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Mon., Nov. 5, 2018, 1:15 p.m.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects net neutrality appeals after year delay
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a group of long-pending appeals from the broadband industry over the Obama-era “net neutrality” rule, which barred internet service providers from giving preferential treatment …

Wed., Oct. 17, 2018, 8:45 a.m.
Groups challenging renewed activity at mine file appeals
A local environmental organization and a group of residents challenging the legality of a revived mine have turned to a planning agency that oversees land-use regulations in the Columbia River …

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 10, 2018, noon
‘A different kind of war’: Attorney thinks veteran may hold record for longest-delayed award from the VA
Dunlap is a prolific record-keeper. It’s that very quality, combined with a sheer, obstinate refusal to fold, that led to his victory Aug. 10: the award of benefits dating back …

Mon., Feb. 26, 2018, 4:31 p.m.
Appeals court says FTC can police telecommunications companies
A U.S. appeals court says the Federal Trade Commission can police telecommunications companies like AT&T – a ruling that’s important because another agency is dropping its oversight with repeal of …
Thu., Jan. 26, 2017
Abolish death penalty in Washington
The reasons to continue the death penalty have been based more on emotion – the urge to see a brutal killer pay the ultimate price – rather than as a …
Thu., June 25, 2015, 10:48 a.m.
Clay Starbuck’s murder conviction upheld by appellate court
Appellate judges unanimously affirmed Clay Starbuck’s conviction and life sentence for the murder of his ex-wife, Chanin, in a decision handed down Thursday.
Sat., Nov. 8, 2014
Idaho officials encouraged by ruling upholding marriage ban
BOISE – Idaho officials say they have new hope that the state’s same-sex marriage case could be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, after Thursday’s appeals court ruling upholding …

Tue., July 12, 2011
Duncan sentence faces test
BOISE – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered convicted killer Joseph Duncan back into court in Idaho, saying a federal judge should have ordered a competency hearing …