A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s effort to revoke Harvard University’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), preserving the university's ability to enroll international students. Harvard University filed a lawsuit last Friday challenging the administration’s decision, arguing it was retaliatory and violated multiple constitutional... Read More »
A Twin Cities woman has filed a lawsuit alleging medical malpractice and battery, claiming her surgeon mistakenly removed a healthy kidney instead of her spleen during routine surgery. Wendy Rappaport, of Plymouth, filed the suit last week, naming the Allina Health hospital system, surgeon Dr. Devon Callahan, and Allina Health... Read More »
The complex case of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse from Georgia who was declared brain dead at approximately nine weeks pregnant, has ignited fierce debate over the state's restrictive abortion laws, raising significant legal and ethical questions. Smith has remained on life support for over 90 days, with doctors at... Read More »
Two prominent Las Vegas hotels are facing lawsuits from guests alleging negligence after suffering bed bug bites during their stays. Courtney and Stephen Gully of Illinois, along with Briana McKenzie of Washington State, filed lawsuits against the Luxor Hotel. At the same time, Teresa Bruce of California brought a separate... Read More »
As the number of salmonella infections linked to a popular San Diego restaurant continues to rise, multiple lawsuits from affected customers are mounting. Aladdin Mediterranean Cafe, located in San Diego’s Claremont neighborhood, is associated with at least 98 confirmed salmonella cases, resulting in three lawsuits so far. Nine individuals required... Read More »
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sparked controversy this week by mischaracterizing the fundamental legal right of habeas corpus during a Senate hearing, incorrectly asserting it was a presidential authority to deport immigrants. Habeas corpus, a cornerstone of the U.S. legal system, is a constitutional protection against unlawful detention. It allows... Read More »
An undocumented immigrant living in Florida faces a staggering $1.82 million fine for failing to leave the United States after receiving a removal order nearly two decades ago, according to documents obtained by CBS News. The fine, detailed in a May 9 notice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), charges... Read More »
The Justice Department has initiated an investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding accusations that he gave misleading testimony to Congress about his involvement in reporting COVID-19 nursing home deaths. The inquiry, initially reported by The New York Times, emerged as Cuomo actively campaigned to become mayor of... Read More »
The family of a former Boeing employee has reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against the aerospace giant. The lawsuit involved John Barnett, 62, who worked as a quality control manager at Boeing for over three decades. Barnett raised alarms about unsafe production practices at the company’s manufacturing... Read More »
An Afghan widow alleges in a new lawsuit that National Geographic and others played a critical role in her late husband’s torture and eventual death at the hands of the Taliban in war-torn Afghanistan. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 24. In it,... Read More »
Malia Obama is facing accusations from independent filmmaker Natalie Jasmine Harris, who alleges that Obama's recent Nike advertisement featuring WNBA star A’ja Wilson borrowed heavily from Harris’s own creative work without acknowledgment. Harris detailed her claims in a Business Insider essay published on May 16, highlighting similarities between the Nike... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States, reversing protections established by President Joe Biden. In an unsigned emergency order issued on Monday, the Court lifted a lower court's injunction that... Read More »
Jennifer Lopez is once again at the center of a legal dispute over a photo posted to her Instagram. Photographer Steve Sands has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the singer and actress, alleging she posted one of his images without permission in 2017. The photo in question shows Lopez... Read More »
Former 'Big Brother' star Memphis Garrett, whose real name is Robert Garrett, was arrested on May 15 at an airport in Florida on suspicion of embezzling more than $100,000 in state taxes. Garrett, 42, faces charges of first-degree felony theft of state funds after allegedly failing to pay sales taxes... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday maintained a block on President Donald Trump's deportation efforts targeting Venezuelan migrants under a rarely invoked wartime statute from 1798, emphasizing the administration’s lack of proper legal procedure. In a brief, unsigned opinion, the Court agreed with attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union... Read More »
