Pride puppies and a charter school: a look at the blockbuster religion cases at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court took more religious rights cases in recent years than it heard in the previous two decades. Is it eroding ...
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Washington Supreme Court Indicates Agreements Prohibiting Employees from Working for Competitors During Employment May Violate State Law
On January 23, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court held that two Washington workers can argue that their former employer imposed ...
The Supreme Court’s New Standard For Challenging Tax Regulations
The Supreme Court newly empowered the judiciary in reviewing agency regulations. What difference will it make for the tax ...
Hobbs is first Democrat in 20 years to appoint justice to Arizona Supreme Court
Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz, a lifelong resident of Yuma, Arizona, to the state Supreme Court. Cruz will replace Justice Robert Brutinel, who retired last year. “Judge Maria Elena Cruz has ...
Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss 'gerrymandered' legislative map
The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 ...
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting ban for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of ...
N.Y. doctor charged with prescribing abortion pills to Louisiana girl
A New York doctor was indicted Friday with prescribing a Louisiana girl pills that caused an abortion — seemingly the first ...
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Washington Supreme Court Says Employers May Not Unreasonably Restrain Employees From Working for Competitors
In a case of first impression, the Washington Supreme Court interpreted Washington law regarding noncompete agreements to broadly protect ...
Pennsylvania elections chief touts progress in reducing mail ballot rejection rate
County elections officials rejected more than 11,000 mail-in ballots for technical reasons in the November election, including thousands that were determined to violate the requirement for accurate, ...
Burien, WA cities keep tightening homeless camping bans
Burien created an outright prohibition on living outside Monday and at least seven other jurisdictions in Washington created or expanded camping bans in 2024.