Massachusetts Family Sues After Child Punished for Using AI to Write Paper
The Harris family say that their school’s student handbook does not detail any specific policy on AI use, and it is therefore unfair to punish their son for using AI tools.
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Republicans Try to Block Overseas Voting in Three Swing States
Angela Benander, a spokesperson for Michigan’s Department of State, emphasized that the lawsuit is “not a legitimate legal concern” but “the latest in the RNC’s PR campaign to spread unfounded distrust in the integrity of our elections.”2
Nevada Man Arrested with Firearms Outside Trump Rally Sues California Sheriff
“I roll down my window and I say, you know, just out of common courtesy—I want to let you know that I have firearms in the car,” Vem Miller told News 3 in a Monday interview. “Usually the police thank you, and they love that you respect them enough to actually give them that common courtesy, right?”
Woman Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Kanye “Ye” West
The lawsuit claims that West engaged in a wide range of inappropriate conduct: sending Pisciotta graphic text messages, demanding that she procure “sexual enhancement honey” for him, sending pictures and videos of women performing sexual acts upon him, and masturbating in front of her multiple times.
Tennessee Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against CoreCivic
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced its own investigation into CoreCivic’s practices following years of “reports of physical assaults, sexual assaults, murders and [an] unchecked flow of contraband and severe staffing shortages.”
Parents’ Lawsuits Claim North Carolina “Troubled Teens” Program Misled Participants
“Young adults like Plaintiff, were often sent to Defendants’ [sic] under misleading pretenses and under the guise that the program provided adequate mental health treatment,” the lawsuit alleges.
Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Voting Roll Purge
“Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s quiet period restriction to prevent error-prone, eleventh-hour efforts that all too often disenfranchise qualified voters,” Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected.”
Federal Appeals Court Shuts Down Challenge Against Texas Foster Care System
“The above excerpts show that the judge exhibits a sustained pattern, over the course of months and numerous hearings, of disrespect for the Defendants and their counsel, but no such attitude toward the Plaintiffs’ counsel,” the appeals court wrote. “The judge’s demeanor exhibits a ‘high degree of antagonism,’ calling into doubt at least ‘the appearance of fairness’ for the state Defendants.”
UCLA Alumnus, Lecturer File Lawsuit Demanding California Schools Let Undocumented Students Work
“As an undocumented undergraduate student at the University of California, I experienced firsthand the pain and difficulty of being denied the right to on-campus employment,” plaintiff Jeffry Umana Munoz said in a statement. “Losing these opportunities forced me to extremely precarious and dangerous living situations, always moments from housing and food insecurity.”
Kentucky Leak Shows TikTok Knew Its App Was Terrible for Children’s Mental Health
TikTok purportedly calculated how long it takes most users to form a habit: the length of about 260 videos, equating to a just over a half-hour.