Buy Photo A water meter in Shreveport. (Photo: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times)Buy Photo 31 CONNECTTWEET1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE A class action suit filed Wednesday against the City of Shreveport alleges the city has overcharged a “significant number” of water and sewer customers for at least a decade. Among requests in the suit is that the First Judicial District court prohibit the city from …
Seattle is suing President Donald Trump over his executive order that threatens to withhold federal funds from communities that refuse to cooperate with efforts to find and deport immigrants in the country illegally. Mayor Ed Murray said Wednesday the executive order issued in January punishing “sanctuary cities” is unconstitutional. “This week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told …
The next fight for the Raiders may be in a courtroom, as the city of Oakland is considering a lawsuit against the Silver and Black. The issue: a $90 million stadium commitment by taxpayers. The Oakland City Council was meeting in a private session Tuesday afternoon.
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the potential of at-home water delivery in Flint. But leaders at a special city council meeting weren’t offering any details on what the settlement will ultimately mean for residents. City council members voted 8-0 March 23 to accept a settlement after U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson in December 2016 appointed Paul Monicatti a …
More than 100 Scranton landlords recently joined a pending class-action lawsuit that challenges the city’s rental registration fees as arbitrary and excessive, and seeks refunds. The city’s revision of rental registration rules in 2014, imposing fees of $150 per building, $50 per unit and inspections, spurred a lawsuit in 2015 in Lackawanna County Court from landlord Adam Guiffrida. His lawsuit …
The city of Oakland this week joined dozens of other cities and counties around the country in filing a “friend of the court” brief supporting a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to deny federal funds to sanctuary cities. On Wednesday, 34 cities and counties, including Oakland, New Orleans, Chicago, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, filed the brief in …
Nicole Curtis is firing back following news she is being sued by the city of Minneapolis over a house she purchased for $2. The “Rehab Addict” star took to Facebook to say she has been “threatened and harassed” over her work in Minneapolis. “I fight for the underdog,” Curtis wrote Thursday night.
The city of Sacramento has joined a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s threat to cut federal funding to cities and counties that do not help authorities enforce immigration law. Sacramento is one of 34 “sanctuary cities” around the country joining a lawsuit filed last month by Santa Clara County. Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Ana and Denver are …
The state of Utah is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed over liquor and “Deadpool,” insisting it is not suppressing First Amendment-protected ideas or expression, “only alcohol regulation aimed at decreasing adverse secondary effects.” In a court filing obtained by FOX 13, the Utah Attorney General’s Office asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit leveled by …
A Boeing 747 lands at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Jan. 29, 2017. Phoenix is suing the FAA over changes that increased flight noise. (Photo: Robert Silberblatt/Getty Images/iStockphoto) 73 CONNECTTWEET1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE WASHINGTON — A panel of federal judges questioned why the Federal Aviation Administration did not consult with top-level Phoenix officials prior to flight …