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Energy Transfer Partners’ Standing Rock Lawsuit: A Harbinger of What’s to Come in the Trump Era

Native Americans march to a burial ground sacred site that was disturbed by bulldozers building the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), near the encampment where hundreds of people have gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest of the oil pipeline on September 4, 2016, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. (Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images) Last year, Water Protectors inspired all of …


Woman Launches $1M Lawsuit Against Hospital After Nurse Allegedly Used Her File to Get Drugs

A two month stay at Brampton Civic Hospital has turned into a traumatic ordeal that Valerie Darrah says she can’t forget, so she’s suing the William Osler Health System — the organization that operates the hospital. Last June, Darrah’s friend brought her to the hospital where she fainted. The 78-year-old then remembers waking up a few days later in the intensive care unit attached to machines.


Utah Supreme Court Considers Lawsuit Over Shooting of ‘Geist’ the Dog

The state’s top court is wading into the controversy surrounding the shooting of “Geist” the dog. In arguments Monday, the Utah Supreme Court considered whether Sean Kendall should be required to post a bond before he proceeds with a $2 million lawsuit against Salt Lake City police who shot his dog. At issue is a unique Utah law that requires a bond if a person tries to sue a cop.


MotoMart Failed to Provide Handicapped Parking and Other Accommodations, Class Action Suit Alleges

A St. Louis disabled man and a civil rights organization have filed a class action lawsuit against FKG Oil Company d/b/a MotoMart, citing alleged discrimination for lack of accommodations for patrons with disabilities. DeMaurion Davis and Access Now Inc., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint on Feb. 28 in the U.S. District Court for the …


Settlement Talks Under Way in ACLU’s Lawsuit Over Navajo Voting Access

Settlement talks are apparently under way in a lawsuit filed against San Juan County over Navajo voters’ access to the ballot. In a court filing obtained by FOX 13 on Saturday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah disclosed that it was entering into settlement talks with San Juan County. It asked a …


Detroit Backs DPS Students in Literacy Fight

The city of Detroit is siding with seven Detroit public schoolchildren suing Gov. Rick Snyder and state education officials over their right to access literacy. On Thursday, attorneys for the city filed an amicus brief in a proposed class action lawsuit against Snyder and state education officials that is being touted as an unprecedented attempt to establish that literacy is a U.S. constitutional right. …


City of Detroit Joins High-Profile Literacy Lawsuit

The City of Detroit is weighing in on a high-profile literacy lawsuit that accuses state officials of denying Detroit students access to literacy. Eli Savit, an attorney representing the city, filed an amicus brief today in U.S. District Court in Detroit that argues access to literacy is a fundamental right. It asks Judge Stephen J. Murphy III to shoot down the state’s request to dismiss the case. “The city of Detroit (though it does not control Detroit’s schools) is all too familiar with …


Uber Lawsuit Alleges Employees Tracked Celebrities, Ex-Lovers

A former Uber employee is suing the ride-sharing company saying it allowed unauthorized access to private information of it’s 40 million customers. This access allowed Uber employees to track customers’ trips without their knowledge. Those customers included high-profile politicians, celebrities, ex-spouses and former boyfriends/girlfriends.


Lawsuit Challenges Texas Rule Requiring Burial for Aborted Fetuses

A lawsuit was filed against the state of Texas on Monday seeking to halt new rules mandating the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains. The Texas Department of State Health Services approved the measure last week. The new regulations require women’s health clinics to bury or cremate embryonic and fetal tissue from …