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BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a criminal contempt ruling against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who arrested a defendant during his trial in a Boston courtroom. The ruling ends a high-profile dispute involving state and federal authorities. U.S. District Judge William G. Young issued the order

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