Law and legal issues

The appellate court's order favoring the county comes almost five years after its exit from Chapter 9.

The comprehensive new law modernizes bond statutes on the books since the 1980s.

They are accused of improperly diverting newly issued municipal bonds to certain broker-dealers for a fee at the expense of retail investors.

The co-owners of the Plant Vogtle project face higher-than-expected costs to complete the reactors, prompting them to vote on whether to continue.

Lawsuits challenge four state constitutional amendment measures state lawmakers placed on November's ballot.

The judge said plaintiffs didn't allege Snyder knew about the dangers of the water in Flint River when he authorized the switch to using it.

The county wanted to borrow to cover a $46 million judgment that was paid from its 2018 operating budget to two men exonerated from a 1980s murder conviction.

The suit contends the ballot measure fails to inform voters that charter schools could bypass local school districts for approval.

The dispute centers on whether money earmarked for land acquisition can be used for overhead such as salaries and benefits, and administrative costs.

The county anticipates pricing for the week of Aug. 6th.

The Fifth District Court of Appeals in New Orleans has yet to decide if oral arguments will be held in the suit brought by Calvin Grigsby.

The U.S. Territorial Relief Act of 2018 would give territories the option to terminate their debt obligations while authorizing $7.5 billion in federal funds to compensate mainland creditors who are individual investors, trade unions, pension plans, and open-end mutual funds.

State-owned Santee Cooper is battling cross claims by electric cooperatives that buy power from the agency in a suit over its shelved twin reactor project.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

Wayne County plans to issue the debt, secured with a state intercept, though the Michigan Finance Authority.

Trustee UMB bank claimed the bond counsel's negligence prevented bondholders from achieving adequate recovery in bankruptcy.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

Henry County Superior Court Judge Arch McGarity ruled that bills signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in May did not violate the state constitution.

Billionaire Tim Draper’s proposition to break California into three states won’t be on the ballot in November after a state Supreme Court ruling.

A Civil War-era revenue measure is the centerpiece of the arguments in the lawsuit filed by four northeastern states.