives

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Oregon Supreme Court

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday gave Attorney General Hardy Myers two raps over the knuckles over the wording in draft versions of two attorney general-sponsored “initiative petitions” to be put to voters in future. Both proposals were bounced back to Myers for major rewrites.
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Brown announces key appointments to A-G staff

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Incoming California Attorney General Jerry Brown

SACRAMENTO — Current Oakland, Calif. mayor and incoming California Attorney General Jerry Brown has begun assembling his team as he prepares to take over from Treasury-bound Bill Lockyer.
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Casino owners oppose lawsuit challenging A-G’s anti-smoking bill

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Nevada Attorney General George Chanos

CARSON CITY — Supporters of Nevada’s new anti-smoking law have found a surprising new ally in the lobbying arm of the state’s most powerful casino companies, according to a recent report in the Las Vegas-based Casino City Times.
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