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TACOMA, Wash. — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Washington state officials to resume inspections at the Northwest Immigration Processing Center in Tacoma, siding with the state in a long-running fight over oversight of the privately run detention facility. Court Ruling The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of

Rulings could affect thousands of sentences across the state SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court issued two rulings last week that could reshape how courts handle gang enhancements and three-strikes sentencing, applying a 2021 law retroactively to past cases. Both decisions centered on Assembly Bill 333, which raised the bar

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,