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“Again and again, plaintiffs have asked RIDOC officials for permission to obtain native American religious items, engage in Native American ceremonies, and obtain guidance from a Native American elder, but defendants have turned away all of those requests,” the lawsuit alleges.
“The University will continue to defend itself against these retaliatory actions which have been initiated simply because Harvard refused to surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights in response to unlawful government overreach,” Harvard said in a statement released Friday.
Fischer, though, observed that the city had lost or altered documents in at least 90% of the 144 clean-up cases reviewed by the court. Many of the lost records were used to justify the city’s practice of seizing and destroying homeless residents’ personal possessions.
“There’s no legal basis for this money to be withheld,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said. “It’s harmful, it threatens our health. And that’s why we’re going to court really quickly to make sure that we’re getting these funds and this administration has to follow the law.”
“As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case,” the BBC said in a statement. “We are not going to make further legal comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”
“Instead of fixing up the properties, the Razjooyans use the loan proceeds to enrich themselves, pay off loans from previously purchased buildings, and buy new properties to perpetuate the scheme. The buildings then fall into disrepair, forcing hundreds of the District’s most vulnerable tenants to live in horrific conditions, including rodent and insect infestations, gas leaks, electrical hazards, mountains of trash, mold, and flooding.”
The case has been repeatedly compared to early litigation against the tobacco industry, which also tried to minimize liability by downplaying the dangers of its product and offloading risk-assessment to consumers.
The lawsuit notes that Snapchat bases its 12+ and “T for Teen” ratings on “infrequent” possible exposure to crude humor, substance abuse, and mature or suggestive themes. Paxton’s office contends that objectionable content is anything but infrequent—and is, if anything, often an unavoidable part of using the application.
“Our plaintiffs were treated as less than human because ICE and their willing partners think they can disregard fundamental rights if it gets them immigration arrests,” said Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, the ACLU’s deputy director of policing.
The Justice Department filed suit after state officials said they would only share data that has already been made public and does not include any sensitive personal information.