How a 12-year-old federal lawsuit turned a judge into Texas’ foster care czar

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State resistance Reform in court and at the Legislature “Six people with clipboards” No exit strategy in sight When U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack declared in 2015 that Texas foster kids were leaving state care more damaged than when they entered, it forced the state to confront decades of missteps. After a yearlong trial …

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Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers

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‘We have potential dangers ahead’ Updated February 9, 2023 at 7:05 AM ET It’s been 27 months since President Biden won the 2020 election. But that election continues to haunt officials in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County, Pa., who are still dealing with lawsuits alleging election fraud, despite no substantial evidence, and ongoing criticism …

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Libel Lawsuit Against Case Law Repository for Its Not Noting That a Case Had Settled

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Leagle.com publicly distributes a wide range of court opinions, precedential and nonprecedential, from all over the country. Unlike Westlaw, Lexis, and Google Scholar, it is Google-searchable, so when a party’s name is Googled, any opinion mentioning the party is likely to come up. [1.] John D. Thomas had been involved in Modarres v. Thomas, which …

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Six utilities recognized for best practices in energy equity, customer engagement

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The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) on February 6 announced the recipients of the 2023 Best Practices Awards at the 2023 Consumer Symposium, a one-day event that is hosted as part of DISTRIBUTECH International, the leading annual transmission and distribution event. The Best Practices Awards, now in their sixth year, recognize leadership from electricity providers …

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Texas AG Sues Biden Admin over HHS Guidance Forcing Pharmacies to Carry Abortion Pills

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by Katelynn Richardson   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday over the agency’s guidance mandating pharmacies provide abortion pills regardless of state law. The HHS issued the guidance in July 2022, citing federal anti-discrimination law and threatening to pull Medicaid and Medicare funds from pharmacies …

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5 Benefits of Installing Window Blinds for Your Home or Office

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#1: Increased Privacy and Light Control #2: Improved Energy Efficiency (installing window blinds) #3: Enhanced Interior Design #4: Easy Maintenance #5: Low Cost (installing window blinds) Are you thinking about updating the windows in your home or office? If so, consider the benefits of installing window blinds. It can add a touch of beauty to …

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Luxury Handbag Maker Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT Maker

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Look to your left, and see an image of a famed, extremely expensive luxury Birkin-brand handbag. On your right, is a non-fungible token, a digital image whose rights of ownership are recorded on a blockchain. On Wednesday, a jury in New York decided that these MetaBirkin NFTs were indeed a big ripoff of the famous …

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