It was a campaign ad that ignited a firestorm: Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a photo of a bowl of skittles and compared the colourful candy to Syrian refugees. Now, the man who took the photo is suing Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence for copyright infringement. David Kittos, an expert photographer and former Cypriot refugee, says he never gave permission and …
The Democratic National Committee is accusing the Republican Party of coordinating to intimidate voters. And it’s taking the GOP to court. The DNC filed a lawsuit against the Republican National Committee on Wednesday night , alleging that the GOP was violating a 34-year-old court order that bars the RNC from using “voter fraud” as an excuse to suppress votes.
This upcoming election has sparked a lot of chatter about racial tensions within the United States. A Hispanic woman has taken the step of filing a civil rights lawsuit against her company for harassment allegations stemming from the upcoming election. According to FOX News Latino , Hispanic woman Alexandra Avila says her white co-workers at an Iowa claims office used images of Donald Trump to …
Attorneys working for the Democratic National Committee are hoping a federal judge will throw out a lawsuit filed by a bunch of Bernie Sanders supporters who believe they got duped by the DNC. ‘The DNC was biased in favor of one candidate – Hillary Clinton – from the beginning and throughout the process,” the plaintiffs wrote in their original lawsuit. The complaint, which was filed in federal …
A 19-year-old lawsuit continues to haunt State Farm Insurance, and billions potentially hang in the balance. A federal judge in East St. Louis on Sept. 16 conferred class-action status on plaintiffs representing 4.7 million State Farm policyholders. The plaintiffs allege that State Farm schemed to contribute millions to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the intention of having the money …
It’s hard to forget the USA Freedom Kids who performed a memorable skit that was mesmerizing and more than a little strange. The girls went viral, with the link below accumulating more than six million views. Apparently the Trump campaign was supposed to reimburse the kid’s group for their travel and other associated fees, but the Trump camp backed out, stiffing the girls and their parents.
A local nonprofit says a politically connected businessman gave campaign donations to former Mayor Alvin Brown and other officials as he tried to kill the group’s proposed apartment complex for homeless people and that city officials retaliated against the group after it sued the city for housing discrimination. The nonprofit, Ability Housing, added the allegations to the existing lawsuit it …
The marijuana legalization effort will appear on the November ballot, despite a legal battle mounted by opponents to get it tossed. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jo Lynn Gentry dismissed a …
Former employees of Rep. Tammy Duckworth who filed a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the Illinois Democrat are rejecting a settlement offer. Their decision means the case will likely go to trial — scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, about three months before election day. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, which first reported the news, the former employees, Denise Goins and …
Attorneys for the family of a woman who died in one of Michael Morton’s nursing homes filed arguments and hundreds of pages of sworn testimony Wednesday in an attempt to keep a corruption lawsuit against Morton and lobbyist Gilbert Baker alive. Among those giving depositions under oath to attorneys gathering information for the lawsuit were Morton; Baker; lobbyists Bruce Hawkins and …