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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s top legal office is asking a state appeals court to reconsider its dismissal of a theft by deception case against Trevor Jones, the former head of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Jones, 52, is accused of misdirecting $270,000 in private donations intended to help the

BOSTON — Lawyers for the state of New Hampshire asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reinstate a 2021 law that bans public school teachers and state employees from endorsing certain ideas about race and gender. The law, part of the 2021 budget bill and often referred to by critics as

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in a case that could reshape how courts across the state apply constitutional protections to cell phone searches. Background: Theft Case in Emmet County The case, People v. Carson, stems from the 2020 conviction of Michael Carson in Emmet

State High Court Rules Against Wrestler in First Amendment Case MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) in a case involving a student athlete's suspension and claims of constitutional rights violations. In a 5-2 decision issued Tuesday, the

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a lawsuit filed by Blanchard Corona Ranch over state land leases for wind energy was brought in the wrong county and must be dismissed. The unanimous decision said the case against Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard should have been

POINTE À LA HACHE, La. — A high-stakes environmental lawsuit that could force oil and gas companies to pay billions in damages for coastal restoration is nearing its conclusion in a small Plaquemines Parish courthouse. The case, the first of 42 similar lawsuits filed by coastal Louisiana parishes since 2013, centers