A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday, which sought to change the Mississippi state flag, according to ABC affiliate WLOX. Friday, Attorney Carlos Moore announced his intention to appeal the dismissal. Moore filed the suit, asking the flag be declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.
The for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute is facing more lawsuits from employees following its decision to shut down. The Indianapolis Star reports ( http://indy.st/2bWfpLB ) that two new lawsuits say the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Another lawsuit earlier this week sought class-action status on behalf of the 8,000 employees who are losing their …
The Morris County freeholders have started doling out historic trust fund grants to religious institutions, despite a lawsuit to stop the awards, a report says. The governing body last week approved grants for 12 applicants, including four religious groups, The Record reported. A total of 32 organizations will get a share of this funding cycle’s $2.7 million in grants, the report …
A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive officer to put a passenger’s price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his refusal to let them arbitrate the dispute. Calling his decision a “close call,” U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the defendants had not made a “strong …
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 …
A federal judge on Friday removed the NCAA as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by former UNC-Chapel Hill athletes who said their educations were harmed by the bogus class scandal in the African studies department. U.S. District Judge Loretta C. Biggs ruled that the attorneys representing former football player Devon Ramsay and former women’s basketball player Rashanda McCants had failed to state …
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Tony Stewart’s insurance carrier is not liable for any claims arising out of a civil lawsuit filed against Stewart by the family of driver Kevin Ward Jr. U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd of the Northern District of New York issued a ruling on Friday that said Axis Insurance Co.’s policies with Stewart limited the insurer’s liability to specific …
After two years of legal back-and-forth, a Columbia student will be allowed to sue the University, which he claims violated his Title IX rights in an adjudication process that found him responsible for sexual assault. The student, identified by the pseudonym “John Doe,” initially filed a lawsuit against the University in the spring of 2014. But after a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit …
Chicago Federal Center and the Dirksen Federal Building, which houses the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals – Photo: Teemu008, via Wikimedia. On Friday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judgment dismissing a lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit.
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 …