Nursing is “Physically Taxing” and Should be on NY’s List
Nursing is “Physically Taxing” and Should be on NY’s List
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Posting Derogatory Comments Online Against Doctors Invites Litigation
Posting Derogatory Comments Online Against Doctors Invites Litigation
American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey Sues State Districts Over Immigrant Discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey is suing a dozen schools and districts across the state, accusing them of denying immigrants an education. According to the ACLU, enrollment is restricted to students who can provide Social Security numbers or show proof of legal residency. If true, the districts would be violating New Jersey
Maine Man Sues Department of Corrections Over ‘Prohibited’ Opioid Withdrawal Meds
A Maine man is suing the state Department of Corrections, saying it won’t let him continue to take his opioid withdrawal medications in prison. Filed on behalf of 30-year old Zachary Smith of Caribou, ME, by the American Civil Liberties Union, the suit accuses the Maine Department of Corrections of violating the Americans with Disabilities
Minnesota Supreme Court Revives School Segregation Lawsuit
The Minnesota Supreme Court remanded a high-stakes school segregation lawsuit on Wednesday, one year after an appeals court had thrown the case out. The 4-2 ruling settles a question that had plagued the litigation since its inception: whether the provision of adequate education is an issue best taken up courts or congress. Writing for the
Are San Diego Stores Selling Tainted ‘Love Pills?’ One Lawsuit Says So
According to a lawsuit recently filed in San Diego, “illegal and dangerous erection-inducing products containing Viagra and Cialis are being deceptively sold across” in convenience stores, liquor, and smoke shops throughout the city. Many of the products are labeled with “sexually suggestive names, including Black Stallion 35000, Rhino 69, and New Stiff Nights Platinum 10K” and are marketed as dietary or natural supplements.
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Sioux Falls After Drowning Death of 5-Year-Old Girl
Sioux Falls is at the center of a new lawsuit filed in federal court over the drowning death of a 5-year-old girl last spring. According to the wrongful death suit, the city of Sioux Falls allegedly “failed to provide adequate safety precautions at Falls Park, where Maggie Zaiger drowned after falling from the river bank rocks into the water on March 18.” It argues that the city “had previously ignored recommendations to establish barriers to better distinguish where the quartzite rock in the park ends and the water begins.”
Oregon Teen Awarded $25K After School Suspended Him For Wearing Pro-Trump Shirt
Have you ever been singled out our retaliated against for a shirt you’ve worn? One teenage boy in Oregon was, and as a result, he was recently awarded $25,000. The boy, Addison Barnes, 18, was a student at Liberty High School in the Hillsboro School District in Oregon when he decided to wear a t-shirt supportive of President Trump to class. The shirt in question said, “’Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.’ with the slogan, ‘The wall just got 10 feet taller,’ a reference to a speech Trump made about building more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border.”
Texas Heat Wave Sparks Concerns Over Prisoners Incarcerated Without Climate Control
A heat wave covering central Texas is reigniting concerns over the welfare of prisoners incarcerated without climate control. The Texas Tribune reports that some seventy-five percent of prisons within the state don’t have air conditioning in housing areas. While hard time isn’t meant to be easy, extreme weather can endanger the well-being of thousands. Thermometers
Trump Promises $12 Billion to Farmers Hurt By Trade Wars
The Trump administration has promised $12 billion aid to farmers hurt by the president’s trade wars. While agricultural subsidies have a decades-long history in the United States, the latest authorization is unique. Unlike the billions meted out each year to dairy farmers and commercial crop growers, Trump’s package was cobbled together by the White House