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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mineral rights ownership
The Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed a dispute over oil and gas rights underlying property in rural Belmont County, letting a lower court ruling stand.
The Supreme Court ruled it had improvidently accepted Darrell Crozier et al. v. Pipe Creek Conservancy LLC et al., a case it heard in February. The Court majority issued an entry ... (full story)
Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at an agency you haven't heard of
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the rooftop patio of the General Services Administration headquarters, an agency staffer recently discovered something strange: a rectangular device attached to a wire that snaked across the roof, over the ledge and into the administrator's window one floor below.
It didn't take long for the employee & ... (full story)
New exhibit to honor women in the law
The Supreme Court of Ohio announces the development of a new exhibit, Women in the Law, which celebrates the trailblazing contributions of women to Ohio’s legal history. The Court voted unanimously to add this new addition next to the recently unveiled Careers in the Law display at the Visitor Education Center (VEC), located o ... (full story)
In a bid to corral the anti-Trump resistance, Bernie Sanders, AOC visit red states
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephanie and Ryan Burnett were perplexed. The crowd was enormous. The line snaked endlessly between buildings. Were they in the right place?
As the mother and son approached an aging college basketball arena in Salt Lake City, the mass of people seemed way too big for the Bernie Sanders rally they we ... (full story)
Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump's EPA eyes looser rules for handling it
In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys' football stadium twice over — threaten groundwater with heavy metal pollution.
That coal ash, the waste from burning coal, was at risk of leaching into groundwater a ... (full story)