Defense



Lawsuit Settlement: Cricket Hollow Zoo Lions Transferred to Colorado Sanctuary

Two lions at the Cricket Hollow Zoo were transferred this week to a wild sanctuary in Colorado as the result of a lawsuit settlement between an animal rights group and the Manchester zoo owners. The Animal Legal Defense Fund of California said in a news release Wednesday the two lions, Jonwah, 16, and Njjara, 18, were transferred on Monday to …


SeaWorld Drops Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Captive Orca Program

SeaWorld Drops Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Captive Orca Program Lawsuit Dropped After Successful Campaign Led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Sea Shepherd SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld has requested dismissal of its lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission challenging conditions placed on its permit to expand tanks at the San Diego facility as part of their Blue World project. …



ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Utah Over Your Right to a Lawyer

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 …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Utah for ‘Failing’ Public Defense System

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah for what it says is a failed public defense system that deprives indigent defendants of their Sixth Amendment right. The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday, June 21, along with the law firm Holland & Hart, LLP, comes after a state-commissioned report by the Sixth Amendment Center that criticized Utah’s public …


Woman Wants Out of Lawsuit Against Trump University, but Trump’s Lawyers Say No

Lawyers for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday contested an Orange County woman’s request to withdraw from a lawsuit she filed against Trump University, claiming the entire case was built around her and it would be unfair to the defense for her to bail out now. “We’ve passed the point of no return,” attorney Daniel Petrocelli told U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San …


Authors Challenge Google’s Book Copying Project

Three book authors and their advocacy organization have taken to the Supreme Court their decade-long copyright fight with Google over its massive book-copying and search project. The new appeal , filed on Thursday, asked the Justices to take away the giant digital firm’s legal protection against paying fees and getting permission to add whole volumes to its database. The filing accuses Google …