Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Reapportionment Commission and the chief elections officer filed a motion for reconsideration on January 13, asking the Hawaii Supreme Court to review its January 6 ruling, which said the commission’s redistricting plan is “constitutionally invalid.” The commissioners, who could be forced to redraw district lines, also asked Hawaii’s five Supreme [...]

Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Billions in Future Government Spending on the Line
Minneapolis, MN–It could just be one of the biggest cases most Minnesotans have never heard about. On March 1st, 2010 the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could determine the process by which state and local government spend billions of tax [...]

The Supreme Court could be on its way to repealing a critical anti-corruption law that has protected the public from dishonest public servants and influence peddlers for years. The Honest Services Fraud Law has safeguarded the public interest by criminalizing any behavior that deprives citizens of “honest services.”
The Supreme Court is “skeptical” that the law [...]

Listen to Steven Allen Adams talk about judicial issues in West Virginia, including W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman’s dissents, the appointment of former State Senate Judicary Chair Carrie Webster to the Kanawha Circuit, and Adams’ interview with West Virginia Record Reporter Lawrence Smith.

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Residents in Nevada have waged a years-long legal war with the state concerning its property tax valuation system. The Nevada Policy Research Institute explains:
The seven-year, no-holds-barred, legal battle between Washoe County and Lake Tahoe property owners will reach a crucial turning point Tuesday.Hanging in the balance isn’t just the tens of millions in property tax dollars [...]