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La Crosse Leads Class Action GREEN BAY, Wis. — The city of La Crosse has filed a federal class action lawsuit against several major fire truck manufacturers, accusing them of conspiring to fix prices and restrict supply. The suit was filed last Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the

Lawsuit Filed Against State Water Director PHOENIX — An Arizona conservation group has filed a lawsuit against the state’s top water official, arguing that a massive housing project in Cochise County threatens already limited groundwater supplies. The Center for Biological Diversity sued Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Director Tom

Ongoing Legal Battle ASPEN, Colo. — A dispute over a 6½-pound emotional support dog at an upscale Aspen condominium has escalated into a court fight that has already reached the Colorado Supreme Court twice. The case centers on Laurie Aronson, a part-time Aspen resident, who is suing the Aspen Mountain

Case Closure in Federal Court HOUSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Texas student who challenged his school district’s hair-length policy as discriminatory. On July 24, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled against Darryl George, a student in Barbers Hill Independent School District,

Court says federal law preempts California measure SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several California tribes against dozens of state-licensed cardrooms, ruling that federal law leaves no room for the claims authorized by a state statute. State law blocked by federal gaming act

High Court Petition Filed RAWLINS, Wyo. — Five groups are backing Elk Mountain Ranch owner Fred Eshelman in his push for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling that upheld public access through corner crossing. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year decided that four Missouri