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Judge Dismisses Former Laramie High Schooler's Mask Mandate Lawsuit
A federal court Tuesday dismissed a former Laramie High School student’s lawsuit against the local school district over its 2021 mask mandate, saying Grace Smith hasn’t shown she suffered any actual harm.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023
Despite Legal Setback, UW Keeps Fighting Transgender Speech Lawsuit
Top University of Wyoming officials continue a court fight, maintaining they acted properly in banning a Laramie church elder for calling out a transgender student at the Student Union despite a judge saying they’re likely to lose their case.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023
Sorority Confident Sisters Who Sued Over Trans Member Will Lose Appeal
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority is applauding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by six University of Wyoming chapter members challenging the induction of its first transgender member and is confident their appeal also will fail.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023
Wyoming Sorority Sisters Appeal Dismissal Of Transgender Inductee Lawsuit
Six members of the University of Wyoming chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit challenging the induction of the chapter’s first transgender member.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023
Mother, Boyfriend Accused Of Trying To Kill 2-Year-Old Boy Plead Not Guilty
A 20-year-old woman and her 21-year-old boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of her 2-year-old son, which includes allegations the boy was swung like a baseball bat.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023
Federal Judge Orders Wyoming Tribes To Pay $13.1 Million To Energy Company
A federal judge in Wyoming has confirmed an arbitration panel's April order for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes to pay nearly $13.1 million to an oil company after the tribes cut the company's lease to work on their land.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023
Necrophilia Not Against The Law In Wyoming But That's Probably OK
Wyoming prosecutors say that while necrophilia isn’t specifically outlawed in Wyoming, there's no big push to make it a crime. That's because when it does happen, those accused of it usually face other, serious criminal charges.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2023
Albany County Fights To Keep Settlement In Fatal Deputy Shooting Secret
Despite a Wyoming Supreme Court ruling that a settlement involving public money should be public, Albany County is fighting to keep secret the details of a settlement with the mother of a man who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in 2018.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2023
Casper Teens Accused Of Nearly Severing Woman’s Leg With Bullet
Two Casper teens are facing felony charges on claims they nearly severed a woman’s leg with a bullet at the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo, then attempting to intimidate a witness by shooting up a local house.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Won’t Say (For Now) If School Funding A Fundamental Right
Though the state appealed, the Wyoming Supreme Court declined to interfere with a lower court's ruling that funding education in Wyoming is a fundamental right on par with free speech.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2023
Sinclair Heiress Pays $200 Million To Finish Wyoming’s Most Expensive Divorce
After appealing a judge’s ruling to pay her ex-husband more than $200 million in their divorce, a Sinclair family heiress reversed course and this week made the payout.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2023
Maryland Man Accused Of Beating Woman, Shoving Her Out Laramie Hotel Window
A Maryland man accused of trying to kill a woman by holding her underwater and shoving her out a second-story hotel window in Laramie, Wyoming, faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2023