Courthouse News

August job boom more than triples expectations
Last month's blockbuster report wiped July's negative print off the board, with revisions also bumping up the previous two months.

Groups reopen suit to block Utah national monument reduction
The same coalition sued the Trump administration in 2017 after Trump sought to significantly reduce protections for the two national monuments, which was resolved when Joe Biden restored them as president.

Supreme Court numbers battle revived in Congress
As for public opinion, Pew Research found that just over half of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Supreme Court, according to survey results published July 30, a near historic low.

Two dead, others still missing after Grand Canyon floods
State and federal officials are asking for help identifying at least 15 hikers believed to still be stranded after nearly 2 inches of rainfall reached the bottom of the Grand Canyon Saturday afternoon.

Who is the working class? Depends on who you ask
While most Americans think of themselves as “working class," that identity looks different based on education, income, race, ethnicity and even partisanship, according to data released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

Feds schedule Kratom derivatives as opioids
Certain strains of Kratom have been found to be as much as 20 times stronger than morphine.

Alaska tribe sues feds to stop logging in Tongass National Forest
Significant amounts of old-growth trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest are on the federal chopping block.

California court halts SoCal town’s water utility takeover
The California Supreme Court dealt a blow to a local government’s ability to seize water utilities on Monday, ruling that courts get the final say on whether a public utility is necessary.

Vail Resorts faces third class action over Epic Pass pricing
Shareholders claim the pricing scheme that doubled the cost to ski at Vail Resorts also violated the law.

SupCo frees trump to enforce mail-in voting changes
The president’s attempt to overhaul mail-in voting via executive order comes as Republican-led efforts to stymie absentee ballots at the high court and Congress have floundered.
