Tag: State news 2023
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New York Court of Appeals issues six opinions from April 24-30
The New York Court of Appeals issued six opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 26 opinions in 2023 — 10 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the six opinions are below: Singh v. City of New York, where the court “affirmed the judgment of the Appellate Division…
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 12 opinions from April 24-30
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued seven opinions from April 24-30. The Texas Supreme Court issued five opinions from April 24-30. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 30, the court of criminal appeals issued 125 opinions in 2023 — 31 more than this point a year ago. The…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
The Iowa Supreme Court issued three opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 47 opinions in 2023 — three fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: Environmental Law & Policy Center v. Iowa Utilities Bd., where the court “reversed the judgment of the district court denying…
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Florida Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
The Florida Supreme Court issued three opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 31 opinions in 2023 — 14 fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: Barwick v. State, where the court “affirmed the denial of Defendant’s postconviction motion, as well as the circuit court’s orders…
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Colorado Supreme Court issues four opinions from April 24-30
The Colorado Supreme Court issued four opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 20 opinions in 2023 — one fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the four opinions are below: Colorado v. Platteel, where the court held “that defense counsel may not call to the witness stand an…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued three opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 28 opinions in 2023 — eight more than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Kevin R. Rosin, where the court suspended the law license of Kevin Rosin for one…
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Kentucky Supreme Court issues 19 opinions from April 24-30
The Kentucky Supreme Court issued 19 opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 62 opinions in 2023 — 14 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the 19 opinions are below: Friends of Louisville Public Art, LLC v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Historic Landmarks & Preservation Districts Comm’n, where the…
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Brough, Johnston seek Denver mayorship in city’s fifth open election since 1959
Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston are running in a runoff election for Mayor of Denver, Colorado, on June 6. They advanced from a field of 22 candidates in the April 4 general election. Johnston received 25% of the vote, and Brough received 20%. Incumbent Michael Hancock (D), first elected in 2011, is term-limited. This is…
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Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot
Smart & Safe Florida, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida, has collected 786,688 valid signatures, 88% of the 891,523 valid signatures needed to be placed on the ballot in 2024. The initiative would legalize marijuana for adults 21 years old and older. Individuals would be allowed to possess up to…
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Wisconsin Assembly passes unemployment insurance indexing bill
Wisconsin lawmakers on April 25 passed several bills related to unemployment insurance, including one that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. Assembly Bill 153 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 14 during times when the unemployment rate is at or below 3.5%. The bill also…