Former Michigan State Dean Strampel Found Guilty for Enabling Abuse, Ignoring Nassar Protocols
Strampel was acquitted of sexually harassing students himself, but will spend up to a year behind bars for ignoring rules and enabling Larry Nassar.
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Boy Scouts Face Bankruptcy Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
With the Boy Scouts facing bankruptcy over a wave of lawsuits, one attorney is urging victims to file claims before it’s too late.
Trump Follows Up on Pledge to Cut Out “Public Charges”
The administration doesn’t want migrant using public benefits, but they could be dissuading lower-income people from availing themselves of important programs.
ICE Releases Half the Immigrants Detained in Mississippi Raids
ICE says its releases are meant to keep families together as deportation cases move through the courts.
Buttigieg Blasts Conservative Group Suing South Bend’s I.D. for Immigrants Program
Buttigieg’s campaign, as well as South Bend leaders, have said the lawsuit is nothing but a political ploy.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Off the Hook for Rape but Lawsuit Drags On
Las Vegas prosecutors won’t file charges against Ronaldo but a district court judge won’t acquiesce to all his attorneys’ requests.
Massive Immigration Raids in Mississippi End with Nearly 700 Arrests
A federal prosecutor said the raid is one of the biggest taken at a state-level, ever.
Sarah Palin’s Defamation Case against the New York Times to be Reinstated
Even though the judges ruled in Palin’s favor, she’ll have to meet a high burden to prove the Times acted with real malice.
Court Reluctantly Rules against Family of Raheel Siddiqui, Marines Recruit Hazed to Death for Being Muslim
An appellate court rejected a $100-million wrongful death claim by the family of Raheel Siddiqui, a Marines recruit from Michigan. Siddiqui, writes The Detroit Free Press, died after falling off the top of a building. His family filed the lawsuit after uncovering evidence of extreme hazing at the Marines’ training base in Parris Island, North
New York City Mulling Proposal to Stop Cell Phone Companies from Selling Location Data
Cell carriers say the law would make doing business in different jurisdictions too “complicated.”