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(Getty Images) COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio woman has successfully blocked her abusive ex-husband's right to possess a gun, under a crime victims’ rights law amended into the state Constitution in 2017. The state Supreme Court ruling on Thursday reversed a lower court's order granting the ex-husband relief under an Ohio law that allows for lifting gun limits if someone’s conviction is fully discha...

Finn family to establish scholarship, donate original documents to celebrate Ruth G. Finn’s legacy of serving others For one family, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is more than just a law school — it is a place of legacy. The Finn family established an endowed fund, “The Legacy of Ruth G. Finn Scholarship: Finn, Gartell, Turner,” to honor their mother and g...

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A federal judge ordered Kansas on Friday to suspend a new law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications, siding with two national nonprofit groups that contend it disenfranchises voters. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil granted the preliminary injunction against the law sought by VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center. She also rej...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has largely upheld a North Dakota law aimed at regulating companies that are hired to hold down prescription costs for insurers and employers. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday, reversing its earlier decision. The state law provides oversight of pharmacy benefit managers, including barring gag rules th...

1 of 4 FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to local media at the front of McConnell Elementary School on Aug. 11, 2021 in Hixson, Tenn. Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Lee’s office warned top legislative staffers that a bill limiting public health measures during the COVID pandemic would violate federal law. They passed it anyway and the Republican governor signed it into ...

Illinois has seen a massive increase in spending on judicial campaigns. Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week signed legislation to prohibit dark money groups, who don't identify their donors, from making financial contributions in those races. The governor also gave his approval to a package of electric vehicle incentives. And a longtime Illinois House Republican is joining the race for Secretary of ...

A federal court temporarily blocked Friday enforcement of a controversial election law passed earlier this year that makes it illegal for out-of-state groups to send Kansas residents advance ballot applications, among other provisions. HB 2332, which took effect in July, also barred advance ballot applications from being sent if information is already filled out on them. Both provisions wer...

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge ordered Kansas on Friday to suspend a new law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications, siding with two national nonprofit groups that contend it disenfranchises voters. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil granted the preliminary injunction against the law sought by VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center. She als...

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2021) - The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders of Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z). Shareholders who purchased shares of Z during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible Lead Plaintiff appointment. Appointment as Lead Plaintiff is not r...

Wild animals are to be banned from circuses in France thanks to a law passed by the French Parliament on Thursday and hailed by some activists as a step forward in animal rights protection, but others say it does not go far enough. Performances with lions, bears or tigers will be banned in two years, and owning such animals will be against the law in seven years, according to the bill, which ...