Apartments Challenge 'Crime Index' Law
DALLAS (CN) - Carrollton, Texas enacted an unfair, expensive and unconstitutional "crime index" law that scares away tenants, apartment building owners and managers claim in court. Three...
View ArticleRacial Discrimination
TOPEKA, Kan. - A former employee claims Capital City Nissan of Topeka constructively fired him for complaining that co-workers called him "Obama nigger" and locked him in a room and set fire to...
View ArticleManager Embezzled $5 Million, Hospitals Say
WEST PALM BEACH (CN) - A hospital chain claims in court that its payroll manager and his two companies embezzled $5.4 million from it. Promise Healthcare and 11 of its hospitals sued Sonny...
View ArticleFWS Told to Reconsider Pipeline's Impact on Fish
(CN) - The 9th Circuit on Monday told the Fish and Wildlife Service to take a closer look at how a natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon could impact nine protected fish species. A...
View ArticleClass Fights L.A.'s 'Immigration Holds'
LOS ANGELES (CN) - Los Angeles County and its Sheriff Lee Baca unconstitutionally deny bail to thousands of people who are placed on federal "immigration hold," a class action claims in Federal...
View ArticleEx-Politician's Mail Data Faces Post Office Reveal
SACRAMENTO (CN) - The U.S. Postal Service must tell the California Fair Political Practices Commission how much mail a "recalled California elected official" sent under one permit, a federal judge...
View ArticleMan Claims Sears Lobbied Against Safe Saws
CHICAGO (CN) - Sears Roebuck and others "lobbied the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prevent the adoption of flesh-detection technology as a safety standard for table saws," an injured man...
View ArticleAndroGel Monopoly Suit Finally Reaches Its End
ATLANTA (CN) - A federal judge dismissed the remaining claims in a nearly 10-year-old dispute over competition on AndroGel, a drug that boosts testosterone production. In the 1990s, Unimed...
View ArticleForeclosed-Home Caretakers Sue BofA Affiliate
LOS ANGELES (CN) - A Bank of America subsidiary cheats workers of overtime and regular wages after hiring them to maintain foreclosed homes, a class action claims in Superior Court. Lead...
View ArticleMass Murderer Loses 11th Hour Stay of Execution
(CN) - A schizophrenic man on death row who thinks he is the "Prince of God" and cannot be killed will be executed Tuesday after the 11th Circuit lifted an emergency stay. John Ferguson faces...
View ArticlePresidential Debates Are a Major-PartySnow Job, Libertarian Nominee Says
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Commission on Presidential Debates shuts the door on minor party candidates - and the public - by barring third-party candidates even if they qualify for the debates, former...
View ArticleFather Can't Be Isolated From Family, Court Says
(CN) - A special parole condition barring a Native American man from living with his children or dating his fiancee is "substantively unreasonable," the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. The...
View ArticleTrust Us, NSA Tells Privacy Plaintiffs
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The public should trust that the National Security Agency will use its powers under a Terrorist Surveillance Program only when absolutely necessary, the NSA claims in Federal...
View ArticleMontana Election Law Won't Go to High Court
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to vacate a stay that lets Montana keep limiting how much money political parties can give to candidates vying for office. Montana has...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Can Receive Medicaid Funds
(CN) - Planned Parenthood can continue to receive Medicaid funding, the 7th Circuit ruled Tuesday as it narrowed the scope of an order blocking Indiana from defunding the abortion provider....
View ArticleEmbattled Lawyer Tossed From Texas Bar
DALLAS (CN) - The State Bar of Texas sanctioned a personal injury lawyer and TV host who is facing state felony charges and withheld a client's settlement money. An evidentiary panel with...
View ArticlePrivacy Advocates Enter Chevron's Amazon Fray
(CN) - Chevron wants to harass and intimidate critics of a massive oil contamination in Ecuador with intrusive subpoenas of more than 70 email accounts, privacy advocates say. Nearly two...
View ArticleCIA Leaker Kiriakou Takes 30-Month Plea Deal
(CN) - Former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who leaked information about the CIA's harsh interrogation methods, pleaded guilty Tuesday to identifying an undercover agent to The New York Times....
View ArticleOnline Access Moots Bid to Shield Petition Signers
WASHINGTON (CN) - The 9th Circuit on Tuesday dismissed an attempt to shield already public referendum petitions that identify Washington voters who opposed equal rights for domestic partners....
View ArticleZero-Percent Special, My Foot,Irate Class Tells Capital One Bank
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Capital One Bank dupes credit cardholders into accepting a "0% balance transfer" offer that leaves people worse off than before, a class action claims in Federal Court....
View Article