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Showing posts with label courts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label courts. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

U.S. farmers secure $99 million settlement fund in right-to-repair court battle against John Deere

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Deere agreed to supply U.S. farmers with the tools required to  make their own repairs. (Photo by R. Fath, Unsplash ) U.S. farmers fighting ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Trump's order increases the production of controversial herbicide glyphosate

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Glyphosate is the most popular herbicide in the world. Despite large pockets of concerned Americans and a growing body of scientific researc...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in ballot deadlines could have an outsized impact in rural areas

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Both Republicans and Democrats have large numbers of voters who mail their ballots. (Adobe Stock photo) The U.S. Supreme Court plans to rule...

Dollar General settles multiple suits for $15 million. Suits claim the chain regularly overcharged customers.

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Dollar General headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (Wikipedia photo) Dollar General, a company that promises affordable food and staples i...
Tuesday, December 09, 2025

A small university town in southern Illinois 'leads the nation in out-of-state abortion patients'

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Adobe Stock photo Surrounded by farmland and the vast wooded expanses of the Shawnee National Forest, Carbondale, Illinois, has become a cen...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

American agricultural industry successfully prevents MAHA strategy plan from bashing key pesticides

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MAHA's initial report and strategy are found on the White House website.  The first report issued by Health and Human Services Secreta...
Friday, August 22, 2025

Quick hits: Radioactive shrimp; soybean farmers seek deal; tractor pulls; veggie-flation; 515-mile lightning strike

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Radioactive shrimp were recalled as a precautionary measure. (ABC video graphic) Earlier this week, the FDA issued an urgent recall for Indo...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A town that stymied winery growth now owes more than $49 million to wine operators

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Location of Old Mission Peninsula in Michigan  (Wikipedia map) Long known for its cherry orchards and scenic bay, Old Mission Peninsula, Mic...
Friday, August 15, 2025

Telemedicine provides abortion access for rural women in states where the procedure is restricted or banned

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Graph by the Society of Family Planning (click to enlarge) Women living in rural areas with abortion-restrictive state laws are using telehe...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Proposed $7 billion Purdue settlement advances; leaves Sacklers exposed

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Adobe Stock photo Since last July when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Purdue Pharma opioid bankruptcy agreement, negotiation has contin...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Bayer considers Monsanto bankrupcy as one way to settle thousands of Roundup lawsuits

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Roundup is used by farmers around the world.   Despite being the most popular herbicide in the world, Roundup continues to be at the heart o...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

A lack of attorneys leaves rural Nebraskans without representation; 12 counties have no attorneys

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Twelve Nebraskan counties don't have an active attorney. (Photo by Irene North, Flatwater Free Press)   As many older lawyers retire fro...
Tuesday, April 01, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court looks poised to allow $8 billion for rural and low-income broadband and phone services

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The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Adobe Stock photo) The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to approve continued funding for an $...
Friday, August 16, 2024

A small town in Texas addresses domestic violence with combined efforts from police, courts and local businesses

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The End Domestic Violence Task Force was recognized by the Rural Justice Collaborative in 2023. (Photo via RHIhub) The rural community of K...
Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Kansas police chief expected to be charged for his role in controversial raid on community newspaper

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A police chief who led the controversial raid on a Kansas community newspaper will face a charge of obstructing justice, according to a repo...
Tuesday, July 09, 2024

One lawsuit over the Marion County newspaper raid settled for $235,000, but more claims are pending

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Marion County Record raid , Gruver's desk at bottom right (Screen capture of surveillance video via Kansas Reflector) It has been almost...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Opinion: Indictments aren't enough to account for law enforcement's 'epic' failures at Uvalde school shooting

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Teachers and students followed active shooter survival steps. Law officers did not. (Adobe Stock photo) On May 24, 2022, Salvador Ramos, 18,...

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement; agreement 'broke a basic tenet of bankruptcy law'

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OxyContin's success made the Sacklers billionaires and sparked the U.S. opioid crisis. (A.S. photo) The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Could sleeping in a public park be a crime? A decision about the nation's homelessness crisis goes to the Supreme Court

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The Grants Pass decision could change how homelessness is handled by communities. (Adobe Stock photo) As the number of homeless people in th...
Friday, March 22, 2024

California prosecutors charge fentanyl suppliers with murder. The legally unsettled approach is catching on.

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Prosecutors in California are forging a path to make fentanyl dealers accountable for their part in overdose deaths by filing homicide charg...