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Appeals

Wyoming can no longer use a 30-year-old case to prosecute tribal hunters, judge finds

Until recently, Wyoming used the ruling in Crow v. Repsis to prosecute tribal members caught hunting outside the reservation without state permits.

Ninth Circuit set to decide if federal judges can expunge state convictions

A man who spent 42 years in prison for a hotel fire he denies starting is seeking to expunge a 2013 no contest plea so he can seek damages against Pima County based on the decades he was incarcerated.

Republican Illinois congressman takes grievance against mail-in ballots to Seventh Circuit

Bost beat ex-Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey in the Illinois GOP primary earlier this month.

Gun rights, civil commitment

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a circuit court’s decision in favor of the state, which properly declined to restore the gun rights of an involuntarily committed psychiatric patient. Under state law, only felons convicted of non-gun-related and nonviolent crimes may have their Second Amendment rights restored; by contrast, his commitment was based on his dangerous and reckless use of a firearm.

Fourth Circuit upholds election map in win for North Carolina GOP

The Fourth Circuit's ruling may result in the gerrymandered maps being used during the November elections.

Montana high court finds raft of election laws unconstitutional

Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature claimed the restrictions on voting were necessary to combat voter fraud.

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