Settlements Issued To Families Of Those Killed By Officers
Settlements Issued To Families Of Those Killed By Officers
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Appellate Court Rules Transgender Student from Wisconsin Was Discriminated Against In Bathroom Case
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender student from Wisconsin must be allowed to use the bathroom suiting their gender identity in school. The decision was praised by lawyers for 17-year old Ashton Whitaker. Reuters reports the ruling was the first time a federal appellate court upheld the notion that transgender students
GOP Bill Would Get Rid of Micro-Unions
When job openings are plentiful and workers in short supply, empowered employees can more effectively stand up for their interests. However, when opportunities are scarce and workers are desperate, the natural power differential between the owners of jobs and the people that need them is magnified. That’s why the renewed Republican effort to scuttle the ability of workers to organize in micro-unions is ill-timed and mean-spirited.
Mentally Ill Woman Awarded $30K Settlement After Being Dragged Down Courthouse Hallway
A case involving a mentally ill woman and the Broward Sheriff’s Office was recently settled for $30,000. The case itself began when the mentally ill woman, Dasyl Rios, was “dragged across a courthouse hallway by a Broward sheriff’s detention deputy” back in early 2015. The horrible incident sparked national headlines at the time, and was made more horrible when cellphone footage was released showing Rios being “dragged by the shackles around her ankles by Christopher Johnson, a detention deputy.” On the video, she was heard screaming, “You’re hurting me!”
D.C. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Blaming Hillary Clinton’s Unsecured Email Server for Benghazi
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit brought against Hillary Clinton over the deaths of two Americans in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson dismissed the ‘wrongful death’ portion of the lawsuit on technical grounds. The complaint levied against Clinton suggested
Railway Disaster Lawsuits Are Dropped — Pending Settlement?
Railway Disaster Lawsuits Are Dropped
Litigation Against Fox News Moves Forward Without Roger Ailes
Litigation against Fox News is moving forward following the death of the network’s former chairman and chief executive officer, Roger Ailes. The Washington Post reported on Monday that three new lawsuits alleging a ‘hostile work environment’ were filed in the days after Ailes’ death. Although the late corporate helmsman was a witness and defendant in
Doctors Receiving Kickbacks For Fentanyl Are Prosecuted
Doctors Receiving Kickbacks For Fentanyl Are Prosecuted
Kroger Co. Recalls Dessert Cups Sold In 17 States
In addition to its recent Simple Truth dry roasted macadamia nut recall amid listeria concerns, Kroger Co. has now issued a widespread recall of “a certain food item because it could pose a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction in some consumers.”
Regulations are Protections – for whom?
Rolling back regulations was one of Trump’s many campaign promises. Shortly after his inauguration, he signed the Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (itself, perhaps ironically, a regulation). The aim of this executive order is ostensibly to control costs by scrapping two regulations for every new regulation imposed on businesses. However, underneath this facile rhetoric lies a dirty trick. Truth is, regulations are protections.