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Category:August 2011
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Pages in category "August 2011"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 225 total.
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- 2011 Mississippi primaries: Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- 2011 Mississippi primaries: Secretary of State and Attorney General
- 2011 Mississippi primaries: State Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner and Public Service Commission
- 2011 Wisconsin recall elections come to a close with two incumbent Democrats retaining seats
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- A quick look back at Kansas 2010 ballot measures
- After more than 50 years, Judge Cohn retires from juvenile court
- Agnes nominated to Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Alaska appeals ruling protecting polar bears
- Approval ratings for school bond and tax issues falter in 11 states
- At least six measures proposed for 2014 ballot in Nevada
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- Ballot Law Update: Brown vetoes California pay-per-signature ban
- Ballot Law Update: California badge requirement advances
- Ballot Law Update: Residency requirements toppled in Nebraska
- Ballotpedia analyzes 2010 ballot measure petition signature costs
- Bankrupt Central Falls pays more than $1 million in legal fees since declaring insolvency
- Brunelle, Orrall win primaries for 12th Bristol seat
- By the numbers: A comparison of West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates
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- California Judicial Council to consider new fees in trial courts
- California redistricting maps approved but Republicans file immediate challenge
- Campaigns for and against Ohio Senate Bill 5 move full steam ahead
- Candidates line up for Montgomery County Circuit Court seat
- Candidates make last-minute push in advance of last two Wisconsin Senate recall elections next Tuesday
- Charlie White's lawyer resigns
- Chuck Malone appointed Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court
- Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges
- Class action lawsuit filed in Indiana State Fair collapse
- Clayton appointed to Missouri Court of Appeals
- Closings result from North Carolina budget cuts
- Colorado initiative must submit signatures for ballot access (Updated)
- Commission rates efficiency of Orleans Parish judges
- Congressman Matheson claims to be a target in redistricting
- Connecticut governor and state police union clash in court
- Connecticut one of seven states with spending over pre-recession levels
- Connecticut unions knuckle under over cuts, political fallout continues
- Convicted murderer granted new trial
- CT Supreme Court protects trial witnesses
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- Day of reckoning arrives tomorrow for 6 Wisconsin Republican senators facing recall
- DC Safe Surrender program gives felons a chance to turn themselves in
- Democratic Party chairwoman Gloria Johnson seeks Senate seat
- Democratic representative in Arkansas switches to GOP
- District judge to rule on constitutionality of education reform laws
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- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/10/2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/17/2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/24/2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/3/2011
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/31/2011
- Federal judge stops law to defund Kansas Planned Parenthood
- Federal judge strikes down matching funds provision of Maine Clean Elections Act
- Felony animal cruelty initiative gaining attention
- First Circuit rules that videotaping police officers protected under First Amendment
- Five candidates running in upcoming Massachusetts primary for open state house seat
- Five incumbents fall in Mississippi state legislative primaries
- Five measures to appear in the state of Washington, all three initiatives cleared
- Five months left in Alaska until petition drive deadline
- Formal complaints and allegations mark Wisconsin recalls days before voters head to polls
- Former NM Judge attacked and severly beaten
- Former Oklahoma District Judge James Goodpaster dead at 70
- Former policeman appointed to Judicial Council
- Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice A.A. Birch died at 78
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- GA House Dem leader threatens own caucus over redistricting plan
- Gillnet fishing ban effort resurfaces for Oregon's 2012 ballot
- Gookin named new judge of Iowa's 8th District Court
- Gov. Beshear's campaign faces fundraising complaints
- Governor Cuomo's use of state aircraft under scrutiny
- Governor John Kitzhaber fills judicial vacancies in Marion County
- Governor Scott appoints four to trial courts
- Governor Scott appoints Schreiber to Ninth Circuit
- Grant awarded to preserve court records
- Guidebook released clarifying process of becoming a judge
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- Hawaii mass mails potential jurors
- Hawaii newspaper sues governor over judicial nominees
- Hawaii teachers union takes labor dispute to Supreme Court
- Hawaii teachers union to file ethics complaint against Abercrombie
- Healthcare measure deemed fit for ballot by Ohio high court
- High production of energy industry increases state tax collections for Wyoming
- High spending on recall races continues as voters head to polls tomorrow
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- Idaho initiative named Medical Choice Act
- Immigration initiative among measures unable to make 2012 Nevada ballot
- Immigration is a major topic in Utah and other state legislatures
- In back and forth evening of recalls, GOP appears to maintain control of Wisconsin Senate
- Indiana moves to online training for court employees
- Indiana Representative under investigation in Craigslist scandal
- Initiative activist Bill Sizemore pleads guilty to tax evasion charges (updated)
- Iowa Rep. Peter Cownie to seek re-election in 2012
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- John Robbins' retirement will leave open seat in 2012 election
- Judge denies convicted man DNA testing for second time
- Judge Hardeman announces retirement after twenty years on the bench
- Judge orders Republican emails released in Texas redistricting battle
- Judge partially dismisses lawsuit against Homeland Security
- Judge Paul Lawrence seeks full term as Circuit Judge
- Judge Porter retires from Minnesota District Court
- Judge Pullen announces intention to retire
- Judge reassigned due to residency investigation
- Judge recuses self during initial court appearance
