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CHICAGO — A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III after jurors deadlocked on all three charges. U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood issued the decision at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Jones, a Chicago Democrat, was accused

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it seized a small aircraft used to smuggle beer into a dry village, ending a 13-year legal battle that tested the limits of the Excessive Fines Clause. The case centers around

WATERBURY, Conn. — A Superior Court judge has ordered a Southbury couple to pay nearly $600,000 in damages and restoration costs after ruling they unlawfully cut down or topped nearly 140 trees on town-owned land near their lakefront home. Judge Joseph Pellegrino issued the $598,476 judgment on Monday against

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court has invalidated a Spokane ballot initiative that aimed to ban encampments near schools, parks, and childcare centers. The decision, issued Thursday, found the measure unlawful under state guidelines governing citizen-led initiatives. Known as Proposition 1 or the Hansen Initiative, the measure passed by

ATLANTA — A case before the Georgia Supreme Court could determine whether adults under 21 have the right to carry handguns in public. The justices heard arguments Tuesday from both state attorneys and lawyers for Thomas Stephens, a 20-year-old who sued after being denied a carry license in Lumpkin County. The

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