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  • Nebraska is facing ongoing legal expenses relating to a water-rights dispute over the Republican River. A facet of the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court this February. Read more at the Lincoln Journal Star.
  • The National Restaurant Association is suing the City of New York over its recently enacted requirement that chain restaurants display a warning next to menu items containing more than a recommended daily level of sodium. Read more at CBS News.
  • The Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning two localities' attempts to prohibit fracking despite competing claims of regulatory authority by the state. Read more at the Denver Buisness Journal.