Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
Eight former employees have sued SpaceX and its chief executive Elon Musk, alleging he ordered their firing after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed the lawsuit in a California state court, detailed their complaints in a 2022 open letter […]
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigrant rights groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over a new policy that bars most migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally from claiming asylum, threatening to derail the far-reaching enforcement effort. The groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, argued restrictions implemented last week violated U.S. […]
At this time two years ago, 60-foot-tall pine trees loomed between Interstate 95 and the residents of Rice Hope. There in Port Wentworth, they had grown for at least 20 years, providing habitat for wild animals, fresh air, shade and most important to some, a sound barrier and protection from the busy highway. In mid-June […]
Three Jewish UCLA students filed a federal lawsuit against the UC regents and several university officials on Wednesday, alleging that anti-Israeli protesters blocked them from crucial parts of the campus. In the 74-page filing, the plaintiffs — two second-year law students and a sophomore history major — described UCLA as a “hotbed of antisemitism,” with […]
Manchester City, who last month won a fourth successive Premier League title, are suing the league over its financial rules, the Times reported on Tuesday. Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look. What has happened? APT rules were introduced following the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA. Back in February, Premier League […]
Two families have filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Williamson County School District, claiming their middle school kids were arrested, strip-searched, placed in solitary confinement, forced to undergo evaluations and placed on house arrest after officials misinterpreted a Tennessee statute and claimed that conversations between peers were “threats of mass […]
Ryanair cannot sue the Italian competition and antitrust authority in Ireland over a search of its Dublin headquarters last March, the High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Max Barrett dismissed the airline’s case against the Italian Autorità Garante Della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) for want of jurisdiction by the Irish courts. Ryanair DAC and […]
A pair of Texas professors figured out that their female students have sex and, boy, they do not like it. So now the philosophy professor and finance professor are suing for the right to punish their students who, outside of class, have abortions. “Pregnancy is not a disease, and elective abortions are not ‘health care,’” University […]
Three Black men who were removed from a Jan. 5 American Airlines flight from Phoenix to New York City are suing the airline for race discrimination. After the flight was boarded, a representative for the airline removed the three men − Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph and Xavier Veal − and five other Black men […]
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state appeals court said Donald Trump can sue his niece Mary Trump for giving the New York Times information for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 probe into his finances and his alleged effort to avoid taxes. The Appellate Division in Manhattan found a “substantial” legal basis for […]
Three Black men filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against American Airlines, claiming they were racially discriminated against when they were allegedly pulled off a plane over a body odor complaint. The men had boarded a New York City-bound flight in Phoenix on Jan. 5 when an American Airlines employee asked eight passengers, who were all […]