On Thursday, federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C. blocked an Education Department policy threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools and universities that maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rulings came in lawsuits filed by teachers’ unions and civil rights organizations challenging a February... Read More »
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, a river watchdog nonprofit, is joining a lawsuit that was brought forward by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management against the Phenix City Department of Public Utilities. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper joined the lawsuit in an effort to make meaningful change, something they argue may not happen if the state... Read More »
In a decision that will have a sweeping impact upon a person’s right to choose their health provider while using Medicaid, the Supreme Court Justices are not in alignment as they consider whether or not the law protects individuals in their right to choose. The issue on the table is... Read More »
The pandemic may be over, but the battle to address long-term and other COVID issues is ongoing, as a group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The coalition of AGs want to restore $1.1 billion in funding cuts that had been earmarked for K12-high... Read More »
California has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his sweeping imposition of global tariffs, marking the first legal challenge by a U.S. state to the administration’s use of emergency powers in the international trade arena. Governor Gavin Newsom alleges in the complaint that the tariffs are illegal,... Read More »
A transgender veteran, Jo Ellis, has filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing social media personality Matt Wallace, alleging that he falsely identified her as the pilot responsible for a deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. The crash, which involved an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial... Read More »
Over 20 lawsuits have recently been consolidated into a national, multi-state lawsuit against major retailers and baby-food manufacturers, including Walmart, Gerber, Beech-Nut, and Campbell Soup Co. Parents allege that heavy metal contamination in these companies' products caused their children to develop autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). U.S. District... Read More »
On March 25, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved a $1.6 million settlement to Anthony Paredes, a resident of Santa Clara, following a severe attack by a police dog named Tex. The lawsuit, filed by Paredes, accused the city, the San Jose Police Department, canine officers Michael Jeffrey and... Read More »
The FDA enjoyed a win last week when the Supreme Court agreed with the agency’s refusal to approve the use of sweet-flavored e-cigarettes. The High Court unanimously struck down a lower court’s ruling that the FDA was wrong to block vape manufacturers, Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, from selling their flavored... Read More »
Taylor Swift has initiated legal action against Kanye West following a barrage of explicit and defamatory social media posts by the rapper, who alleged—without evidence—that the pop star engaged in sexual activity with fellow musicians Justin Bieber and Harry Styles. The claims, described in graphic detail by West, prompted Swift... Read More »
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Monday, facing federal antitrust allegations that could dismantle core pillars of his social media empire. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to force Meta Platforms Inc. to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing that Facebook’s acquisitions of the... Read More »
The long-running legal saga between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and The New York Times returns to federal court this week, as a retrial begins in a defamation case that has grown into a litmus test for the First Amendment in an era of widespread distrust in the media. Originally... Read More »
When federal prosecutors charged a popular sexual wellness company with forced labor conspiracy in 2023, following a Netflix “true crime” documentary, little did they know that almost two years later their case would be thrown out of court. The 2023 federal indictment accused founder and former One Taste CEO Nicole... Read More »
Burger King will face a lawsuit brought by current and former Burger King employees who say the restaurant franchise violated antitrust laws. Miami U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez ruled that workers in the proposed class action lawsuit have provided enough factual details to support their claims and that the case... Read More »
A law professor who helped draft legislation to force oil, gas, and coal companies to pay for harm done to the climate due to their work is now being pressured by a conservative group through a lawsuit against her University. Rachel Rothschild, an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan... Read More »
