Jamesville Correctional Facility Named in Discrimination Suit Filed by Blind Inmate
Jamesville Correctional Facility recently came under fire in a new lawsuit alleging a blind inmate was discriminated against.
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Detainees Trapped During Hurricane Harvey Sue GEO Group for Abandoning Them in Storm
The GEO Group has responded aggressively to the detainees’ claims, saying the inmates suffered no more than everyone else in Houston.
Kansas Doesn’t Want to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Lamonte McIntyre, Even Though Its Congress Passed a Bill Just for Him
The state’s former governor explicitly apologized to McIntyre while signing a bill designed to help wrongfully convicted individuals–but now the state attorney general’s office is holding back a payout.
Polster Considers Lawyers Proposal for Consolidated Opioid Litigation
Judge Dan Polster considers a recommended strategy for bring all locales into consolidated litigation.
McDonald’s has been a Crime Hotspot for Visitors, Employees Worldwide
McDonald’s has had its fair share of criminal activity worldwide, endangering employees and visitors.
Too Many Lawyers Face Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Estimates of alcohol use among lawyers hovers at 85 percent, while only 65 percent of the average population drinks alcohol. One third of all attorneys have a drinking pattern that qualifies as problematic and potentially addictive.
Trump Administration Seeks to Keep Immigrant Children Behind Bars By Overturning Flores Settlement
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says it’s better for families to stay together, even behind bars–and even when it can take months to get a decision from immigration courts.
Boy Scouts Hit with More Sex Abuse Lawsuits in New York
Nine lawsuits have been filed. Attorneys are demanding that the Scouts release its internal “predator” list, which names more than 7,800 problematic scoutmasters and volunteers.
Attorney is Suspended for a Month After Threatening a Judge
Tennessee lawyer threatens judge and is suspended for a month.
Does Roundup Weed Killer Cause Cancer?
The suits keep stacking up against Monsanto. The question: Does Roundup weed killer cause cancer?