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N.J. joins other states suing feds for tying federal funding to immigration enforcement
New Jersey

N.J. joins other states suing feds for tying federal funding to immigration enforcement

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Pa. recreational marijuana legalization bill fails to make it out of committee
Pennsylvania

Pa. recreational marijuana legalization bill fails to make it out of committee

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International student recounts ‘numb’ feeling after receiving email about her potential deportation
South Dakota

International student recounts ‘numb’ feeling after receiving email about her potential deportation

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Kansas to pay more than $200,000 to man wrongfully convicted of sex crime
Kansas

Kansas to pay more than $200,000 to man wrongfully convicted of sex crime

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Members of the Kentucky Student Voice Team address reporters after a court hearing in Frankfort, May 13, 2025. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
Kentucky

KY students’ lawyer tells judge they have right to sue for better public education

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2 SC legislators call for independent investigation into latest execution
South Carolina

2 SC legislators call for independent investigation into latest execution

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Advocates says state lawmakers should cut immigration funding when budget negotiations resume
Florida

Advocates says state lawmakers should cut immigration funding when budget negotiations resume

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Legal battle escalates over long-term care insurance policies sold to Iowans
Iowa

Legal battle escalates over long-term care insurance policies sold to Iowans

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Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Española?
New Mexico

Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Española?

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Missouri Supreme Court hears two-year lawsuit over marijuana sales tax
Missouri

Missouri Supreme Court hears two-year lawsuit over marijuana sales tax

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More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court
North Carolina

More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court

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Supervisor who called Goon Squad victims ‘dopers’ and rapists pressured to resign and victims may sue
Mississippi

Supervisor who called Goon Squad victims ‘dopers’ and rapists pressured to resign and victims may sue

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California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them
California

California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them

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Alabama lawmakers to Parole Board: Produce guidelines or lose your funding
Alabama

Alabama lawmakers to Parole Board: Produce guidelines or lose your funding

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AGs in both Carolinas target Chinese social media app linked to international fentanyl trade
South Carolina

AGs in both Carolinas target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade

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Defense claims Casada, Cothren broke no laws
Tennessee

Defense claims Casada, Cothren broke no laws

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Michigan Court of Claims denies state’s request to resolve Edenville Dam case without trial
Michigan

Michigan Court of Claims denies state’s request to resolve Edenville Dam case without trial

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Erek Barron, former U.S. attorney for Maryland, joins D.C. law firm
Maryland

Erek Barron, former U.S. attorney for Maryland, joins D.C. law firm

May 12, 2025
Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement
Texas

Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement

May 12, 2025
Citing court losses, Freedom Caucus turns attention to Wyoming judges
Wyoming

Citing court losses, Freedom Caucus turns attention to Wyoming judges

May 12, 2025
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