On Friday, a federal judge in Kentucky tossed Nicholas Sandmann’s defamation case against the Washington Post. Sandmann, the Covington Catholic student smeared by the Post and many other outlets earlier this year as a smirking, MAGA-hat-wearing racist who had blocked Native American elder Nathan Phillips’s path, promises an appeal. On appeal, Sandmann is likely to […]
Government Questions Unfair Student Loan Practices…
One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. That’s the finding of a Department of Education audit of practices at Navient Corp., the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company. The conclusions of the 2017 audit, which until now […]
Judge: Congressional Democrats Can Sue Trump Over Emoluments…
A federal district judge in Washington says a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives has legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign interests. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan found that lawmakers have adequately […]
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Contamination Lawsuits…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to two class-action lawsuits filed by residents of Flint, Michigan who are pursing civil rights claims against local and state officials over lead contamination in the city’s water supply. The justices left in place a July 2017 ruling by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit […]
In His Last Year in Office Obama Spent a Stunning $36.2M on Lawsuits to Hide Federal Records from Public…
Obama and his administration will forever go down in the history books as the least transparent regime in history. Now we have proof that in his final year as president he was spending a lot more on legal costs than we thought. To defend his refusal to flip federal records under the Freedom of Information […]
Bay Area Sues Big Oil For Billions…
The cities of San Francisco and Oakland have filed lawsuits against Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, BP, and Shell for the effect of their activities on climate change: higher sea levels. The cities seek billions in damages to counteract the effects of the changing climate. Reuters quoted San Francisco officials…
Bill To Protect Freedom of Speech Online Heads to President’s Desk…
The Consumer Review Fairness Act, which now heads to the President’s Desk for approval, is needed after a number of consumers have found themselves in court, fighting multi-million dollar lawsuits for leaving negative – but truthful – reviews of companies’ services on sites like Yelp or TripAdvisor…
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