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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

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 the

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. The

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

High Court Upholds Appeals Court Ruling SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for public disclosure of the names of Vallejo police officers involved in fatal and nonfatal shootings, rejecting arguments from the city and its police union that the records should remain confidential. The ruling

High Court Reverses Local Ordinance FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned Lexington’s ban on no-knock warrants, ruling that the city ordinance conflicted with state law. The decision, issued Thursday morning, reverses a Court of Appeals ruling that had upheld the 2021 citywide prohibition. Justice Robert Conley, writing