Ohio Judge to Remain on Vote Challenge
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The chief justice of the state Supreme Court refused Wednesday to remove himself from a case challenging the results of the presidential election.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the battleground state of Ohio.
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A judge in a contentious right-to-die battle has refused to reconsider his ruling allowing a man to remove the feeding tube keeping his brain-damaged wife alive.
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Two third-party presidential candidates asked a federal court Thursday to force a second recount of the Ohio vote, alleging county election boards altered votes and didn't follow proper procedures in the recount that ended this week.
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A federal judge rejected arguments from the Bush administration Tuesday and ruled for Democrats in a dispute over how to count provisional ballots, a new voting requirement that could become the hanging chad of 2004.
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A judge on Monday refused to halt the vote count in the San Diego mayor's race, a victory for a maverick city councilwoman who has mounted a surprisingly strong write-in campaign.
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A judge declined to rule Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Republican voters challenging a decision that allows Iowans to cast provisional ballots outside of their home precincts. He said the challenge was premature.
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The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the key battleground state of Ohio, handing him his third setback in the past month.
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Michigan's presidential primary took a legal hit Wednesday when a lawsuit was filed asking a judge to keep the Jan. 15 contest from going forward until questions about access to voting records are resolved.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. &#151; A swearing-in ceremony for San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy was put on hold Friday until an appeals court can decide the fate of a challenge to an election that was thrown into disarray by a write-in candidate.
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A federal judge in Ohio has ruled against a longstanding foreclosure practice, potentially creating an obstacle for lenders trying to reclaim properties from troubled borrowers and raising questions about the legal standing of investors in mortgage securities pools.
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Voting rights are not denied to those who use punch-card ballots, a federal judge ruled in the nation's first trial to challenge the system blamed for woes in Florida in the 2000 presidential election.
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A judge handling James Brown's contested fortune refused Friday to remove himself from the case despite an argument from the late soul singer's former trustees that he forced them to resign.
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A display of the Ten Commandments at an eastern Kentucky courthouse does not violate the Constitution, but a lawsuit challenging a similar display in another county can proceed, a federal judge has ruled.
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A Cook County judge has ruled she does not have the authority to remove State Rep. Patricia Bailey from the November ballot, despite allegations that the Chicago legislator gave a false address when she filed to run for re-election.
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A Milwaukee alderman accused of shaking down business owners in his district must remain behind bars until his trial, a federal judge ruled.
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The Ohio Republican Party asked a federal appeals court Thursday to allow hearings on thousands of voters whose registrations have been challenged in this pivotal battleground state.