Judicial appointments and nominations

Indian court appoints committee to run national Olympic body

Aug. 17, 2022 03:30 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India has appointed a committee to take over the running of the national Olympic committee and hold fresh elections within four months in...

CAS judges 'lacked anti-doping expertise' at Tokyo Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 21, 2022 06:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court: Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional

By Jessica Gresko Jun. 23, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

Michigan court asked to change dates to draw political maps

By Ed White Jun. 21, 2021 12:28 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — A clash over the Michigan Constitution hit the state's highest court Monday as a commission that must draw seats for Congress and the...

In this June 8, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

By Mark Sherman Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

Selection process begins for Supreme Court succession

Jun. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The selection process is underway to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court with the departure of Barbara Vigil at the end of...

Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 16, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert reviewer to...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. June 11, 2021. Editorial: Stop messing around with congressional bipartisanship and move on infrastructure ...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

Committee unanimously endorses Stanfill for chief justice

Jun. 01, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The governor’s nominee for chief justice won praise Tuesday for her thoughtful decision making, commitment to justice and practical...

In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman May. 18, 2021 01:42 PM EDT

Voters back bid to ban race discrimination in constitution

By Marc Levy May. 18, 2021 07:43 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters are backing a proposal to amend the state constitution to outlaw discrimination based on race and ethnicity, a...

State Rep. Ed Gainey celebrates with wife Michelle, left, after winning the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pittsburgh takes big step toward electing first Black mayor

May. 18, 2021 07:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 12, 2021 file photo, Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at an event in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Beyond the local races on ballots, Pennsylvania’s primary election will determine the future of a governor’s authority during disaster declarations. Voters statewide Tuesday, May 18 will decide four separate ballot questions, including two on whether to give state lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Pennsylvania's spring primary: ballot issues, judicial races

By Marc Levy May. 15, 2021 08:32 AM EDT

New circuit judge in Kanawha being sworn in next week

May. 13, 2021 04:32 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia family court judge will be sworn in next week as a circuit judge, officials said. Family Court...

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, in Oxon Hill, Md. Federal Judge Harlin Hale announced his decision Tuesday, May 11, 2021, to dismiss the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case over whether the powerful gun-rights group should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, after 11 days of testimony and arguments. Lawyers for New York and the NRA's former advertising agency grilled the group's embattled top executive, LaPierre, who acknowledged putting the NRA into Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the knowledge or assent of most of its board and other top officers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group

By Jake Bleiberg And Michael R. Sisak May. 11, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget

By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks before the signing of a bill creating a partial ban on no-knock warrants at the Center for African American Heritage in Louisville, Ky., Friday, April 9, 2021. The bill signing comes after months of demonstrations set off by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her home during a botched police raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Beshear challenges law shifting fair board appointment power

By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 19, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

Alaska court sides with Dunleavy in appointments dispute

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 08, 2021 05:13 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Gov. Mike Dunleavy in ruling that the state constitution requires legislators to decide...

Group calls for oversight board after St. Louis jail revolt

Apr. 06, 2021 01:36 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis community leaders on Tuesday filed a petition for a local judge to appoint an oversight board for city jails following the second...