florida appeals court weighs controversial 2017 charter

TALLAHASSEE —  Appearing skeptical of arguments made by school boards, appeals court Tuesday waded into challenge to the constitutionality of 2017 state law that seeks to boost charter schools.. Steven Brannock, attorney who argued for the school boards during the hearing at District Court of..

appeals court weighs major education law in florida

TALLAHASSEE -- Appearing skeptical of arguments made by school boards, appeals court Tuesday waded into challenge to the constitutionality of 2017 state law that seeks to boost charter schools.. ... Steven Brannock, attorney who argued for the school boards during the hearing at District Court of..

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u.s. appeals ruling that granted gay couple's son citizenship

U.S. appeals ruling that granted gay couple's son citizenship . Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks' twins were conceived via surrogate, but the U.S. government is trying to prevent one son from acquiring citizenship through his father. . . . . ... Morris noted that this is settled law in the 9th Circuit..

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department of labor appeals ruling against 'trumpcare' plans

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. . The notice filed by the Department of Labor did not say whether the Trump administration is asking for a stay on the decision, meaning that people may be left in the lurch regarding their health insurance coverage. ..

u.s. appeals court upholds most of california’s

federal appeals court decided Thursday that most of California's so-called sanctuary laws can continue to be enforced, rejecting the bulk of lawsuit brought by Trump administration... The decision, authored by Republican on U.S Circuit Court of Appeals, was victory for California. ..

bosnian serb ex-policeman appeals war rape verdict

Dragan Janjic’s defence on Tuesday called on the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court to quash the first-instance verdict convicting the former policeman of rape, and order a new trial. . ... The appeals chamber will hand down its ruling at a later stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

appeals court says ohio may withhold planned parenthood

- divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Planned Parenthood's constitutional challenge to Ohio depriving the organization of state funding because it performs abortions, handing victory to anti-abortion advocates... Circuit Court of Appeals Cincinnati overturned ruling last year..

appeals court puts youth climate change lawsuit on hold

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave the 15 days to respond to the administrations petition for writ of mandamus -- rarely used judicial appeal that asks higher court to overrule lower one before the conclusion of case.. ... District Judge Ann Aiken met Eugene with Thursday and would set..

oken appeals death sentence again in '87 case

My best friend was murdered by this serial killer, Steven Oken, said Vicky McNulty on the steps of Court of Appeals building, holding homemade sign urging Oken's execution.. ... Even if he wins his appeal, is resentenced and does not receive the penalty, Oken will return to Maine where..

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federal appeals court upholds restrictive louisiana abortion

federal appeals court upheld Louisiana Wednesday, reversing previous district court ruling that struck down the law.. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit claimed Louisiana law was valid because it does not impose substantial burden on large fraction of women under WWH and other controlling..

league of women voters appeals tossed suit

federal judge erred in dismissing amended League of Women Voters lawsuit that claimed Pennsylvania Supreme Court conspired with lawmakers to trade favorable decisions for pay raises, the league says in appeal.. ... In return, the court agreed to support Rendell in any appeals of Act 71. ..

drug kingpin's appeals denied

They filed two final appeals with Supreme Court, including petition that was unfair to execute Garza, Hispanic, because the federal death penalty is biased.. ... Garza's second appeal -- also denied -- said that his death would violate the treaty United States has with Organization of..

court limits appeals of death row inmates

The decision, arising at time of new scrutiny of punishment, was the interpretation of 1996 law designed to limit inmate appeals and hasten executions.. ... By dragging out their appeals, Tuesday's case was watched in part to address long-held concerns that condemned prisoners were..

martinez opposes limits on death sentence appeals

By condemned inmates because the appeals have clogged federal courts and delayed, Judiciary Committee is searching for ways to limit federal appeals-- and seldom prevented -- scheduled executions. The proposed solutions include time limit of six months to year on habeas corpus..

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