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Arizona State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) –The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that allowing government employees to take paid time to take care of union-related activities is against the constitution's gift clause.
                In Gilmore v. Gallego determined that "release time" as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and the city is an incorrect use of taxpayer dollars.
                "The MOU’s release time provisions cost the...

Arizona Supreme Court unanimously rules against unions in labor suit

Georgia State

Georgia Recorder

A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government. The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a private contractor working for a public entity is still subject to the law and can be sent […]

State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Fort Pierce, FL

Prosecutors would face deeply unfavorable odds at getting the Donald Trump-nominated judge from the case if it is ever revived.

If the Trump classified documents case is reinstated, Judge Aileen Cannon would be difficult to remove

South Carolina State

WashingtonExaminer

The electric chair and the firing squad have both been deemed constitutional ways to end a death row inmate’s life, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled. The five justices were split, with Justice John Few writing the lead opinion arguing against the electric chair and firing squad being cruel or unusual forms of punishment. Few […]

Death by firing squad deemed legal by South Carolina Supreme Court

A federal judge has determined the competing claims that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and its union have lodged against each other will proceed to trial, with the parties both alleging a breach of staffing responsibilities in their collective bargaining agreement. In a pair of orders, U.S. District Court...

Federal judge allows competing staffing claims by Kaiser, union to proceed to trial

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Texas State

Houston, TX

Latin Times

A death row inmate in Texas is set to be executed on Wednesday for the killing of a woman in Houston in 1997. Should it effectively be conducted, Arthur Lee Burton would become the third person to be executed in the state so far this year, with four more scheduled throughout 2024.

Texas death row inmate with hours to live maintains he has 'intellectual disability' as appeal sits with Supreme Court

The Nebraska Legislature moved toward advancing a series of budget cuts Wednesday, despite arguments they could hurt services and were not necessary. One day after they advanced LB34, to expand a property tax credit program, senators wrestled Wednesday with how to pay for it, and whether those decisions needed to be made in this legislative special session.

Legislature moves toward budget cuts

Illinois State

The Independent

 Illinois must move most of the inmates at its 100-year-old prison within less than two months because of decrepit conditions, a federal judge ruled. The Illinois Department of Corrections said that U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood's order, issued Friday, to depopulate Stateville Correctional Center is in line with its plan to replace the facility. The department plans to rebuild it on the same campus in Crest Hill, which is 41 miles (66 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. That plan includes replacing the deteriorating Logan prison for women in the central Illinois city of Lincoln. The state might rebuild Logan...

Federal judge orders 100-year-old Illinois prison depopulated because of decrepit condition

Florida State

A day after a Marion County circuit judge rejected their arguments, attorneys for Death Row inmate Loran Cole on Friday appealed to the Florida Supreme Court as they try to prevent his scheduled Aug. 29 execution. A notice of appeal, as is common, did not detail arguments that Cole’s attorneys...

Condemned killer appeals to Florida Supreme Court

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

CBS Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a decision that one does not have the right to use deadly force in a situation where they feel threatened if they have the opportunity to escape.The court decided the principle also applies to people who merely use the threat of force — meaning one cannot pull a weapon in self-defense if there are other means to escape, even if the person is threatening them with death or bodily harm.The ruling comes after Earley Blevins was convicted of felony second-degree assault-fear with a dangerous weapon for pulling a machete...

Minnesota Supreme Court in self-defense ruling: Retreat before brandishing a weapon

Memphis, TN

Desoto County, MS

Walls, MS

Mississippi News Group

July 16 - The DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office announced today that 21- year-old Jaheem Cunningham of Walls was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday in DeSoto County Court to one count of second-degree murder.

Man to be in Prison for 40 years After Pleading Guilty to Murder

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Kansas State

Missouri State

The state of Missouri has scheduled a fourth execution for this year. The Missouri Supreme Court issued a warrant of execution Tuesday for Christopher L. Collings. The 49-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Dec. 3. He was convicted in 2012 of killing Rowan Ford, a 9-year-old girl...

Missouri Supreme Court sets date to execute fourth person facing death penalty this year

In a divided vote on Senate Bill 1084, which would make a variety of regulatory changes including putting a ban on lab grown meat state-wide, Florida’s Senate and House ultimately decided to pass it, sending it on to Governor DeSantis for approval. DeSantis officially approved it on May 1, 2024, and the law came into effect on July 1, 2024.

DeSantis Signed New Florida Law: Selling Lab Grown Meat Is Now A Second Degree Misdemeanor

One group is seeking an emergency injunction citing the Supreme Court’s repeal of the Chevron Doctrine

Discrimination relief payments begin as some Black farmers ask courts to include heirs in program

The Associated Press

The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging the former president, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court documents filed this week. The court records filed by Democratic...

Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state’s fake electors case

UPI News

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott has signed an executive order directing hospitals to collect the immigration status of patients and report healthcare costs incurred by undocumented immigrants to the state.

Texas Gov. Abbott directs hospitals to collect immigration status of patients

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	Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are already taking the opening steps to shutting down their rail networks as the clock ticks on a potential strike later this month.A 2-Week East Coast Port Strike Could Bottleneck Goods Into 2025




	Due to what CN called “the absence of progress at the negotiating table and the absence of arbitration,” the railroad has initiated the first step of a “phased and progressive” shutdown of its Canadian rail network in halting the transport of certain hazardous goods.




	On Monday, CN put the kibosh on hazardous goods originating in the U.S. from entering...

Canadian Railroads Begin Phase One of Network Shutdown Ahead of Possible Strike

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State employees union appeals CIR decision on remote work to Nebraska Supreme Court

The Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE), a union that represents more than 8,000 workers, is appealing a decision over an executive order ending most remote...

State employees union appeals CIR decision on remote work to Nebraska Supreme Court

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