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Iowa Lawsuit Targets Casey’s Over False Advertising Claims

Iowa Lawsuit Targets Casey’s Over False Advertising Claims

Allegations of Misleading Discounts DES MOINES, Iowa — Casey’s convenience-store chain is facing a potential class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of advertising discounts that customers never actually receive at the cash register. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, names

Tennessee Public Meeting Access Case Heads Toward Supreme Court

Tennessee Public Meeting Access Case Heads Toward Supreme Court

Liberty Justice Center Plans Next Appeal NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A public interest law firm is preparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case on whether Tennesseans have a constitutional right to access certain government meetings. The Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit firm, represents Dan McCaleb, chief content

Court Upholds Public Right to Aptos Beach Walkway in California

Court Upholds Public Right to Aptos Beach Walkway in California

Dispute Over Coastal Access Settled in County’s Favor APTOS, Calif. — A California appellate court has overturned two lower court rulings and confirmed Santa Cruz County’s right to keep a disputed beachside walkway open to the public. In a 39-page decision issued Thursday, the state’s Sixth Appellate

New Orleans Challenges Louisiana’s Traffic Camera Laws

New Orleans Challenges Louisiana’s Traffic Camera Laws

City Lawsuit Targets State Authority NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Louisiana’s school zone traffic camera laws, escalating a dispute with the state attorney general over millions of dollars in speeding fines. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 4 in the 19th

Judge Rules Against Alaska in Arctic Refuge Border Dispute

Judge Rules Against Alaska in Arctic Refuge Border Dispute

Court Decision ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has ruled against the state of Alaska in a long-running dispute over the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, siding with federal regulators on the location of the line. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason concluded that

City’s Cap on Short-Term Rentals Survives Federal Court Review in Arkansas

City’s Cap on Short-Term Rentals Survives Federal Court Review in Arkansas

Lawsuit Dismissed Over City’s Ordinance FAYETTEVILLE — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Texas couple challenging Fayetteville’s regulations on short-term rentals. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks issued the ruling Monday in a case brought by Stephen and Shelley Hause of Round Rock, Texas.

SCOTUS Weighs Iowa Dog Sniff Case

SCOTUS Weighs Iowa Dog Sniff Case

WASHINGTON — A routine traffic stop in Winterset, Iowa, has turned into a potential U.S. Supreme Court case testing the limits of police dog searches. On March 5, 2022, Officer Logan Camp pulled over Ashlee Mumford because dirt obscured two numbers on her license plate. During the stop, Camp called