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News · AR
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a settlement valued between and over environmental contamination claims involving PCBs.
News · MN
The complaint targets Minnesota judges’ criticism of Metro Surge and begins a review process rather than deciding the matter.
News · IN
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita alleges disciplinary officials retaliated against him because of political speech.
News · TX
Fair Park’s former private operator seeks more than, alleging Dallas failed to meet funding and other contractual commitments.
News · MT
The ruling stops enforcement of a Montana law linked to thousands of rejected absentee ballots last year.
News · CA
The new California law changes the legal landscape for lawsuits involving pen registers, without a directly linked election or candidate race.
News · SD
Attorney General Jackley says a federal appeals court will hear a dispute involving a South Dakota ballot question.
News · FL
The judge found the federal restriction at issue in the Miami case unconstitutional, opening the door to further court proceedings.
News · CA
The states accuse the Trump administration of withholding money that Congress approved.
News · NY
The state’s lawsuit centers on ticket refunds and vendor fees that Evolutions Festival allegedly failed to return.
News · LA
The city is challenging a Louisiana ruling that upheld the elimination of an elected criminal court clerk’s office after an election.
News · MN
The Justice Department’s misconduct complaint concerns interviews by Minnesota’s former chief federal judge and other federal judges.
News · AL
Alabama’s attorney general has announced a settlement with TikTok valued in the millions of dollars.
News · MD
An appellate court rejected Baltimore’s request for a protective order, finding that the requested court action did not appear necessary.
News · AZ
An appellate court rejected a First Amendment challenge to Arizona’s voter-approved dark money law.
News · PA
Consumers seeking to make a claim should consult the attorney general’s official settlement instructions before submitting information.
News · NJ
The state action targets synthetic kratom and is not directly connected to a New Jersey election or candidate.
News · MN
The Minnesota Attorney General has started a public review of the proposed merger between HealthPartners and Essentia.
News · DE
A candidate for judge says the Delaware County Fair interfered with free speech rights, but the claim itself is not a legal finding.
News · NY
The attorney general alleges that Polymarket offered sports betting contracts in New York without a license.
News · VA
The attorney general has asked Virginia’s State Corporation Commission for more time to review the proposed merger.
News · MO
Missouri Republican officials objected on X after the Supreme Court kept the state's 2022 map in place instead of the 2025 HB 1 plan.
News · MO
The unanimous order settles which congressional districts Missouri voters will use in the 2026 general election.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots taken into custody.
News · FL
Florida officials say 16 noncitizens and four felons on parole voted despite being ineligible.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · CA
The court ruled against Bianco in a legal matter that has no direct connection to a candidate race or election.
News · AL
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a settlement with TikTok that his office described as historic and worth multiple millions of dollars.
News · MO
The court again rejected a Missouri district map described as favoring Republicans, marking the third rejection.