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How a decades-old law led to death doulas' lawsuit against California's funeral bureau

LOS ANGELES — On Valentine's Day morning four years ago, a group of end-of-life doulas arrived at the Northern California home of Barbara Hazilla just hours after she died.

Los Angeles Times

UCLA professors allegedly charged certain students extra fees. Now they want to hide investigation from public

The complaint came in 2018 from a whistleblower about UCLA's School of Dentistry. Three professors had allegedly solicited international postgraduate students for unauthorized fees on top of the already hefty tuition.

Los Angeles Times

He worked under Schmidt and Trump. But effort to overturn 2020 election was a breaking point

A former federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump is backing Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over her Republican opponent, state Attorney General Derek Schmidt, citing Schmidt’s support of a lawsuit that attempted to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss.

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LA Sheriff's Department officials tried to block testimony of key witness at 'deputy gang' hearing, lawsuit says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and other department officials tried to prevent a key witness from testifying before an oversight panel about gang-like groups of deputies, according to a new lawsuit.

Los Angeles Times

Federal judge allows lawsuit over dead people on Michigan voter rolls to move forward

DETROIT — A federal judge has rejected Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s effort to dismiss a case challenging the state’s maintenance of its voter rolls when it comes to removing dead people.

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2 immigrant temp workers file lawsuit against Illinois staffing agency, alleging wage cuts and denied work at height of pandemic

Since migrating to the United States nearly two decades ago, Patricia Martinez, now 55, and a mother of two adult children, found a livelihood working through staffing agencies. Though some days felt heavier than others, she was grateful to have a job even if it meant earning the minimum wage.

Chicago Tribune

Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids

A judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors by booksellers and libraries

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Journalist fired after reporting she was bitten in newsroom bug infestation, feds say

A journalist was fired after reporting a newsroom insect infestation to federal authorities, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Lawsuit filed over violent arrest outside Arkansas store

A man who was beaten and held down by Arkansas law enforcement officers during an arrest outside a convenience store has filed a lawsuit over the encounter

The Independent UK

Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit

An Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.”

The Independent UK

Indiana abortion clinics sue to block state's near-total ban

Indiana abortion clinic operators have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s near-total ban on abortions that is set to take effect Sept. 15

The Independent UK

The Department of Justice is ready to serve Apple a hefty antitrust lawsuit

The DOJ has been investigating Apple's hardware and software ecosystem for years now.

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Netflix hit with defamation lawsuit over true-crime drama ‘Inventing Anna’

Rachel Williams — a victim of con artist Anna Sorokin, whose story became the Netflix true-crime series “Inventing Anna” — is suing the streamer for defamation and false light invasion of privacy. She alleges the show’s portrayal of her was almost entirely negative and fictional.

Los Angeles Times

US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art dispute

An American court has thrown out a lawsuit against a German museum foundation over a medieval treasure trove

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US fossil fuel firm sues insurer for refusing to cover climate lawsuit

Aloha Petroleum’s case against AIG could set precedent as to whether firms are protected against climate damage claims

Axios

California advances bill that would see doctors punished for spreading false COVID information

A group has filed a lawsuit citing "First Amendment free speech" rights that claims the word "misinformation" has been weaponized.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower in Buyout Battle

Elon Musk has formally subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower to share information about spam accounts at the social network, as the billionaire fights in court to back out of a massive buyout deal. Musk has tried to pull out of the $44 billion agreement by saying Twitter misled him on the…

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SDSU athletics director says it’s ‘absolutely not true’ that football program ignored rape allegations

SAN DIEGO — The director of San Diego State University’s athletics department said Monday that the school had not ignored allegations that members of its football team had been accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl last fall.

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The Independent UK

SDSU defends handling of Araiza gang-rape allegation inquiry

San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke says he didn’t know star punter Matt Arazia had been accused of participating in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at an off-campus party in October until a civil lawsuit was filed last week

Tribune News Service

Christian health care group challenges state's anti-discrimination law after recent ruling

A Christian health care organization is claiming a new interpretation of Michigan's anti-discrimination law as it relates to sexual orientation and gender identity "poses an imminent threat" to the group's constitutional rights to freedom of religion, religious exercise, speech and assembly.

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The Texas Tribune and other newsrooms sue to force Uvalde officials to release shooting records

The Tribune and other news organizations also previously filed suit against the Department of Public Safety over its refusal to release records related to the school shooting.

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth Group mismanaged investment options in worker retirement plan

An amended lawsuit alleges the chief financial officer at UnitedHealth Group was motivated by his company's significant business relationships with Wells Fargo when he pushed to retain the bank's low-performing investment funds in the employee 401(k) plan.

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Justice Department response raises doubts on Trump’s ‘special master’ request

The U.S. Department of Justice said it already screened documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida home for attorney-client privilege, potentially casting doubt on the former president’s lawsuit seeking third-party review of the records.

The Guardian - US

Data company sued by US government amid fears of sensitive location tracking

The lawsuit against data broker Kochava seeks to halt the sale of geolocation data from hundreds of millions of devices

The Independent UK

Walmart seeks to dismiss lawsuit by FTC over money transfers

Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists

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