Elite U.S. Universities Accused Of Favoring Wealthy Applicants New court filings reveal preferential treatment for wealthy and connected students in elite U.S. universities' admissions processes. Top News · Dec 19, 2024
Jay-Z Seeks Swift Removal From Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs face legal battles over sexual assault allegations, impacting their reputations. Top News · Dec 19, 2024
South Texas groups sue TCEQ for temporarily allowing SpaceX to discharge industrial water without a permit In the lawsuit, the groups accuse TCEQ of exceeding its authority by allowing the discharges. The Texas Tribune · Dec 18, 2024
Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview Jay-Z’s lawyers are asking a judge to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit in which a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13 The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges New filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
23XI and FRM will keep NASCAR charters in legal win 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been granted the preliminary injunction to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the France family continues. Autosport · Dec 18, 2024
23XI and FRM will keep NASCAR charters in huge legal win 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been granted the preliminary injunction to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the France family continues. The ruling is just for next year and states that the disputed sections of the 2025 Charter Agreement that… Motorsport · Dec 18, 2024
Teacher under fire for asking Black students in front of classmates if they were ‘pure-bred’ Exclusive: District Superintendent Traci Ferreira allegedly said the educator couldn’t possibly be racist because she was a member of the LGBTQ community, according to a staggering lawsuit obtained by The Independent The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Parents Sue School After Bullied 10-Year-Old Son Kills Himself: Teachers Were 'Repeatedly Informed' But 'Did Nothing' The parents of a 10-year-old boy who killed himself have sued his school district, claiming his teachers were "repeatedly informed" but "did nothing." Latin Times · Dec 18, 2024
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
First Thing: US violating law by funding Israel despite alleged human rights abuses, lawsuit says Suit claims state department is deliberately bypassing the Leahy Law. Plus, New York grand jury charges Luigi Mangione with first-degree murder The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Trump’s $15m settlement with ABC shook the First Amendment’s foundation. It’s just the beginning ANALYSIS : “Many in free press circles are holding their breath,” one First Amendment expert tells Justin Baragona. “There is concern that we are embarking on some scary times.” The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police Police in the United States rarely face criminal charges when civilians die after the use of force such as physical blows, restraints or Tasers The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
No Pseudonymity for Attempt to Get President-Elect Trump Disqualified and to Allow Him to Be Privately Prosecuted From Doe v. Chutkan, decided today by Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.): In this pro se lawsuit, Plaintiff John Doe… The post No Pseudonymity for Attempt to Get President-Elect Trump Disqualified and to Allow Him to Be Privately Prosecuted appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Dec 17, 2024
The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2024 Family of ‘Cop City’ activist shot dead by Georgia police sue officers involved Complaint alleges fourth amendment rights of Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán were violated during 2023 raid
Top News · Dec 17, 2024 Trump Sues Des Moines Register Over Election Poll President-elect Trump sues Des Moines Register and pollster over alleged election interference in Iowa.
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Palestinian families sue Biden administration over ‘failure’ to sanction Israel for human rights abuses Gaza residents and their American families accuse the State Department of creating illegal loopholes on Israel’s behalf to evade federal law blocking aid to foreign militaries complicit in human rights abuses
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the “rape club” because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Family of 'Cop City' activist who was killed by troopers files lawsuit The family of an environmental activist shot and killed by state troopers near the site of a planned Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center activists call “Cop City" has filed a lawsuit against three law enforcement officers
Top News · Dec 17, 2024 Lawsuit Alleges State Department Loopholes For Israel Lawsuit alleges State Department exemptions for Israel, bypassing U.S. aid restrictions on human rights abuses. Ongoing debate over U.S. assistance to Isra...
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding necessities like toilet paper, soap and warm clothing
Latin Times · Dec 17, 2024 Trump Sues Pollster Who Predicted Kamala Win, Accuser Her of 'Brazen Election Interference' Donald Trump is suing pollster over a pre-election poll he claims was intentionally manipulated to show Kamala Harris leading in Iowa.
Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2024 Palestinians sue State Department over US assistance to Israel’s military Lawsuit accuses Biden administration of violating US law barring aid to military units involved in rights abuses.
The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2024 US violating law to fund Israel despite alleged human rights abuses, lawsuit says Suit claims state department is deliberately bypassing the Leahy Law by failing to sanction Israeli units accused of widespread atrocities in Palestinian territories
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster for survey released the day before the election President-elect launches another legal attack against in his war on the media