Court case could alter Nev. outcome
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A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules underlines the importance Saturday's vote in Nevada has assumed as a potential momentum-builder in the Democratic presidential campaign.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 7--The water agency serving the northern edge of Monterey County and south Santa Cruz County will ask the state Supreme Court to reverse an appellate court ruling that threatens to cut off a major source of district funding.
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California voters will decide next week whether to amend a New Deal-era law giving consumers the power to file suit over unfair business practices, a statute that has been used to target businesses from Philip Morris to Microsoft Corp.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 7--Pima County is taking the State Land Department to court in an attempt to overturn a decision allowing mining in Davidson Canyon.
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Â· Research may lead to change in contempt law  Â· More information may be given in high-profile cases
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Casinos are often portrayed as a boost to business because they bring in tourists, but some local business people are lining up against the one proposed for Sedgwick County.
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Washington State's highest court has given the green light for a class-action lawsuit.
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By Greg Kocher, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 13--NICHOLASVILLE -- Wilmore's recent vote to rezone and annex land for a Jack Nicklaus golf course and residential development is invalid and should be declared null and void by a court, a lawsuit says.
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To the editor:  Lawyer Dominic Gentile is right: former policeman and Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone's punishment was wrong (Wednesday Review-Journal). But he's right for the wrong reason.  Malone's punishment wasn't too long; it was too short.
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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case involving a Maine drug dealer that is expected to redefine and end confusion about the country&#39;s entire criminal sentencing system.
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Los Angeles judge may instruct jury to go back and try to reach verdict on a reduced charge of manslaughter.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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This election's potential impact on the Supreme Court has seemed to be an afterthought, but the stakes for the court and the law are even higher now than they were in 2000. The prospect of a change on the court is greater and the replacement of one justice could affect the law on hot issues.
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Key abortion and racial cases could signal whether Justice Kennedy shifts the court to the right or maintains precedents.
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A lawsuit filed against California's San Bernardino County regarding the region's suburban sprawl may represent a new legal tactic to fight global warming.
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.