A federal judge is set to rule on Florida’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the state’s lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Conditional Sailing Order,” which has suspended cruise line operations amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In its complaint, Florida has alleged that the CDC’s order supersedes the department’s authority. Attorneys
Soulja Boy allegedly sexually assaulted, beat, threatened, and imprisoned his ex-partner over the course of their years-long, on-and-off relationship.
A 23-year-old Los Angeles filmmaker is suing the city’s police department after being shot with rubber bullets during a summertime protested. According to CBS Local-Los Angeles, the plaintiffs include the city of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department—and plaintiff Asim Jamal Shakir, Jr.’s own uncle, who is an officer on the force. According to
Snapchat has begun to make policy changes following a class action lawsuit that was filed after an Oregon boy’s suicide. According to FOX12, the 73-page lawsuit was filed earlier this week against Snapchat, YOLO, and LMK, on behalf of Kristin Bride, and the Tyler Clementi Foundation. The latter organization is an anti-cyberbullying group. Kristin Bride’s
AG Maura Healey files lawsuit against marketing group for allegedly fueling the opioid crisis.
Kiwanis’ insurer settles case with abuse victims.
Civil rights advocates have filed a joint lawsuit against Florida’s recently enacted “anti-riot” law, which they claim was designed to target Black protesters. The law, as LegalReader.com noted earlier this month, was supported by Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that the lawsuit was filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and
In her ruling, the judge found that Twitter’s lawsuit was “premature,” since Paxton’s office has yet to acquire legal authority to demand the company’s internal communications.
The judge found that the NRA had filed for bankruptcy in Texas to gain an unfair litigatory advantage.
For the second time in scarcely a week, a female inmate has accused an employee at the Lexington Federal Medical Center of sexual assault. According to The Lexington Herald-Leader, the lawsuit accuses Hosea Lee, a residential drug abuse program instructor at the Kentucky prison, of raping a female inmate. This complaint comes mere days after