The U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari on Emigrant’s appeal, ending a more than decade-long effort by Emigrant to escape accountability for predatory loans targeting homeowners of color. Homeowners will now receive $722,000 (plus post-judgment interest) in compensatory damages previously awarded at trial by a jury in the Eastern District of New York.
Federal settlement forces land developer reforms after widespread lending and housing abuses.
Settlement resolves claims over false testing tied to Army uniforms.
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Ezra also noted that two of the counties named as defendants in the lawsuit—Williamson and Bell—have taken steps to eliminate the use of pollbooks to number ballot paper. The other defendant county, Llano County, does not use pollbooks for the purpose of numbering.
Federal settlement addresses Medicare billing and referral practices in home health care.
During an earlier hearing, Judge Cobb told the Department of Homeland Security that she would need to see more evidence proving that the agency has, in fact, completely changed its funding stream. Without this evidence, Cobb said, it would appear that the agency has blatantly disregarded and violated her previous order regarding congressional visitation rights.
The activists in the case are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. In a statement, the ACLU said that government officials have violated their clients’ constitutional rights, as well as the rights of other protesters throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul.
“The Constitution demands such respect, and the executive may not unilaterally usurp the authority over elections it seeks to do so here,” Carter wrote.
Judge approves settlement over YouTube facial data collection claims.