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LAS VEGAS — Kara Jenkins, the former administrator of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the state, alleging she was fired in retaliation for refusing to release confidential case information. In the complaint filed last week in Clark County District Court, Jenkins claims that

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina judge has temporarily blocked the city of Jacksonville from enforcing its food truck sign rules, marking a key development in a legal battle over local business regulations. The preliminary injunction, granted Monday by an Onslow County judge, allows food truck operators to use larger

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former law firm employee Wesley Flickinger may proceed. The case centers on a 2020 Facebook post Flickinger made, which led to his resignation from Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. (WPM), a Birmingham-based law firm

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A ruling from the Supreme Court of Texas has reopened a case that challenges how cities enforce rules on people who live just outside their limits. The case could shape how cities across Texas use extraterritorial jurisdictions, or ETJs. The court issued its opinion Friday, reviving a

PHOENIX — A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed land swap that would give Resolution Copper access to a sacred site in Arizona for mining. The decision blocks the U.S. Forest Service from finalizing an environmental review needed to proceed with the transfer of Oak Flat, a campground and

SANTA FE — A recent ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Court has set a clearer legal standard for when state employees are protected under the New Mexico Whistleblower Protection Act (NMWPA). Court Requires Public Benefit for Protection In a unanimous opinion, the state’s highest court declared that disclosures made

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A group of ten incarcerated individuals has filed a federal class action lawsuit against Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy and top officials at the Department of Corrections, alleging systemic failures in prison medical, mental health, and dental care. Deficient Health Care System Alleged The complaint, filed May 1 in