Supreme Court declines to review constitutionality of Fla. Pledge of Allegiance lawOctober 5th, 2009 Court won't review Fla. Pledge of Allegiance lawWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to review a Florida law that requires public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day unless they have their parents' written permission excusing them.
Utah company fined for child-labor violations in 7 states, including hiring 13-year-oldsSeptember 30th, 2009 Feds: Call centers employed kids as young as 13SALT LAKE CITY — Children as young as 13 were manning phone banks for a company that does market research and political surveys from call centers in seven states, federal investigators said Tuesday. Children that young can't legally be employed except on farms.
Utah Supreme Court moves hearing for polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs to larger venueSeptember 23rd, 2009 Utah Supreme Court moves sect leader's hearingSALT LAKE CITY — A hearing on an appeal of the 2007 criminal conviction of polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs has been moved to a larger venue to make room for his family and members of his church. Utah State Courts spokeswoman Nancy Volmer says the Utah Supreme Court will hear arguments at 11 a.m.
Federal judge dismisses Parmalat lawsuits against Bank of America and an auditing firmSeptember 18th, 2009 Parmalat to appeal judge's dismissal of suitsNEW YORK — Italian dairy giant Parmalat says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling tossing out lawsuits seeking to hold Bank of America Corp. and auditing firm Grant Thornton International responsible in Parmalat's collapse.
Judge says Utah school district showed prejudice in rejecting man from India for positionSeptember 2nd, 2009 Judge: Utah school district showed prejudiceSALT LAKE CITY — A judge for the Utah Labor Commission has ruled that school officials engaged in racial profiling and prejudice when they rejected a man from India for a substitute teaching position shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Utah judge authorizes sale of 400 acres of polygamous sect's land in bidding processAugust 24th, 2009 Utah judge orders sale of polygamous sect's landSALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge has ordered the sale of a 400-acre parcel of land that is part of a trust established by followers of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. In a ruling issued Monday, 3rd District Court Judge Denise Lindberg says a liquidity crisis of the United Effort Plan Trust makes the sale of Berry Knoll necessary.
Police say man who owes his brother money reluctantly robs Utah snow cone standJuly 18th, 2009 Police: Man reluctantly robs Utah snow cone standRIVERTON, Utah — Investigators said an armed man seemed reluctant, but robbed a 16-year-old girl working at a snow cone stand anyway. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt.
State ruling ends summer school in Calif. district that could lose millions over short daysJuly 10th, 2009 Ruling ends classes in district facing penaltiesCHINO HILLS, Calif. — Summer break will finally start at two Southern California schools after the state rejected a district's plan to use summer sessions to make up for a potentially costly administrative error.
Supreme Court won't decide whether high school students can form Bible club in schoolJune 29th, 2009 Court won't get involved in Bible club questionWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stop a school district from blocking a group of Christian students from forming a Bible club on campus. The court refused to hear an appeal from the high school students who wanted to form the Truth Bible Club at Kentridge High School in Washington state in 2001.
US moving to overturn ruling that Bagram detainees can use US courts to seek releaseJune 12th, 2009 US moving to appeal Bagram detention rulingWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is moving to appeal a ruling that some detainees at a military air base in Afghanistan can use U.S. civilian courts to challenge their detention.
Appeal planned for ruling that allows company to dispose of Italy's nuclear waste in UtahJune 4th, 2009 Fight against foreign nuke waste in Utah continuesSALT LAKE CITY — An eight-state radioactive-waste-management entity plans to appeal a federal court ruling that said a company can dispose of foreign nuclear waste at its facility in the western Utah desert. A judge last month ruled against the Northwest Compact, which includes Utah and seven other states.
Pupil at Davenport, Iowa, elementary school gives classmates rat poison; district says all OKJune 4th, 2009 Iowa student gives classmates rat poison; all OKDAVENPORT, Iowa — An elementary school student in Davenport, Iowa, gave rat poison to seven classmates, but a district official says no one was sickened. District spokeswoman Laura Bozarth says second- and third-graders at Monroe Elementary School ingested a small amount of pellets before school Tuesday.
Judge agrees to delay legal rights for Bagram detainees until government can appealJune 2nd, 2009 Judge holds Bagram detainee casesWASHINGTON — A federal judge has put a hold on his order allowing detainees at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan access to courts until the government can appeal.
50 years of federal court oversight ends; judge rules Texas city's schools are desegregatedMay 2nd, 2009 Judge rules Texas city's schools integratedGALVESTON, Texas — A federal judge has ruled that the Galveston public school system is desegregated, ending a civil rights lawsuit that was initiated in 1959. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of Houston issued the ruling Friday, saying the district's history of compliance with a 1969 desegregation plan showed that the schools had fully integrated.
50 years of federal court oversight ends; judge rules Galveston schools are desegregatedMay 2nd, 2009 Judge rules Galveston schools integratedGALVESTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Galveston school district is desegregated, ending a civil rights lawsuit initiated in 1959. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of Houston issued the ruling Friday.
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