A Federal judge dismissed the Nooksack Tribe’s lawsuit against the federal government. Like others before him, the judge ruled he couldn’t recognize the tribal council that filed the suit because it isn’t legitimate. The Bellingham Herald reports this is all related to the Nooksack’s attempt kick nearly 300 people out of the tribe.
US District Judge Edward Davila on Tuesday dismissed without leave to amend a class-action lawsuit alleging that Facebook collects personal information about users who connected with Facebook through embedded buttons on cancer organizations’ websites. Davila focused on jurisdictional issues and noted that the lead plaintiff had consented to Facebook’s tracking practices upon registering for a …
The Chamber of Commerce is interjecting itself in a lawsuit over the alleged way that Vizio’s Smart TVs collect and report users’ content viewing histories. On Friday, the nation’s largest business federation sought permission to file an amicus brief urging immediate appellate review of a “highly important” case. What’s concerning to the business community is not executives potentially being …
A judge handed the Las Vegas Review-Journal another victory Tuesday in its public records lawsuit against the Clark County School District, ordering the system to conduct more extensive searches of records regarding inappropriate behavior by Trustee Kevin Child. …
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 …
The six-year fight over whether Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) violates state and federal laws came close to a possible end Thursday, when a U.S. District Court of Colorado judge dismissed the latest appeal and ordered the case be closed entirely. The latest court actions from the federal district court came after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district …
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner scored a huge legal victory when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing him of deceptive practices and screwing over a New York magazine publisher. Gregg Moramarco, the plaintiff and publisher, filed a federal lawsuit against Jared Kushner along with New …
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week could clear the way for a lawsuit by three metro Atlanta counties alleging that predatory lending practices by mortage lenders cost them hundreds of millions in lost property taxes and higher expenses in blighted neighborhoods. In a mixed ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said cities can sue banks for alleged predatory lending practices that violate the Fair …
A judge on Monday dismissed the crux of a lawsuit initiated by the NAACP last month against the Arlington school district that demanded that Nichols Junior High School be shuttered until the source of an illness could be found and eradicated, according to officials. Judge Tom Lowe of the 236th State District Court dismissed the school district, school board president and superintendent as …
A federal judge on Friday ruled an alliance of “nonbelievers” can proceed with suing the Pennsylvania House of Representatives over its opening invocation policy. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which is sponsoring the litigation along with American Atheists, welcomed the decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner to allow the case to move to a full hearing. “The …