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June 29, 2024

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Arizona appeals court partially blocks campaign finance law

Joe Duhownik / June 28, 2024

A provision preventing the Legislature from enforcing a voting law violates the separation of powers doctrine of the state constitution, a three-judge panel found.

Floodwaters inundate Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota

Andrew J. Nelson / June 24, 2024

Forecasters are hoping the region does not get any more rain for a while, but storms are a possibility later in the week.

Contributor-Test-Post-2024-06-21

June 21, 2024

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Contributor Ghost Inspector / June 19, 2024

Alaska discriminates against disabled voters, DOJ says

Phillip Moyer / June 18, 2024

Alaska voters reported that polling locations were frequently physically inaccessible and that the state's elections websites also blocked them from accessing essential voting information like registration forms and voting dates.

Mob assault

Brief / June 12, 2024

RICHMOND, Va. — A criminal defendant was properly convicted for assault and battery by mob, disorderly conduct and participating in a riot, ruled the Virginia Court of Appeals. He was one of a group of roughly 15 people who surrounded a woman late at night and blocked her escape as one woman started to attack the victim. Because the defendant here grabbed the victim’s arm to keep her from leaving, regardless of whether he intended to injure her, he was part of the violent mob.

Dangerous infant swing

Brief / June 5, 2024

DENVER – The 10th Circuit affirmed that a baby swing manufacturer is not entitled to a preliminary injunction to stop administrative enforcement proceedings by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in relation to its infant lounger, the "Podster," which has been involved in two infant deaths. The company claims the commission’s composition is unconstitutional, but that claim is not enough to show it will suffer irreparable harm.

Transgender discrimination

Brief / June 5, 2024

ST. LOUIS – A Missouri appeals court reinstated a $4.7 million jury verdict in favor of a transgender student who was denied the use of the boys' locker room and bathrooms. The student had female genitalia, but never developed breasts and never had a menstrual period. The school district admits that it barred the student from the boys' locker room because he had female genitalia, establishing discrimination on the basis of sex because the student did not match its preconceived notion of what it means to be male. “This is no different than discriminating against a male because he is not tall enough or not muscular enough.”

Contributor-Test-Post-2024-06-05

June 5, 2024

Death penalty

Brief / June 5, 2024

Jefferson City, Mo. – The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the Governor has the authority to rescind an executive order issued by the former governor that stayed a death row inmate’s execution. The inmate was sentenced to death for the murder of a former reporter, but DNA evidence has since excluded him as the owner of DNA found on the murder weapon, and there is no physical evidence tying him to the crime. Nevertheless, the Missouri Constitution grants the governor the exclusive authority to grant or deny clemency, and defendant has no due process right to the board of inquiry process initiated by the former Governor.