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A cop with a secret
May 05, 2025
The problem-solving court, as the state calls it, was created in 2007. Participants, who have felony driving under the influence and drug convictions, avoid prison by going through community-based, intensive outpatient treatment.
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Counties and municipalities have spent about $7 million of their opioid settlement funds so far
May 04, 2025
The money has gone to residential treatment program scholarships, mental health liaisons in police departments and a recovery center in Alfred.
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In rural Nebraska, it’s hard to find an attorney. It’s going to get much harder.
April 25, 2025
About a third of Nebraska’s 93 counties have three or fewer active attorneys residing and practicing in them. Twelve counties don’t have a single one.
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Election results: Door County supports Crawford for Supreme Court; Sturgeon Bay re-elects Ward as mayor
March 01, 2025
A majority of the county’s voters also voted in favor of a referendum to add the existing voter ID requirement to the state constitution, which also won statewide.
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Mat-Su school district reaches settlement in lawsuit over student free speech rights
February 28, 2025
The district must allow student political speech but can dictate the time and place of student protests, according to an agreement.
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Officials plan Palmer Courthouse expansion as caseloads swell
February 13, 2025
The courthouse is one of the busiest in the state and needs room for more judges, officials said.
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A case against drug distributors over the flood of pills that ravaged West Virginia is back in court. Here’s what to know.
February 05, 2025
Cabell County and Huntington could get another chance in their fight against opioid distributors. But first, the West Virginia Supreme Court must decide if public nuisance law applies to legal products.
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‘Wait, that’s not me’: Lawyers say remote court hearings can threaten integrity of Vermont’s justice system
January 13, 2025
Stories of mistaken identity and missing lawyers raise questions about the state judiciary’s increased reliance on videoconferencing for court hearings.
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Why a West Texas county is building a new courthouse even after voters rejected the proposal
November 21, 2024
Officials took the extraordinary step of taking on new debt to replace the old courthouse, which has been plagued by rats and other pests, elevator breakdowns and flooding.
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LISTEN: Kentucky’s TikTok lawsuit revealed executives knew about app’s effect on teens
October 11, 2024
The contents of a two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general is now public due to a redaction error by Kentucky’s attorney general.
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Wyoming’s transgender athlete ban goes unchallenged in court
July 01, 2024
Both opponents and supporters expected litigation when the ban went into effect one year ago today. But that won’t be happening anytime soon.
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Supreme Court gives cities and towns power to criminalize homelessness
June 28, 2024
The Oregon case has been closely watched by Western cities and states.
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Athens council considers using DUI Court Fund to pay workers
June 27, 2024
Using court fees for wages would boost the city’s general fund reserve — but at least one council member worries it also creates an incentive to charge more people with DUI.
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‘Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police’ – The Badger Project sues state DOJ for full list of law enforcement officers
May 24, 2024
More than 30 states — including Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa — have released the full list of their officers to a nationwide reporting project, which includes the Invisible Institute and The Badger Project.
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Wyoming, tribal impasse over hunting rights persists despite judicial order
May 24, 2024
Many of the fundamental legal and policy questions about where, when and if certain Native Americans are bound by state hunting regulations remain far from resolution.
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