Category:April 2012
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Pages in category "April 2012"
The following 180 pages are in this category, out of 180 total.
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- Adair withdraws from state senate race, ending incumbent-vs-incumbent battle
- Adrianne Heely Appointed Maui Family Court Judge
- Alabama gears up for legislative second half
- Alabama House passes general fund budget
- Anchorage voters reject discrimination measure
- Appeals court revives religious marijuana use case
- Arizona amendment rounds out ballot question trifecta for November
- Arizona Attorney General under investigation by federal authorities
- Arizona Superior Courts address vacancies
- Attorney General Kroger leaves politics to take job as president
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C
- Campaign heats up with less than two weeks before voters head to North Carolina polls
- Candidate filing deadline passes in South Dakota
- Candidate too late says South Dakota Secretary of State
- Candidates fight to get on South Dakota ballot
- Cascade County has first contested district race in decade
- Chancellor Strine profiled by the Globe and Mail
- Chicago judge rules against Main Street Fairness Act
- Colorado "religious freedom" measure filed for potential ballot placement
- Colorado court gets its first female Chief Judge
- Colorado Supreme Court to review ballot image case
- Connecticut repeals death penalty
- Controversy surrounding "doomsday budget" in Maryland
- Could Nikki Haley be indicted on charges of tax fraud
- Councilman guilty of stealing city funds
- Court of Appeals halts injunction aimed at Michigan Republicans
- Coyle pleads not guilty of bunny murder in Rhode Island Superior Court
- Credit card companies sued over payment protection charges
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E
- Early Voting Amendment will not appear on the ballot in Connecticut
- Ecuador convicts Massachusetts man in murder case
- Election day in Wisconsin: high voter turn out, accusations, and no photo ID enforcement
- Election preview: North Dakota candidates file for six statewide positions
- Emily Peyton in Vermont: One candidate, two offices
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- Fate of Ohio referendum uncertain as repeal delayed
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/11/2012
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/18/2012
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/25/2012
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/4/2012
- Federal Judge Speaks About Judicial Vacancies
- Fewer investigations for judicial misconduct in NY in 2011
- Florida Supreme Court steers clear of slot machine debate
- Former Indiana secretary of state loses law license
- Frank Sullivan retires from the Indiana Supreme Court
G
- Gay rights advocacy group sues Nevada
- Georgia redistricting sees a shift in representation
- Gov. Snyder appoints two to trial courts
- Gov: Kentucky legislators have to come back in on Monday
- Governor and House Speaker targets of recall efforts
- Governor Fallin appoints two new district judges
- Governor Kasich appoints two in Wayne County
H
I
- Idaho Supreme Court nails Rep. Hart on unpaid taxes
- Illinois bill to allow same-sex marriage shelved
- Illinois Crime Victims Amendment could be on November ballot
- Illinois State Bar Association gives thumbs up to cameras in court
- Incumbent Democrat Tim Holden's defeat highlights Pennsylvania congressional and legislative primaries
- Incumbents sweep uneventful congressional primaries in Maryland
- Indiana school district ends pay-to-ride school bus service
- Iowa Supreme Court rules that parent's financial standings should be considered in college payments
- Iowa to pay $2.1 million to Ohio mother
- Is April 20 the real signature deadline in California
J
- Jobs bill gets prioritized in House
- JP Election Brief: Changing the rules in Florida and Nevada (and more!)
- JP Election Brief: Florida gets ready as Alabama wraps up (and more!)
