A former legislative staffer and two North Carolina voters have filed suit challenging the constitutionality of that state's shift from partisan reelections to retention elections for state supreme court justices. The suit alleges that the change in process required a constitutional amendment, rather than a mere statutory change. Read more at WRAL.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of a lawn mower racing club, holding that the club's track design and races were not so dangerous or distracting as to overcome the open and obvious danger of tripping over a railroad tie. Read more at The Detroit Free Press.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered a class of state Department of Veterans Affairs employees to be decertified. The court held that the common issues did not predominate over individual ones in the claim, which concerns unpaid overtime for working lunch hours. Read more at Legal Newsline.
Justice Anthony Kennedy issued a temporary injunction against an election in Hawaii that was open only to "Native Hawaiians." Read more at Pacific Legal Foundation.
