Ryan J. Farrick, Author at Legal Reader

Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.

Indiana AG Sues Local Sheriff for Refusing to Aid in ICE Immigration Round-Ups

January 26, 2025

“[AG Rokita] stated he talked to Sheriff Redman multiple times, which is false,” the St. Joseph County’s Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “The Sheriff has never even spoken to Todd Rokita. He stated that we do not cooperate with ICE, which is false. We regularly communicate with ICE. When the jail receives a detainer or request from ICE, staff promptly informs immigration officials when that individual will be released on their criminal charges for detainment by ICE.”

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Maryland Judge Scraps Climate Change Lawsuit

January 25, 2025

“The Court’s decision joins the growing and nearly unanimous consensus, among both federal and states courts across the country, that these types of claims are precluded and preempted by federal law and must be dismissed under clear U.S. Supreme Court precedent,” Chevron attorney Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. said in a statement.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Sues CVS Caremark

January 25, 2025

The lawsuit claims that CVS Caremark under-reimbursed pharmacies for the cost of acquiring drugs at least 200 times between May and October of 2024.

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Immigrant Advocates Sue Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

January 25, 2025

“Birthright citizenship is guaranteed in our Constitution and is absolutely central to what America stands for,” said attorney Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Denying citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil is illegal, profoundly cruel, and contrary to our values as a country.”

Former Clark County, WA, Inmate Files Lawsuit Alleging Negligence and Use of Excessive Force

January 25, 2025

A former inmate at Clark County jail has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Washington County, claiming that its corrections employees are undertrained, negligent, and regularly engage in the use of excessive force. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff O’Neal Payne. Attorneys for Payne say that, on August 13,

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First Lawsuits Filed Against Elon Musk’s “DOGE”

January 24, 2025

“The question every American should be asking is, ‘What are they hiding?’” Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman said in a statement. “DOGE must not be allowed to operate in the shadows without the transparency, oversight, and opportunity for public participation required of any federal department by law.”

ACLU Says County Jails, Immigration Officers Exploit “Loophole” to Keep Detention Records in the Dark

January 24, 2025

“The Records Rule has placed most records about county-held immigration detainees in an impenetrable black box, shielding them from public scrutiny,” the ACLU said in its lawsuit.

Federal Judge Blocks President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

January 24, 2025

“I have been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear,” said U.S. District Judge John Coughenour.

Drummond Distributes Opioid Settlement Funds to Cities, Counties

Federal Judge: Citigroup Must Face Claims That It Failed to Protect Customers from Fraud

January 23, 2025

In her lawsuit, James said that scammers and con artists have stolen millions of dollars from Citibank’s customers. Many of these acts could have been prevented, James claimed, if Citibank’s security systems were better-equipped to investigate red flags, like accessing an account from an unrecognized device.

The Mental Health Crisis in Britain Has Spilled Over into the Economy

Prince Harry Settles U.K. Privacy Lawsuits with Rupert Murdoch-owned Tabloid

January 22, 2025

“We acknowledge and apologize for the distress cause to the duke, and the damage inflicted on relationships, friendships and family, and have agreed to pay him substantial damages,” News Group Newspapers said in a settlement statement.

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