Supreme Court FOIA ruling sends ripple effects across VA, nation

By   /  April 30, 2013  /  News, State Government, Supreme Court, Virginia  /  No Comments

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By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau

ALEXANDRIA—Case closed. Virginia can deny records to non-residents without disobeying the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that a provision in Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act law giving state and local governments the authority to withhold public records from non-Virginia residents is completely constitutional, sending the message to the Old Dominion and the rest of the nation that access to public records isn’t a fundamental right.

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SCOTUS limits power to give DUI blood tests in Missouri case ruling

By   /  April 18, 2013  /  Missouri, News, Supreme Court  /  No Comments

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By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS — A U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Missouri drunk-driving case limits the power of police officers to take blood samples of those suspected of driving under the influence.
SCOTUS ruled Wednesday in a 5-4 decision that the risk that blood alcohol levels could dissipate over time did not trump [...]

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WI appeals court: No stay for state in Act 10 case

By   /  March 12, 2013  /  Featured, Governor, Judiciary, Judiciary, News, Politics, Scott Walker, State Budgets, State Government, Supreme Court, Wisconsin  /  4 Comments

A state appeals court rules against the state's request for a stay in the legal saga that is Act 10, the bill, now law, that launched thousands of protesters.

The state constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining overhaul may not be a slam dunk case for the state, at least according to a ruling from an appellate court.

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Experts expect WI Supreme Court race to amp up

By   /  February 19, 2013  /  Election Night Coverage, Featured, Judiciary, Judiciary, News, Politics & Elections, Supreme Court, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack easily advances to the spring election. She will face Marquette University law professor and attorney Ed Fallone.

By Kirsten Adshead  |  Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Now, the money starts rolling in — and out.
Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack and Marquette Law School professor Ed Fallone appear to have won Tuesday’s primary against lesser known candidate Vince Megna, advancing to compete head-to-head in the April 2 spring election.
According to unofficial results from The Associated Press, [...]

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Federal court upholds Wisconsin’s Act 10 ‘in its entirety’

By   /  January 18, 2013  /  Constitution, Featured, Judiciary, Judiciary, News, Politics, public sector, State Government, Supreme Court, Wisconsin  /  3 Comments

Thousand of demonstrators took to the state Capitol in winter 2011 to protest Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10, which curbs collective bargaining for most unionized public employees in the state.

MADISON – A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Act 10, Wisconsin’s controversial reform law that guts collective bargaining for most public employees in the state.

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