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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A lawsuit in federal court is challenging the constitutionality of a decades-old conservation rule that ties wetland preservation to federal farm benefits. The Swampbuster Rule CTM Holdings, a landholding company based in Iowa, is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Natural Resources Conservation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that extreme heat conditions in Texas prisons are likely unconstitutional, allowing a lawsuit against the state to move forward. However, the judge declined to order immediate air conditioning installations, citing high costs. Judge Recognizes Unconstitutional Conditions In an order issued late Wednesday,

RALEIGH, N.C. – A long-running copyright dispute between a photographer and the State of North Carolina over images of Blackbeard’s shipwreck remains unresolved, as state lawyers seek to dismiss the case. The legal battle, which has spanned nearly a decade, involves allegations that the North Carolina Department of Natural

CONCORD, N.H. – The state of New Hampshire is seeking to pause upcoming civil trials related to abuse at the Sununu Youth Development Center (YDC) while the state Supreme Court considers a disputed $38 million verdict awarded to survivor David Meehan. Attorney General John Formella’s office argues that proceeding

MIDLAND, Mich. — A federal judge has dismissed two lawsuits challenging a $217 million special assessment imposed on property owners to help fund the reconstruction of four mid-Michigan dams destroyed in the 2020 floods. The ruling is a setback for homeowners who argue they are unfairly burdened by the tax. Legal

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to review two cases tied to the controversial Map Act, a now-repealed state law that allowed the Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict property development within designated highway corridors. The cases, Sanders v. North Carolina Department of Transportation and Mata

MANDAN, N.D. — A North Dakota jury has ruled in favor of Energy Transfer, ordering environmental group Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages over its involvement in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The verdict, reached by a nine-member jury in Morton County, found Greenpeace liable for