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State attorneys general ask US Supreme Court to let them limit how long trains can block crossings

Attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked that the U.S. Supreme Court restore the rights states and local governments once had to regulate how long trains can block railroad crossings.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

Plaintiffs Challenging Kansas’ Congressional District Boundaries File Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court

On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S.

Zenger · Dec 21, 2022

Scott Peterson's murder convictions stand. Judge rejects juror misconduct claim

MODESTO, Calif. — Scott Peterson's murder convictions will stand after a judge rejected his claim that a juror on his original 2004 trial was biased against him.

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022

California Democrats bring back concealed carry bill in renewed push for gun safety

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker will make another attempt to shore up the state’s concealed carry gun laws following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key provisions.

Tribune News Service · Dec 19, 2022

Federal judge to block part of California gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban

A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Friday that blocks half of a California gun bill that state legislators, at the behest of Gov. Gavin Newsom, modeled after the controversial Texas law allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers.

Tribune News Service · Dec 17, 2022

Voter ID, partisan gerrymandering struck down in North Carolina rulings just before court flips to GOP

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued two important rulings in voting rights cases Friday, on gerrymandering and voter ID.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Baltimore archbishop battled against release of abuse documents for nearly 8 years: ‘I fought the good fight’

BALTIMORE — As bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Most Rev. William E. Lori fought for nearly eight years — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — to prevent the wide release of information about the history of child sexual abuse in that branch of the Catholic Church.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Texas judge prevents Biden from ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

A Texas federal judge on Thursday ruled for a second time that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can’t end a Trump administration program that forced asylum seekers to wait outside the country while their claims are resolved.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

‘Historic’: Biden signs law protecting LGBTQ marriage rights

Landmark legislation protects LGBTQ and interracial marriage amid concerns over possible US Supreme Court rollback.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022

How To Prevent the Next Water Crisis

Amid droughts, climate change and development, Todd Votteler has ideas for how Texas can prevent future conflict over resources.

Texas Observer · Dec 13, 2022