Missouri Family Files Lawsuit After Funeral Home Returns Loved One’s Brain in a Cardboard Box
“Essentially,” a Baue Funeral Home employee allegedly said, “you guys were given a box that contains Fred’s brain by mistake.”
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Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Filed By Teacher Who Refused to Use Student’s Pronouns
Although the court unanimously agreed to reinstate the West Point High School teacher’s lawsuit, justices disagreed as to how far plaintiff Peter Vlaming’s free-exercise-of-religion argument could be taken.
Alabama Accused of Using Prisoners as Slaves in “Labor-Trafficking Scheme”
Attorneys for the inmates say that Alabama grants fewer prisoners parole on grounds of public safety, while still forcing inmates to work long hours in privately-owned warehouses and fast-food restaurants.
Former Harvard Medical School Professor Accused of Using His Own Sperm to Impregnate Fertility Clinic Patient
The lawsuit accuses Dr. Merle Berger, a former Harvard professor and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics, of using his own sperm to inseminate a fertility clinic patient, who had been told that she would receive a donation from “a person who did not know her, and whom she did not know.”
Lawsuit: Temu Claims Rival E-Commerce Platform Shein Uses “Mafia-Style” Tactifcs Against Competitors
Attorneys for Temu, a China-based e-commerce platform, claim that rival Shein uses coercive, mafia-style tactics to control competition.
DeSantis Attorneys Ask Federal Court to Toss Walt Disney Company’s Free Speech Lawsuit
In a petition to dismiss the high-profile complaint, attorneys for DeSantis said that Disney lacked standing to pursue a claim seeking revocation of a law that neither the governor nor his associates have power to enforce.
Federal Court: Trump Waited Too Long to Claim Presidential Immunity in Defamation Case
The court found that, had Trump wished to propose a presidential immunity defense, he should have raised it at an earlier stage–not three years into litigation.
Family of Alabama Inmate Files Lawsuit After Body is Returned Badly Decomposed and Missing Its Heart
Attorneys for the family of 43-year-old Brandon Clay Dotson, who would have been eligible for parole on the day of his death, say that Alabama corrections officials have yet to determine what happened to the man’s missing heart.
Jury Selection to Begin in Georgia Defamation Trial Against Rudy Giuliani
The trial will determine the amount of damages, if any, Giuliani must pay two former Fulton County election workers maligned by politically-charged conspiracy theories.
American Civil Liberties Union Sues Delaware for Disenfranchising Inmates
The A.C.L.U.’s lawsuit notes that, under the Delaware state constitution, inmates awaiting trial or convicted of certain non-felony offenses are still afforded the right to vote. However, a recent Supreme Court ruling limiting mail-in voting could prevent many detainees from participating in elections.