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DEQ must redo analysis of proposed Clearwater gravel pit, Missoula judge orders

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality violated environmental and public participation laws last year when it awarded a permit for a proposed gravel pit and asphalt plant near the Clearwater River, a Missoula judge ruled last week. District Judge Leslie Halligan’s order amounts to a major victory for Protect

Abbott lauds Supreme Court's second ruling upholding Texas' new congressional maps

Abbott lauds Supreme Court's second ruling upholding Texas' new congressional maps

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled for a second and final time in favor of Texas’ redistricting law, effectively ending all challenges to the state's new congressional maps. This was after the high court chastised district court judges in El Paso for their

Special session for congressional maps set to convene

(The Center Square) – Florida's Legislature reconvenes Tuesday for a special called session that will consider new congressional maps. Republicans could gain as many as four congressional seats in Florida if the redistricting plan is approved, spokeswoman Lauren Guagliardo of the House Democratic Caucus said at a news conference

Virginia Supreme Court questions redistricting process

(The Center Square) – Virginia Supreme Court justices zeroed in Monday on one question: Did lawmakers follow the rules when they put a redistricting amendment on the ballot? The case is not about how people voted. Rather, according to justices, it is about whether the process used to get the amendment

Supreme Court strikes down Texas redistricting lawsuit, upholds new maps

Supreme Court strikes down Texas redistricting lawsuit, upholds new maps

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a challenge to Texas' new congressional maps. The court reversed Abbott v. LULAC, a case that sought to challenge years-long redistricting practices in state House and Senate races throughout Texas. In 2021, a group of Latino

Texas Ten Commandments law may reach Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is setting up a potential challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court over the role of religion in public education. In a decision issued this week, the U.S. Court

Readers ask about restraining presidential warmaking: Replying to thoughtful questions | David Adler

Few exercises of governmental power trigger more questions about constitutionality and legality, not to mention considerations of wisdom and judgment, than warmaking, particularly unilateral presidential warmaking. This is for good reason, of course, as American citizens bear the brunt of the toll that war exacts in lives lost and treasuries