"What's happening is that there's been a bit of divergence, court by court, as funding has run out," Nick Boyle said.

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. And the effects are now being felt: Federal workers are missing ...

“Vote Here” signs at Temple Sinai in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Jared Wickerham For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and ...

Perhaps the public’s more recent charges of judicial activism or legislating from the bench are a reaction to our three branches of government being out of balance.

The federal government has rejected judicial salary recommendations from an independent body seeking a $28,000 raise for ...

The Executive Council is holding up $5.5 million of funding for indigent defense attorneys in New Hampshire after councilors ...

In her single ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Justice Rebecca Bradley made more of an intellectual impact than many justices make in two or three times that length of service on the ...

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