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The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of a Democratic Party bid to withhold the Green Party from the Nevada ballot for the 2024 presidential election, which was caused by the Nevada Secretary of State mistakenly directing the Green Party to use an incorrect affidavit form for ballot qualification.
2024-09-20

Governor Katie Hobbs declares a state of emergency in Arizona amidst the heat waves in the state.
2023-08-11

Governor Gavin Newsom issues revised COVID-19 mitigation guidelines for churches after the U.S. Supreme Court lifts the state's ban on indoor worship in areas hardest hit by the pandemic. The new guidelines limit indoor services to 25 percent of the church's capacity in hard-hit areas and restricts indoor singing and chanting.
2021-02-6

The United States Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes from online retailers that do not have a "physical presence" in that state.
2018-06-21

Two dozen protesters park their cars in the middle of Shea Boulevard, and block the main road to the Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, Arizona, where Donald Trump's campaign rally with former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, and controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio was held. For hours, traffic was backed up for miles. The road was eventually cleared. Three protesters were arrested and two cars were towed from the boulevard.
2016-03-19

The United States Supreme Court ruled in "Montgomery v. Louisiana" (2016) that its prohibition of mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (under "Miller v. Alabama" (2012)), had to be applied retroactively, potentially affecting 1300 to 2300 cases nationally.
2016-01-25

The United States Supreme Court announces that it won't hear a much-noted dispute on the width of the "first sale" doctrine in copyright law.
2011-10-3

Shortly thereafter, the United States Supreme Court refuses to delay the execution of Troy Davis; Davis' execution goes ahead as scheduled. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-politics-courts-law-us-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-execution-of-troy-davis-2011-09-21-gIQAPluLmK_story.html ("Washington Post")] [http:--www.ajc.com-news-atlanta-u-s-supreme-court-1185593.html ("Atlanta Journal Constitution")]date=July 2019
2011-09-21

The United States Supreme Court, in ruling on "United States v. Stevens", strikes down a law outlawing videos that depict animal cruelty.
2010-04-20

The United States Supreme Court reverses a decision by the Philadelphia Court of Appeals that had blocked the execution of former Black Panther Party member Mumia Abu-Jamal.
2010-01-19