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Wis. SC to review case over failed water softener, four others
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to accept a handful of new cases for review, including one over property damage caused by a landlord-installed water softener.
Okla. SC to hear challenge over new workers' comp law
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether the state's workers' compensation reform, signed into law six months ago, is constitutional.
U.S. SC to hear arguments in contraceptive mandate cases
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments from two companies that say they should be able to claim religious exemptions from the federal health care law's contraceptive mandate.
D.C. campaign finance office tells Zukerberg to stop campaigning for AG
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Washington, D.C., attorney who specializes in defending marijuana possession cases and sued over the decision to delay the District's attorney general election has been told to stop campaigning for the office.
Report: Fla. AG, along with governor, being sued over public records
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with Gov. Rick Scott, is being accused of breaking the state's public records laws.
Board of Elections: Herring beats Obenshain by 165 votes in Va. AG race
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Democrat Mark Herring has been certified by Virginia Board of Elections as the state's next attorney general.
W.Va. SC approves $93 million Monsanto settlement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the approval of a $93 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over a chemical used in Agent Orange.
N.M. AG: Governor cannot block funding for capital projects
SANTA FE (Legal Newsline) -- New Mexico Attorney General Gary King, in an opinion last week, said Gov. Susana Martinez was wrong in blocking $13.5 million in funding for capital projects statewide.
Report shows Swallow withheld information, destroyed documents
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow knowingly withheld information from campaign documents and tried to influence an investigation into the matter, according to a report released Friday.
Wyo. governor appoints new justice to state SC
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) -- Catherine M. Fox has been appointed the newest member of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Federal judge denies injunction in challenge over D.C. AG election delay
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, a federal judge denied a request for an injunction in a challenge over the District of Columbia's delayed attorney general election.
Report: N.C. AG to file second appeal to state SC over Duke rate hike
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper reportedly has filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court over a Duke Energy rate hike that was approved almost two years ago.
Swallow says investigations took toll on him, his family, finances
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow will step down effective Dec. 2.
Schneiderman: Expect more banks to settle
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says to expect more banks to settle over their residential mortgage-backed securities.
Wis. state bar wants to limit SC justices to a single term
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) -- The State Bar of Wisconsin wants to limit state Supreme Court justices to one, 16-year term in office.
Report: Utah AG to resign
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow, who has been fighting allegations of ethics and election law violations since he took office earlier this year, will resign.
Attorney files to run for Texas AG
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Attorney Sam Houston officially filed his papers to run for Texas attorney general Thursday.
U.S. Senate changes filibuster rules
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- In response to the GOP's obstruction of President Barack Obama's nominees, the U.S. Senate changed its rules Thursday.
Study: Federal district court vacancies surging
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- While most of the spotlight has been on federal appeals court vacancies, beset by filibusters and the GOP's obstruction, an updated analysis shows that trial courts are facing similar challenges.
Leahy: Senate GOP's 'escalating obstruction' hurting the American people
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee says the GOP's "escalating obstruction" of judicial nominations is threatening the Senate's ability to "do the work of the American people."