Detroit Protesters Sue City, Police Over Aggressive Riot Control Tactics
One protester says she was pepper-sprayed by an officer–while being pinned to the ground by the police.
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Sarah Palin Will Take the New York Times to Trial
A federal judge will allow former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times to move to trial. The lawsuit, notes POITICO, centers on a Times editorial published in 2017. Entitled “America’s Lethal Politics,” the article drew a connection between Palin’s policy stances and a 2011 mass shooting in Arizona, which killed
Colorado Supreme Court Won’t Hear Republican Leaders’ Anti-Masking Lawsuit
Both Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and his political opponents are claiming the ruling is in their favor.
California A.G. Xavier Becerra Files 100th Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Californians have spent over $40 million on Becerra’s lawsuits–but they’ve brought real results.
Advertising Groups Rail Against California Bill Which Would Extend Product Liability to Online Retailers
Critics of AB 3262–including Etsy CEO Josh Silverman–say the proposal would hand off the digital market to Amazon, the only company with enough money to comfortably whether the penalties.
Odessa Shooting Victims, Family Members Sue Gun Parts Manufacturer and Supplier
Victims’ family members said that an “unlicensed firearms dealer” in Texas sold the Odessa-Midland shooter an AR-style rifle–after he’d failed a background check for being mentally unfit.
Instacart Deceived Consumers in Washington, D.C. with Service Fees, Says Attorney Genera
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said that “reasonable consumers” would have thought the grocery deliver app’s service fees were tips for shoppers, when they actually went straight to the company.
New York Attorney General Asks Court to Subpoena Trump Organization Members, Including President’s Son
Investigators believed President Donald Trump may have grossly inflated the value of Trump Organization properties to win favorable bank loans and insurance terms.
Colorado Moves to Settle Lawsuit Challenging Handling of Coronavirus in State Prisons
The Colorado Department of Corrections has reached a tentative settlement with inmates who sued the states over concerns about exposure to novel coronavirus. According to The Gazette, the lawsuit was first filed in May. In the initial complaint, inmates expressed frustration with the Department of Corrections’ apparent unwillingness to alter operating procedures to protect inmates
TikTok Sues Trump Administration in Bid to Block U.S. Ban
A TikTok employee is also suing Trump, saying the administration is using American workers as pawns in a “political spitting match” between the White House and Beijing.