Judge Says Sandy Hook Victims Entitled to See Infowars Documents
A federal judge recently ruled that the families of Sandy Hook victims can get access to Infowars’ internal documents.
A federal judge recently ruled that the families of Sandy Hook victims can get access to Infowars’ internal documents.
Roxana Orellana Santos was arrested for an immigration offense in 2008, sitting outside a restaurant and eating a sandwich. Eleven years later, her lawsuit was almost over–but ICE has again taken her into custody.
A federal appeals court has blasted the U.S. government for its poor handling of a longstanding lawsuit over a former graduate student’s placement on the no-fly list. POLITICO reports that Malaysian citizen Rahinah Ibrahim first launched her lawsuit ten years ago. She won, five years back, after U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup ruled that
Accused of enabling negligence and providing substandard care, Illinois has agreed to a series of reforms intended to improve health throughout its prison system. Under the agreements, writes the Chicago Tribune, a federal monitor will oversee adjustments to prison healthcare. Among the accepted changes are increased medical and dental staffing, ‘proper training and qualifications for
On Friday, an appeals court ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. military. The ruling lifted a lower court injunction against the policy. Bloomberg.com reports that the contested plan, crafted by recently-departed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, was ‘less restrictive’ than the all-out ban first proposed by Trump.
A black NYPD officer who was beaten by law enforcement at a birthday party has settled with the city for $5 million. The longstanding lawsuit was initiated following a violent confrontation in 2010. Officer Larry Jackson says his wife had called police to report a gate-crasher, only for first-responders to beat, pummel and arrest the
What would make you change your mind? Often, it requires the buildup of evidence and experience, or making a personal connection, to do the trick.
Mississippi inmates will now have access to more books than ever. The Idaho Statesman reports that Big House Books recently dropped a suit against the state. The non-profit organization had accused the Mississippi Department of Corrections of limiting inmates’ access to free reading material. In an effort to end the litigation, Mississippi rewrote its policy
Cato Settled EEOC Investigation for $3.5 Million Payable to Employees
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by survivors of February’s Parkland school shooting, saying neither the school district nor the local sheriff’s office had a constitutional duty to protect students from being massacred. The decision, writes the New York Times, ends a suit filed by 15 students who claim to have been traumatized by