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• Judge orders W.Va. gov to provide docs in residency case - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 18, 2019
  Judge orders W.Va. gov to provide docs in residency case  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerA judge has ordered lawyers for the governor of West Virginia to hand over documents requested in an ongoing lawsuit over his residency.
• Arizona lawsuit names former opioid manufacturer executives - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 18, 2019
  Arizona lawsuit names former opioid manufacturer executives  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerArizona's top attorney is accusing former opioid manufacturer executives of trying to sell a prescription drug through unethical means.
• Lawsuit faults Boys Club in 1970s sexual abuse - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 17, 2019
  Lawsuit faults Boys Club in 1970s sexual abuse  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerAttorneys have announced a second lawsuit against a local affiliate of the Boys and Girls Club of America that alleges it overlooked sexual abuse of a minor in ...
• Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 17, 2019
  Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerThe nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit.
• ACLU of Alaska sues Gov. Dunleavy over court budget veto - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 17, 2019
  ACLU of Alaska sues Gov. Dunleavy over court budget veto  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerA civil rights watchdog sued Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday over his budget veto of money for the state court system. The ACLU of Alaska claims ...
• Alabama may agree to keep abortion ban on hold until 2020 - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 17, 2019
  Alabama may agree to keep abortion ban on hold until 2020  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerAlabama indicated in a court filing that it might agree to keep the state's new abortion ban on hold until 2020 to let a legal challenge play out in court.
• Indiana attorney general's lawyers downplay groping claims - Columbus Telegram July 17, 2019
  Indiana attorney general's lawyers downplay groping claims  Columbus TelegramINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for Indiana's attorney general are downplaying allegations he drunkenly groped four women during a party, arguing that the ...
• Court rules against release of police files in 2011 killing - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer July 17, 2019
  Court rules against release of police files in 2011 killing  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerThe Montana Supreme Court has ruled against a woman seeking information about the police investigation into her brother's unsolved death and ...
• Black sheriff's deputy in Ohio sues after white IRS security guard put a gun to his back - NBC News July 17, 2019
  Black sheriff's deputy in Ohio sues after white IRS security guard put a gun to his back  NBC NewsA black veteran Ohio sheriff's deputy filed a civil lawsuit against a white security guard for allegedly pointing a gun at him during an incident in May at an Internal ...
• 3 states sue Trump administration over tax workaround | National - Columbus Telegram July 17, 2019
  3 states sue Trump administration over tax workaround | National  Columbus TelegramConnecticut, New Jersey and New York sued the Trump administration Wednesday over an IRS rule that weakens the states' attempts to work around a cap on ...