- Judge rejects group's attempt to halt bear hunt
- Judge Stonier to step down from Cowlitz County Superior Court
- Judge temporarily blocks new Alabama immigration law
- Judicial Election Task Force meets in Arkansas
- Jury reaches split verdict in Alabama bingo trial
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- Kansas 2012 legislature to convene on January 9, may consider 2011 session proposals
- Karen Nakasone nominated to O`ahu Circuit Court
- Kentucky gubernatorial candidates hit with ethics complaints
- Kentucky high court rules that cities must pay millions to firefighters
- Kentucky pension funds in trouble following spring debt downgrade
- Kentucky Rep. Keith Hall faces corruption charges before state ethics commission
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- Laura Smith appointed to Fairfield County court
- Lawsuit questions Florida's small group campaign disclosure requirements
- LeBlanc, Hall to serve as officers in the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
- Less than one week until six Republican incumbent senators face recall
- Life sentence upheld in attempted kidnapping case
- Lobbying reform comes to Delaware after booze industry scandal
- Local elections today in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio
- Local Illinois resident seeks to place concealed carry measure on 2012 ballot
- Local Missoulian measure seeks to challenge Citizens United case
- Looking for Vermont's Next Justice
- Lori Wilbur appointed to South Dakota Supreme Court
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- Madison County Justice Court judges selected in Mississippi primary
- Magistrate judge chosen for the District of Delaware
- Maine high courts expands public beach access rights
- Maine same-day registration referendum to turn in signatures
- Maine same-day registration veto referendum supporters make signature deadline
- Maryland "Dream Act" referendum opponents challenge petitions
- McVeay, Jones win in Jackson County Justice Court runoff
- Michigan District Judge's drunk driving sentences spark controversy
- Michigan emergency manager referendum reaches petition signature midway point
- Michigan Supreme Court supports elimination of up to 49 judgeships
- Minnesota Governor asks for No Child Left Behind exemption
- Minnesotans debate judicial elections
- Mississippi state executive runoff elections yield historic, tight races
- Mississippi's 2011 runoffs: governor, treasurer and public service commissioners
- Missouri payday loan initiative is clear for petition circulation
- Missouri's renewable energy debate may re-appear on the ballot in 2012
- Montana personhood initiative set in motion for signature collection
- MS Supreme Court to take on eminent domain initiative lawsuit
- Municipal judge suspended for 30 days
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- N.J. Assembly calls for Gov. to restore $10M to Legal Services
- N.J. Supremes rule that the League of Municipalities is a government body
- National Organization for Marriage loses campaign finance appeal
- Nebraska senator Dave Pankonin resigns
- Nelva Gonzales Ramos confirmed as a federal judge
- New Hampshire cities begin to set November issues
- New judge selected for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit
- New Mexico House to consider impeachment of Public Regulation Commissioner
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner faces allegations of car theft, abuse of state gas card
- New York attorney general gets booted from foreclosure settlement talks
- NH Supreme Court rules Lynn right in not recusing himself
- NJ labor unions take revenge on erstwhile Dem allies
- NM Governor appoints Lisa Riley to Fifth Judicial District
- Nominees named for Salt Lake City Justice Court
- North Carolina legislature to take up marriage amendment in September special session
- North Dakota appeals court throws out woman's guilty plea
- North Dakota farming amendment cleared for petition circulation
- North Dakota governor calls for new interstate compact
- North Dakota Supreme Court to hear hitman's appeal
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- Oklahoma special election today, first to require IDs
- Oklahoman schools begin to set fall election issues
- Olympic runner Carl Lewis removed from NJ Senate ballot... again
- One Rhode Island lawmaker urges moving the 2012 Casino measure
- Oregon initiatives pour in for 2012
- Oregon Supreme Court reverses 2006 aggravated murder conviction
- Orie's fraud saga continues
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- Redistricting process continues in Wyoming
- Redistricting Roundup: Map-makers can't please everybody
- Redistricting Roundup: More maps approved with other deadlines rapidly approaching
- Redistricting Roundup: Oklahoma Supreme Court to hear redistricting case
- Redistricting Roundup: Stormy tension continues as bipartisan continuity drying up
- Redistricting Roundup: Vetoes, lawsuits and possible voter referendums on the horizon
- Replacements for Judge Novak selected
- Results are in: three state executive offices will face run-off elections
- Rhode Island September election registration deadline
- Rhode Island Supreme Court rules in favor of Deep Water
- Rick Perry announces presidential run
- Rick Perry's judicial appointments gain attention as presidential run nears
- Robin Wicks Robinson appointed to NC Fifth District
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- Sara Darrow confirmed to Central District of Illinois
- Sen. Rollie Heath makes good on efforts, submits signatures for Colorado tax initiative
- Seoul referendum defeated, Liberian amendments remain uncertain
- Shumlin positions himself for 2012 re-election bid
- Six apply for new position in 3rd district
- South Carolina special election preview
- South Dakota man's death penalty case moves closer to execution
- South Dakota veto referendum passes signature verification, nestles onto 2012 ballot
- State appeals judge's ruling on medical marijuana restrictions
- State circuit court judge steps down from Monsanto case
- State Legislative Tracker: 27 special sessions this year and counting
- State Legislative Tracker: Mississippi prepares for primaries tomorrow
- State Legislative Tracker: Second round of Wisconsin recalls begins tomorrow
- State Legislative Tracker:Georgia continues special redistricting session, Wisconsin ends recall season
- State Legislative Tracker:Third and final round of Wisconsin recalls begin tomorrow
- State Senator Gene Jeffress announces bid for Congress
- Supreme Weekly: Appointments, media rules and court closures
- Supreme Weekly: Hot topics hit the courts
- Supreme Weekly: Judicial surveys and court room confrontation, the truth may hurt
- Supreme Weekly: News from Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and North Carolina
