ELECTIONS: Supervisory control of McMahon denied as to allowing Green Party’s nominated/appointed US Senate candidate on general election ballot as suit by Democratic Party unlikely to succeed on the merits… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]
Preliminary injunction, affordable housing legislation
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION improvidently granted against affordable housing legislation… Salvagni reversed. [Read more…]
Parental Consent for Abortion Act unconstitutional
PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ABORTION ACT properly found unconstitutional… Abbott affirmed. [Read more…]
Ballot initiatives, inactive voters as “qualified electors”
BALLOT INITIATIVES: Supervisory control of Menahan denied as to TRO allowing counting inactive voters for signing election reform and abortion petitions… Order. [Read more…]
Stay pending appeal, greenhouse gas/climate rulings
STAY PENDING APPEAL denied as to Seeley’s denial of stay from her rulings in favor of youths requiring State agencies to consider greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts in MEPA analyses… order. [Read more…]
Indians, order of protection jurisdiction
INDIANS: Motion to dismiss order of protection for lack of jurisdiction properly denied without finding parties’ tribal status as assault occurred off Reservation… Laird affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Contract, farm corporation share purchase agreement
CONTRACT: 1978 family farm corporation share purchase agreement did not constitute novation of 1973 agreement, corporation properly entitled to purchase shareholder’s shares for price designated by directors in 2017 pursuant to 1973 agreement… Oldenburg affirmed. [Read more…]
Employment status jurisdiction
WCC jurisdiction lacking over WHU Investigator’s employment status Determination… Sandler. [Read more…]
Conversion/emotional distress, equipment release
CONVERSION/EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: Claim that shop converted loader by releasing it to unauthorized party rejected… emotional distress claims fail parasitic or standalone standards… Christopher affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Partnership dissolution
PARTNERSHIP: Brothers’ farming partnership properly dissolved… Olson affirmed. [Read more…]