A federal judge has allowed parts of a lawsuit against Temple University alleging religious discrimination to move forward. In a decision Monday, U.S. Eastern District Judge Thomas O’Neill dismissed two claims made by Maurice Darby, a university employee for more than 25 years, against the school but greenlighted two others in an amended complaint made under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …
The ACLU has brought forward a lawsuit (PDF) against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD for their gang injunctions, which they say violates Constitutional due process rights. “Part of the problem is the way the cities go about getting injunctions,” Peter Bibring, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU, told LAist. When seeking an …
The family of a man shot and killed by Austin Police officers last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three police officers and Chief Art Acevedo. 25-year-old Richard Munroe called 9-1-1 on July 5, 2015 saying he was distraught. Munroe would not give his address, but the 9-1-1 operator stayed on the line with him until Officers John Nelson, Stephen Johnson and Matt Murphy arrived.
When Jerry Burton’s sleeping bag and tent were removed by city workers from his campsite near a rapidly developing area close to downtown Denver, he was able to start over again with backup gear he keeps hidden for emergencies — whether his or someone else’s. Now he’s one of nine homeless people suing in federal court to try to stop the city’s sweeps of homeless encampments and, as he …
Eric Swafford, Tennessee state director for the Humane Society of the United States, speaks about the possibility of new legislation and a lawsuit with connections to Madison County breeders. Seven people filed a lawsuit last week against PuppyFind.com. …
Image 1 of / 6 FILE– Vigil attendees Thursday night wove flowers into a barbed wire fence where Jessica Williams, 29, crashed an allegedly stolen car into a utility truck before she was shot by a San Francisco police sergeant. Williams was shot on May 19, 2016. less FILE– Vigil attendees Thursday night wove flowers into a barbed wire fence where Jessica Williams, 29, crashed an allegedly …
Dontrell Stephens faces multiple drug-related charges, including selling heroin, marijuana and cocaine, according to Palm Beach County Jail records. Details about the arrest, including where the sale allegedly occurred, were not immediately available Thursday evening. Jack Scarola, Stephens’ attorney during the civil trial, said that since the sheriff’s office appealed the federal jury’s …
The state’s child protection agency and Easter Seals failed to protect two young girls from “horrific” sexual abuse by their biological parents despite repeated warning signs, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The civil lawsuit filed by the grandparents – also the adoptive parents of the girls – accuses the state’s Division for Children, Youth and Families and Easter Seals of disregarding …
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Northland Investment Corporation over claims of “demolition by neglect” at the Church Street South housing complex in New Haven. The lawsuit claims the company did not properly maintain the building, forcing families to move to motels last year. Units in the Section 8 complex were condemned because of mold and water and had to …
Jenny Carrieri said she has lost confidence in how the police are handling the case and wants to give the file to a private investigator in the hopes of solving the death or at least turning up some new leads. “We feel that the case should have been solved by now.