The jury found the oil giant liable for environmental damages from decades ago. Business groups said the decision could have a chilling effect on the state's oil and gas industry.
Twenty-two Republican-leaning states have urged the court to block beneficiaries from suing if a state or municipality denies them services they are eligible for or violates their rights. Many reject the contract argument.
The case alleges that the tech giant has been capturing and selling data from Louisianans, violating the state’s consumer protection and privacy law. A similar lawsuit was settled earlier this year in Illinois for $100 million.
The states want to continue the defense of Title 42 policy, which allows border agents to rapidly “expel” migrants who cross the border without considering their asylum claims, beyond its Dec. 21 end date.
Petitioners claimed that the board and County Election Bureau breached their duties by mailing official ballots to unverified voters, deleting records, by allowing a third party to control and tabulate mail-in ballots and more.
With tens of millions of dollars flowing into high-court elections, Republicans did better in partisan races in two states, while Democrats held on to their majorities elsewhere.
A district court judge and the Texas Supreme Court issued opposing rulings that left many confused about voting rules. The Texas county’s election results could hinge on whether ballots cast after 7 p.m. will be included in the final tally.
Five states have abortion-related questions on their ballots, the most ever, and gubernatorial and legislative races in six others will determine if abortion will be legal in those states.
The court’s suspension of a Court of Claims ruling that eliminates some of the poll challenger guidances will remain in effect throughout the appeals period, which covers Tuesday’s election.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases, one from UNC and the other from Harvard, that could radically change rules around race-conscious admission practices at colleges and universities.
New laws in Florida and Texas set the stage for states to have more control over what’s posted on social media, but that could soon be tested at the U.S. Supreme Court and mean potential changes to the First Amendment.
Two of the state's Supreme Court seats are up for election, enough to sway the political majority to the GOP for the first time in more than 50 years. While the candidates claim impartiality, large funding may argue otherwise.
Judge Thomas Capehart rejected a lawsuit by four residents who demanded that ballot drop boxes be open only during “normal” business hours and be monitored in person. All plaintiffs were Republicans.
With party control of several high courts at stake and races driven by issues ranging from abortion to voting rights, the party committees and special interest groups are on the way to setting spending records.
Pennsylvania and other states argue that Delaware has been wrongly pulling money through unclaimed property seizures, which, in recent years, have funded 10 percent of the state’s budget. The case could cost Delaware $400 million.
As they have in recent terms, the court’s conservative majority may set aside precedents and create major change in areas such as affirmative action and voting rights.
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