Tom Schuck, a member of the Catholic Civil Rights League, believes a lawsuit against Bill Whatcott, which stems from Toronto Pride Parade in July, could set a dangerous precedent. It was announced Aug. 12 by lawyer Douglas Elliott in Ottawa, who was joined by lead plaintiffs George Smitherman, the former Liberal deputy premier of Ontario, and gay activist Christopher Hudspeth. “It’s really not …
A national anti-gambling group may sue to try to reverse a new law legalizing daily fantasy sports contests in New York State. “We believe in improving the lives of New Yorkers, and part of that mission is to repeal the state’s predatory gambling policies, and litigation is part of that effort,” said Les Bernal, national director of the Washington, D.C.–based Stop Predatory Gambling. …
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel is defending his financial support for litigation targeting Gawker Media for its reporting on celebrities by likening it to efforts to crack down on privacy violations like “revenge porn.” In a New York Times op-ed on Monday defending his decision to fund a case that ultimately forced the media company to put itself up for sale, Thiel cited the Intimate Privacy …
In this May 4, 2016 file photo, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory make remarks concerning House Bill 2 while speaking during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C. McCrory has taken a beating from critics over a law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, highlighting what they call the economic harm and reputation its causing North Carolina. McCrory is retrying to …
A class action lawsuit charges that Anthem Blue Cross refuses to cover name-brand medication, even when there is no equivalent generic or the generic is ineffective. In the suit, K.F. Petty says that in 2007, her doctor prescribed a medication described in the suit as “Drug X” to protect her privacy.
Rev. Susan Hrostowski is familiar with fighting for her and her family’s rights, even if that means going to court. She was one of the plaintiffs in the case that struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex adoption on March 31.
A class action lawsuit has been leveled against Utah, accusing the state of not doing enough to provide people with attorneys who cannot afford them in court. Six men are suing the state for failing to provide them with adequate legal representation, assisted by the ACLU of Utah and the firm Holland & Hart. Under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, you have a right to …
Fears are growing that the U.S. could face retaliation over a proposed bill to allow loved ones of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. News reports in Saudi media claim that it could “open the gates of hell,” by encouraging other countries to sue the U.S. in turn, for its own war crimes. Okaz, a daily newspaper wrote an article titled “Congress’s Satanic Deed …
Bill Cosby’s wife has completed her deposition in a Massachusetts defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who contend the comedian branded them as liars after they went public with sexual assault allegations against him. A lawyer for the women says Camille Cosby answered questions under oath for about 5 1/2 hours in a civil deposition Tuesday in Boston. Lawyer Joe Cammarata wouldn’t discuss …
The ACLU has filed the first federal lawsuit contesting House Bill 1523. The lawsuit names the Mississippi State Registrar of Vital Records as the defendant because that state office would have to collect a list of clerks who are recusing themselves from issuing same-sex marriage licenses as allowed in House Bill 1523, the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” …