Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement
Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement
Lawsuits & Litigation
Aaron Thompson Loses Appeal In Child Abuse Case
Aaron Thompson Loses Appeal In Child Abuse Case
Judge Is Reprimanded For Poor Social Media Etiquette
Judge Is Reprimanded For Poor Social Media Etiquette
Cell Phone Repair Man Arrested For Sharing Video
Cell Phone Repair Man Arrested For Sharing Video
Trump Administration Asks SCOTUS to Lift Injunction on Executive Order Restricting Muslim Immigration
Earlier in the week, President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court of the United States to weigh in on a controversial executive order which has been derided by many as a ban on Muslim immigration. Filed Thursday night, the Justice Department is requesting the high court’s justices to lift an injunction which stops the executive
Judge: NYPD Will Face A Lawsuit Over Its Use of Sound Cannons In Eric Garner Protests
A US District Judge ruled on Wednesday that the NYPD will face a lawsuit over its of sound cannons in a 2014 protest. In his midweek decision, Judge Robert Sweet said in Manhattan that that people who claimed to ‘suffer hearing loss, migraines, ringing in the ears and other injuries’ during protests over the death
Family of Student Hit By NYPD Cop Car Agrees To $500K Settlement
On Feb. 21, 2013, Ryo Oyamada, a student at the time, was “struck and killed by a police car while crossing 40th Ave. between 10th and 11th streets in Long Island City.” Now, after all this time, his family and the city have agreed to “settle their federal lawsuit” for $500,000.
Mentally Ill Prisoner Marched To Hospital Stark Naked
Mentally Ill Prisoner Marched To Hospital Stark Naked
Lakewood Sheriff’s Shooting Lawsuit Settled for $3.3M
As a result of the tragic fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in front of his Lakewood home back in 2015, the Board of Supervisors voted to pay $3.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man’s family. At the moment, few details about the incident have been released to the public, though according to documents, “the deputies claim their actions were reasonable under the circumstances.” Additionally, according to documents, the settlement was agreed to “based on the risks and uncertainties of litigation.”
Family of WWII Hero Alexander Nininger Sues DoD Over Refusal to Try Identifying Remains
Not long after the United States was forced into the World War II, 23-year old First Lt. Alexander Nininger found himself alone in a Filipino foxhole. Armed with two rifles, grenades, and a bayonet, the young soldier made his way in and out of trenches, tossing explosives and firing off rounds until he ran out