- JP Election Brief: Judicial primaries and candidates gearing up
- JP Election Brief: May primaries and alleged campaign violations
- Judge dismisses candidate from primary ballot
- Judge rules against Democrats' petition to block 63rd Senate seat
- Judge rules mummy mask is here to stay
- Judgeship moved to Lancaster County
- Judicial pensions an issue across the nation
- Judicial selection a major topic in Tennessee
K
- Kansas courts take Fridays off due to budget problems
- Kansas Republican Party asks candidates to sign loyalty pledges
- Kansas state Rep. Charlie Roth not seeking re-election
- Kentucky Court of Appeals reinstates lawsuit by ticket broker
- Kentucky Supreme Court rules that guns are allowed on university grounds in vehicles
- Krauthamer investiture to Superior Court
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M
- Maine Legislature passes budget, Gov. LePage says he won't sign
- Maine Supreme Court to stream arguments online
- Maine's high court reinstates Nader case
- Man accused of trying to bribe a judge
- Massachusetts house releases annual budget proposal
- Massachusetts passes amendment aimed at illegal immigrants
- Michigan lawmakers consider new fracking regulations
- Michigan legislature approves more charter schools
- Michigan Senate approves personal property tax reductions
- Minnesota Senate votes down bill that would move primary to June
- Minnesota Supreme Court judges recuse themselves from cases involving U. of Minnesota
- Minnesota Voter ID Amendment heads to the ballot
- Mississippi judge rules that Legislature can't set cap on damages
- Mississippi legislature to tackle new district maps
- Mississippi redistricting plan unveiled
- Missouri House approves significant changes to initiative process
- Mock Trial State Championship hosted by Maryland Court of Appeals
- Montana Chief Federal Judge under investigation after email scandal
- Montana lawmaker pushes for the use of drone aircraft in Montana
N
- Nevada subcommittee suggests elimination of sports commission
- New Jersey courts publishes searchable indexes of civil judgments and attorneys
- New Jersey politicians rack up hefty retirement benefits
- New Jerseyans approve of both Obama and Christie
- New York state Senate passes legislation to legalize mixed martial arts competitions
- NH House Passes Amended Version Of Medical Marijuana Bill
- NH State Courts face normal case load with 20 fewer judges
- Nine Nebraska Senators termed-out in 2012
- Nominees announced for Hildale Justice Court
- Norfolk light-rail extension question to appear on Virginia Beach ballots
- North Dakota Supreme Court does not settle nickname argument
O
- Ohio's Chief Justice wins award
- Oklahoma special election heads to recount
- Old West reenactor sentenced to 7 1/2 years
- One man's quest to prove legitimacy of his fence
- One third of Kentucky state legislative races uncontested
- Opposition to Florida Supreme Court's efforts to limit judicial lobbying power
- Oregon secretary of state's election date snafu still unresolved despite judge's ruling
P
- Pascagoula schools don't have to share taxes with other districts, Mississippi high court rules
- Pennsylvania primary polls open tomorrow
- Plaintiffs appeal case involving mural removed by Maine governor
- Primary election night reveals which state executive candidates will advance
- Primary race for Pennsylvania attorney general attracts big-wig endorsements
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S
- Seat on at least one Wyoming county commission to appear as two-year term
- Senator Coburn yet to consent to judgeship hearing
- Show Me the gubernatorial candidates!
- South Carolina Supreme Court to hear challenge over candidate filings.
- State employees the subject of current Colorado measure
- State Legislative Tracker: 24 states have had signature filing deadlines
- State Legislative Tracker: In addition to primaries, Pennsylvania to hold 6 special elections tomorrow
- State Legislative Tracker: One week to go until Wisconsin recall primaries
- State Legislative Tracker: Pennsylvania leaders looking to shrink Legislature
- State Legislative Tracker: Republicans to run as Democrats in Wisconsin Senate recalls
- State legislator named chair of Louisiana Democratic Party
T
- Temporary bankruptcy judgeships extended
- Tennessee lawmakers advance efforts to amend attorney general selection process
- Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to criminalize harm to embryos
- Texas secretary of state goes online to inspire voter activity
- Texas Supreme Court wins award
- The Tuesday Count: Four measures, three states, one big ballot proposal total
- The Tuesday Count: Gambling at the forefront of ballot proposals in one state
- The Tuesday Count: Hunting and fishing up for public votes
- The Tuesday Count: Two initiatives added, one state initiative process flustered
- Three candidates to compete in Court of Appeals elections
- Three finalists chosen for Wyoming District Court seat
- Tomblin leads fundraising efforts in race for West Virginia governor
- Trial court executive appointed
- Two DC judges seek appointment as senior judges
- Two judges sanctioned in Arkansas
- Two magistrate candidates kicked off ballot in Dona Ana County
- Two new judges appointed by governor
- Two Ohio measures clear hurdle and begin petitioning
- Two open judgeships in Kansas
- Two seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission are up for election this year
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- Washington sees 80 percent approval of local measures
- West Virginia Supreme Court lowers budget request for next year
- Woman who buried her husband in the backyard goes to Connecticut Supreme Court
- Wyoming county prepares campaign for 1 percent sales tax
- Wyoming Supreme Court says anti-abortion group should have been allowed to protest at Boy Scout event
