A Republican-run election board in a northern Ohio county sent out voting instructions to several precincts with the wrong date for Election Day and an incorrect description of the polling place location, leading state Democrats to suggest foul play in a presidential race that could be decided in a handful of states like Ohio by tiny margins.
So, if she decides in a hazy state that the baby's name should be Alligator?
Ms. Whitman's competition for the Republican nomination — to be decided in a June primary — is Steve Poizner, the state insurance commissioner, who also said the election should be "about the future of California, not the past".
The Court of Appeals decided in a 6-to-0 vote that state laws limited the liability of government agencies to instances where snowplows, street sweepers and other vehicles were being operated with "reckless disregard" for the safety of others.
Since 2009, Iowa has been the only Midwestern state that permits gay men and lesbians to wed, though that was decided in a State Supreme Court ruling.
The outcome of the special session, however, is likely to be decided in the state Senate, where Republicans hold a 19-to-12 19-to-12 19-to-12
Mr. Herr said that had the trial been decided in the state's favor, Dr. Ward would have had the right to immediately reapply for reinstatement.
Criminal prosecutions, civil lawsuits, child-custody matters, personal injuries — almost all are decided in state courts, under rules established by each state supreme court.
The federal jury decided in March that a state police officer had used excessive force on the man, Adam Jennings, whose ankle was broken when officers raided the shop, which was selling tax-free cigarettes on the Narragansett Indian reservation.
A number of delegates have yet to be decided in these states, but both divide their delegates in a relatively proportional way.
