Facing two lawsuits alleging they violated First Amendment rights, Escambia County School Board members and the district’s superintendent are arguing they should be shielded from testifying about decisions to remove or restrict access to school library books. Lawyers for the school board and Superintendent Keith Leonard filed motions this month seeking protective orders to prevent […]
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US supreme court blocks Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would shield Sacklers from lawsuits
default Conservative bloc Alito – Majority Barrett – Majority Gorsuch – Majority Kavanaugh – Minority Roberts – Minority Thomas – Majority Liberal bloc Jackson – Majority Kagan – Minority Sotomayor – Minority The US supreme court has rejected painkiller maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement plan that included an extraordinary measure to protect its Sackler family […]
Baton Rouge creed: Thou shalt provoke lawsuits
Jun. 23—Conservative politicians in Louisiana are determined to be just as stubborn and foolish as those in one small town in New Mexico. Louisiana recently enacted a law requiring public schools and colleges to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms. The state that tried to make us forget white supremacist David Duke and whacko […]
Kanye West could owe ‘millions’ amid mounting lawsuits
Rapper Ye (born Kanye West) could soon have to pony up millions of dollars as her faces mounting lawsuits — including his ex-assistant’s for sexual harassment — and “real estate issues.” The 47-year-old “Heartless” rapper’s potential forthcoming financial strife is exacerbated by the fact that he “doesn’t have any endorsement deals coming in because people […]
Facing lawsuits from 20 workers, BGE and contractors blame each other in explosion
For the workers who lived through it, reminders of the December 2020 natural gas explosion at BGE’s downtown office building are everywhere. Michael Jones feels a twinge in his shoulder when he reaches for a coffee cup in the morning. Sean Rhine wakes up each day feeling stiff and achy for the first time in […]
Lawsuits and rising costs stall $50M Beaufort hotel and parking plans
A controversial hotel and separate parking garage project totaling $50 million — in the works for several years in historic downtown Beaufort — have been placed on hold. The delay results from rising financing and construction costs brought on by the time needed to respond to legal challenges, according to the developer. The large-scale projects […]
Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump’s new fondness for it
DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday called on top Republicans to drop litigation seeking to curtail aspects of mail balloting now that Donald Trump has begun to embrace the method. Trump for years falsely claimed voting by mail was riddled with fraud, but his 2024 campaign began a program this month […]
1 of 2 ACLU lawsuits against county jail dropped
One of the two federal lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana over conditions at the Howard County Jail has been dismissed. The two sides, according to court filings, agreed to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice late last month with each side paying their own attorney costs. No reason was given […]
Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate change lawsuits from California, other states
Maps show temperature ranges of California’s average hottest day of the year from 1950 to 2010, left, compared to projections for the rest of this century under different scenarios, center and right. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Oil and gas companies are asking the Supreme Court to block dozens of high-powered lawsuits from California to Massachusetts […]
Warden at Waupun prison, subject of lawsuits and under federal smuggling probe, steps down
The warden at Waupun Correctional Institution, a facility that is under federal investigation for a suspected smuggling conspiracy, has stepped down. Randall Hepp announced his resignation in an email to prison staff Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Journal first reported. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections told the Associated Press that Hepp retired, rather […]
Warden at Waupun prison, subject of lawsuits and federal smuggling probe, steps down
The warden at Waupun Correctional Institution, a facility that is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation into a suspected smuggling conspiracy, has stepped down. Randall Hepp announced his resignation in an email to prison staff Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Journal first reported. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections told the Associated […]
A timeline of the lawsuits Panera is facing over its Charged Lemonade
In early May, Panera Bread confirmed it was phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a buzzy line of caffeinated drinks at the center of lawsuits filed against the restaurant chain. The drinks first drew attention via influencer Sarah Baus, who posted a video on TikTok in late 2022 about her dining experience at Panera one afternoon. […]