Patrick Braxton is overwhelmed with gratitude. He’s been juggling a yearslong legal battle to serve as the lawful mayor of his hometown, Newbern, Alabama. After years of harassment, his rural town enters a new chapter: Its first Black mayor will finally get to serve. Braxton will be reinstated as mayor of Newbern, according to a […]
The supreme court on Monday asked the Biden administration to weigh in on big oil’s request to thwart litigation that could put them on the hook for billions of dollars. The one-line order will delay the litigation from advancing to trial. It follows an unprecedented pressure campaign from far-right fossil fuel allies on the court. […]
The litigation began in January 2017 after Amanda Perko noticed traffic on the driveway she shared with Moon Dancer Winery in Lower Windsor Township, south of Wrightsville. Perko, in a complaint filed in York County Court, asserted that the winery was in violation of the covenants of the subdivision, a section of Lauxmont Farms described […]
The City of Shreveport has been embroiled in a nearly two-year court battle over the demolition of Fair Grounds Field. On September 9, 2022, a local organization took legal action against the city in the First Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish to protect the stadium, citing potential health risks to the public if the […]
(Updates with verdicts) By Gloria Dickie, Emma Farge LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights addressed in Strasbourg, France, as it ruled on three separate climate cases as part of a growing trend of communities bringing climate lawsuits […]
(Updates ahead of verdicts) By Gloria Dickie and Emma Farge LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules on Tuesday on three separate climate cases. […]
By Gloria Dickie and Emma Farge LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules this week on three separate climate cases. The verdicts will set […]
By Gloria Dickie and Emma Farge LONDON (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules this week on three separate climate cases. The verdicts will set a precedent […]
Aspiring entrepreneur Charlie Melchner in 1970 bought a boathouse with 30 slips on fabled Lake Mahopac, the waterbody in the heart of Mahopac that was popular with motorboat enthusiasts. A year later, the town of Carmel cited Melchner for operating a commercial enterprise in a residential zone. It was the beginning of a legal struggle […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost a year after state lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the takeover a success, despite an exodus of workers, ongoing litigation and scandal surrounding one of his appointees. DeSantis made a victory lap of sorts during […]
Palm Beach Town Council members agreed Tuesday to individually join a lawsuit against a new Florida financial disclosure law that has already led to the resignation of more than 100 elected officials across the state. The council had already voted 5-0 at its Jan. 9 meeting for the town to join the lawsuit. But Town […]