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1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Megan Butler
ATLANTA (CN) — A yearslong, controversial bid to mine next door to Georgia’s natural treasure, the Okefenokee Swamp, was put to an end on Friday as the Conservation Fund announced its purchase of the proposed mining site. The nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands announced that it purchased about 8,000 acres of land near the swamp for just under $60 million from the Alabama-based company, Twin Pines Minerals.
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1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Kelsey Reichmann |Megan Butler
A Florida firefighter who retired because of Parkinson’s disease says her city cut insurance benefits for disabled employees under a new policy. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court sided against a firefighter who was forced to retire because of Parkinson’s disease on Friday, finding that she can’t file a post-employment discrimination suit against her department.
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1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Megan Butler |Kelsey Reichmann
A Michigan prisoner said that a corrections officer’s interference in an internal investigation for sexual misconduct shouldn’t be the linchpin in his civil rights lawsuit. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a Michigan prisoner who filed sexual misconduct claims against his correctional officer, finding that a dispute over the destruction of evidence to hamper the suit needed to be heard by a jury.
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2 weeks ago |
courthousenews.com | Megan Butler
ATLANTA (CN) — Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the State Election Board exceeded its authority by imposing new voting rules ahead of last year’s presidential election, limiting what the Republican-led board can do without legislative approval.
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3 weeks ago |
courthousenews.com | Megan Butler
(CN) —The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up a busy day Friday by granting four petitions for certiorari that seek to resolve splits within the circuit courts and denying several others. The justices only explained their reasoning for turning down one of the cases, which came from the director of Ohio's Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. It involved Kayla Ayers, who was convicted in 2013 of aggravated arson and child endangerment after she attempted to burn down her father’s house.
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