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Monday, November 4, 2024

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Federal judge issues preliminary injunction in Title IX case

By Chris Dickerson |
COVINGTON, Kentucky – A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Department of Education from “implementing, enacting, enforcing or taking any action in any manner” regarding the Biden administration’ recent Title IX regulation.

Fort Pierce poet accuses Taylor Swift of stealing lyrics, choreography

By Chris Dickerson |
A Fort Pierce woman alleges Taylor Swift has stolen lyrics songs using poems from two of her books as well as choreography.

Capito introduces resolution to block Biden plan to shutter power plants

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is leading 43 other Senators in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval.

Morrisey, other AGs urge U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mexico's case against gunmakers

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the U.S. Supreme Court should hear a case filed by Mexico alleging U.S. gunmakers are partially responsible for cartel violence.

Manchin switches party affiliation to independent

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin no long has a “D” after his name.

Oklahoma legislature passes citizen-only voting legislation

By Chris Dickerson |
OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure that would allow voters decide if only American citizens can vote in Oklahoma elections has passed the state legislature.

NCAA, states reach settlement in Transfer Eligibility Rule case

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says a proposed consent judgment has been submitted in a lawsuit against the NCAA that challenged its Transfer Eligibility Rule to permanently bar the organization from enforcing the rule.

House votes on two bills to restrict non-citizen voting

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON – A House of Representatives committee has sent a bill to the full House that would bar non-citizens from voting in federal elections.

UMWA court filing challenges EPA’s new carbon emissions standard

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Mine Workers of America has filed a petition for review in federal court regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently implemented carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants.

Missouri Senate passes amendment banning non-citizen voting in state elections

By Chris Dickerson |
The Missouri state Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to ban non-U.S. citizens from voting.

Federal judge allows some NAS claims to move forward

By Chris Dickerson |
SAN FRANCISCO – A California federal judge has denied parts of a motion to dismiss some Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome claims against a management consulting company, allowing the claims of some West Virginia children to move forward.

North Carolina lawmakers eye citizen-only voting amendment

By Chris Dickerson |
North Carolina soon could join a host of other states in letting voters decide if only American citizens should be allowed to vote in all state elections.

Goodwin dismisses medical monitoring class action against Union Carbide

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit alleging Union Carbide’s South Charleston plant released a cancer-causing emission.

Group of AGs ask appeals court to declare new EPA power plant rule unlawful

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a group of 25 AGs asking a federal appeals court to declare a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule on power plants illegal.

Morrisey leads amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court in school choice case

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office is leading a coalition of eight states in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a group of parents who are challenging Michigan’s Blaine Amendment that prohibits nonpublic elementary and secondary schools from receiving public aid.

S.C. lawmakers put citizen-only voting amendment on November ballot

By Chris Dickerson |
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment that would allow only American citizens to vote in all state elections.

West Virginia joins 21-state coalition suing ATF over gun sell rule

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has joined a coalition of 21 states in a lawsuit opposing an ATF rule that was intended to close a loophole regarding private gun sales.

W.Va, Tenn. sue U.S. Dept. of Education over Title IX changes

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a six-state group suing the federal Department of Education over what they call its “dangerous overhaul” of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act.

4th Circuit says W.Va., N.C. refusal to pay for transgender surgeries is discriminatory

By Chris Dickerson |
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has ruled West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover some health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory.

Morrisey, Capito critical of new EPA rule targeting gas-, coal-fired power plants

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he will be challenging a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule he says will force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.