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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Upholding SB4

The same day Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a law suit requesting it be declared constitutional. SB4 bans sanctuary cities in the state of Texas. It requires all Texas law enforcement agencies to hold arrested persons until their immigration status is checked with ICE.


New Lawsuit Claims Fyre Festival Is ‘massive Ponzi Scheme’

A new lawsuit filed against the organizers of the disastrous Fyre Festival accuses them of staging “a massive Ponzi scheme.” New paperwork in a class-action lawsuit filed by LA lawyer Mark Geragos describes the festival as “a get rich quick scheme” and indicates that he is investigating “Seed Series” investors to find out if they were also defrauded or were in on the ruse. Page Six can reveal …



Flandreau Tribe, State, Clash in Court

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe has opened yet another front against the state of South Dakota in its bid to exert more independence over state government. The tribe filed a lawsuit against the state in federal court challenging the state’s interpretation that contractors working on an expansion of the Royal River Casino are required to pay contractors excise tax to the state. The lawsuit alleges that the state’s imposition of the tax “subjects the tribe to an intrusion into tribal sovereignty within its reservation.” The lawsuit also argues that the state is …


Fyre Festival Likened to ‘Post-Apocalyptic Nightmare’ Ponzi Scheme in New Lawsuit

“We had no involvement in operating the business or the conception or execution of the Fyre Festival,” the spokesman said, adding they “unequivocally disavow the handling of the situation in the strongest possible terms.” The suit explains that “Seed Series” investors normally have active “roles, involvement and control over the new company,” saying they are under investigation and will be …


Fyre Festival $100 Million Lawsuit Targets Investors Behind the Scenes

Before the now-infamous Fyre Festival collapsed a few weeks back, the company behind it—maker of a mobile phone app you can use to hire entertainers for your club, concert, or party—said it was worth $90 million, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News. Fyre Media Inc. faces a half-dozen lawsuits from less-than-satisfied customers over the disastrous music event in the Bahamas. Now …



San Bernardino Victims’ Families Sue Twitter, Facebook, Google

The families of the victims of the 2015 San Bernardino, California, mass shooting filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Twitter, Facebook and Google, accusing the companies of knowingly supporting ISIS. According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of their attorneys, the families of Sierra Clayborn, Tin Nguyen and Nicholas Thalasinos, all of whom were killed in …


Florida House Sides With Governor in Death Penalty Lawsuit

The Florida House of Representatives has filed an amicus brief showing support for Gov. Rick Scott in his legal battle with Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala, which began after she announced that her office would no longer seek the death penalty. Representatives argued in the court filing that Ayala does not have the power to act as a legislative policy maker.


White House: ACLU Lawsuit Threat Shows Anti-Religion, Anti-Gop Bias

The White House said the American Civil Liberties Union showed its true colors Thursday by threatening a lawsuit to block President Trump’s executive order that protects political speech by religious institutions and faith-based groups. “I don’t think anybody is surprised at the ACLU wants to come out against Republicans,” said White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders. “They talk about …