The law, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1973, has been credited with helping prevent the extinction of more than 220 species, including bald eagles, grizzly bears and humpback whales. It requires the government to list species that are endangered or threatened. The law also protects about 1,600 plant and animal species, designates habitat protections for them, and assesses whether federal …
We will never sell our rainforest to the oil companies. Today, the courts recognized that the Waorani people, and all indigenous peoples have rights over our territories that must be respected. This is a legal precedent for indigenous rights. “This is a huge step forward in the battle to ensure indigenous people’s rights over their lands are respected. Guaranteeing indigenous peoples’ rights to …
FILE-In this Feb. 1, 2019 file photo the Deutsche Bank headquarters is seen behind a lamp ahead of the annual press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. President Donald Trump has gone to court to fight an attempt by the House to obtain his business records. Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions this month as part of investigations into Trump’s …
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the state will join Washington state’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Schneiderman said in a statement Thursday that Trump’s new executive order is “a Muslim ban by another name.” The Trump administration says the temporary restrictions are needed to keep Americans safe. “This is dialed back, …
Steve Harvey says he declined to join a lawsuit against NASCAR. (Photo: David Becker, Getty Images) Steve Harvey had a message Tuesday after his name appeared in a $500 million federal lawsuit filed against NASCAR that claims the series discriminates against black-owned teams and drivers. “You are not going to do is drag me into the mud with NASCAR,” the comedian and actor said on his …
A class action lawsuit was filed against Quorum Health Corporation (NYSE: QHC) and certain of its officers and directors alleging violations …
Block & Leviton LLP (www.blockesq.com), a securities litigation firm representing investors nationwide, announces that Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. …
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.
A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a Texas lawsuit filed to prevent Syrian refugees from settling in the state. In dismissing the lawsuit, U.S. District Judge David Godbey said the state failed to make “a plausible claim for relief” in its filing. Today’s ruling is a victory for President Barack Obama and a refugee resettlement group named International Rescue Committee, both …
Indiana’s attorney general is opposing Indiana University’s effort to join a federal lawsuit that seeks to block a new state law banning abortions sought because of genetic abnormalities. IU filed a motion Monday seeking to intervene in the suit, claiming the law could subject IU researchers to criminal charges because they use fetal tissue for research into autism, Alzheimer’s and other …