Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights author Douglas Bruce celebrates the measure’s adoption by Colorado voters in 1992. (thetaborfoundation.org) string(4) “2023” NULL Federal judge dismisses marathon lawsuit against Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights A federal judge has lowered the boom on a long-running lawsuit that had sought to use the courts to do what a succession of politicians wasn’t able to do in elected …
At least one group is gearing up to file legal challenges against President Trump’s executive order intended to make it easier for religious groups to participate in politics without risking their tax-exempt status, though another has said it isn’t worth the trouble. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) said Thursday it had a 17-page complaint ready to be filed in the federal District …
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit seeking the return of baggage fees to passengers whose luggage was delayed or lost on flights with an airline that merged with American Airlines. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday that the lawsuit provided sufficient evidence for its claim that the former US Airways promised to deliver bags when passengers landed.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will likely lose an effort to get a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that she abused her authority as California’s attorney general. On Wednesday, a San Diego dstrict court judge indicated the allegations likely have enough merit to go to trial. “At this juncture, given the limited scope the court has to view these allegations … it seems almost inconceivable the …
The NYPD did share one document, a Chief of Detectives memo that instructs officers on protocol to submit a request for a facial recognition search. It’s confirmation the program exists, but not how it’s used, how it was built and what privacy protections are in place for the database of citizens’ faces. Which is unsettling considering that the unit built around the facial identification …
Judicial Watch today announced a court hearing will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017, regarding Judicial Watch’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Justice for records relating to the meeting held between then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in June 2016 (Judicial Watch …
Just half-a-year after a federal judge tossed out three lawsuits against Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who grabbed headlines in 2015 for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds, a court of appeals ruled Tuesday that the men suing Davis can continue their case. Last August, U.S. District Judge David Bunning dismissed a case brought by David Ermold and David Moore …
This photo provided by Jake Strang shows tents and a portable toilet set up for attendees for the Fyre Festival, Friday, April 28, 2017 in the Exuma islands, Bahamas. Organizers of the much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas canceled the weekend event at the last minute Friday after many people had already arrived and spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel. A statement cited …
The parents of the 22-year-old who was shot and killed by an El Paso police officer have filed a lawsuit against the officers involved and the city of El Paso. According to court documents, the lawsuit was filed on Friday and alleges that the shooting death of Erik Emmanuel Salas Sanchez was unjustified and that he was killed in front of his mother, his sister and her infant daughter. Earlier …
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Conservation groups today sued the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management over plans to permit hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Ohio’s only national forest, the Wayne. The lawsuit aims to void BLM leases and halt fracking in the national forest. Today’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus, charges that the agencies failed to analyze threats to …