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NYC residents sue Adams administration for holding up their food stamps, cash assistance: ‘Hunger and immense distress’

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has stiffed thousands of low-income New Yorkers on their food stamps and cash assistance benefits, leaving them in a state of “hunger and immense distress,” sometimes for months on end, according to a lawsuit filed late Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

Why has Alphabet hit the panic button? Only Google can answer that question

The economic downturn, US lawsuits and the fear of rising tech rivals could be reasons for the firm’s 'code red” alert, but it still has an AI ace up its sleeve

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023

Arizona gun dealers seek to dismiss Mexico's arms trafficking suit

Five U.S. gun dealers filed a motion late Friday in a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by Mexico accusing them of participating in illicit weapons trafficking.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2023

TribCast: The fight against solitary confinement in Texas

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about a hunger strike in Texas prisons and a lawsuit seeking to reform the use of solitary confinement on death row.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 27, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: The FTC is pushing new rights for workers. Big business is pitching a fit, of course

Whenever a government agency proposes a regulation that might help workers by reining in an employer abuse, you can count on some heavy breathing from the big business lobby.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023

Texas Death Row Prisoners Sue Over Automatic Solitary Confinement

The state's "arbitrary requirement to house all male death row prisoners in permanent solitary confinement does not promote safety and security, is inconsistent with correctional best practices, and serves no penological purpose," the lawsuit claims.

Reason · Jan 27, 2023

Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit

Groups representing social workers and women say they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its abortion ban and dropped their lawsuit

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

To revitalize Indigenous communities, the Residential School settlement must prioritize language education

After a decade, the federal government has reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit that included 325 First Nations across Canada. The class action was initiated by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc and shíshálh Nation in 2012. It was concerned with, among other issues, the loss of language and…

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023

Yung Gravy sued by Rick Astley for ‘theft of voice’

Rapper Yung Gravy’s hit Betty (Get Money) made authorised use of Never Gonna Give You Up’s melody, but lawsuit argues vocal ‘imitation’ was unacceptable

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023

Girl, 17, dies after school staff 'trained to assume students will lie about illness'

Dad Dean Goodridge launched a lawsuit against Diamond Ranch Academy in Hurricane, Utah, US, after his daughter Taylor, 17, collapsed and died after complaining of abdominal pain

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023