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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal appeals court has upheld the threatened status of Arctic ringed seals under the Endangered Species Act, rejecting a challenge by the state of Alaska and the North Slope Borough seeking to remove the marine mammals from the list. Court Affirms Protection On Friday, the 9th U.

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A New Jersey town’s effort to avoid state-mandated affordable housing requirements has suffered a legal setback. On June 27, the New Jersey Superior Court upheld a lower court’s decision blocking Middletown Township from using eminent domain to seize a 52-acre property once home to a

First-of-its-Kind Case Links Heatwave Fatality to Fossil Fuel Emissions SEATTLE — A Washington state family is suing several of the world’s largest oil companies, alleging their role in driving climate change led to the death of a Seattle woman during the Pacific Northwest’s historic 2021 heatwave. The wrongful death

Appeals court sides with cities in fight over flavored tobacco laws COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio appeals court has ruled that the state legislature’s attempt to block local governments from regulating tobacco products is unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision issued July 8, the Tenth District Court of Appeals found that

Obstructed State Name on Plate Didn't Justify Stop TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned the drug-trafficking conviction of a man stopped on Interstate 70 due to a partially obstructed license plate. In a unanimous ruling, the court said Geary County sheriff’s deputy Bradley Rose lacked

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed a lawsuit accusing a major real estate software company and several landlord groups of working together to inflate rent prices across the state. Lawsuit Targets RealPage and Landlord Organizations The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern

Trapped in the Heat LAS VEGAS — The family of a Pennsylvania man who died from heat stress during a stalled bus tour to the Grand Canyon has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Nevada, accusing several companies of negligence that they say led to his death. Jeffery Volkar, 66, died