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Lawsuit: Texas Border County Is Rigging Election for Tax Hike

Two community leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Texas border officials from pushing for the creation of a new tax jurisdiction on some of the poorest Texans via allegedly questionable election procedures. As Breitbart Texas previously reported, local Democrats have been pushing for the creation of a new taxing district that would collect …


Judge Recommends No Injunction in Transgender Lawsuit

A federal magistrate recommended Tuesday that a district judge deny a group of parents’ request for an injunction to bar a suburban Chicago transgender high school student from the school’s restrooms and locker rooms. It now goes to U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso, who is presiding over a lawsuit filed by the conservative group Students and Parents for Privacy on behalf of parents whose …



Uber Comes Out on Top in Appeals Court Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has found that Uber’s arbitration agreements with its drivers are legal and binding. The decision partially reversed and partially affirmed a decision made in federal district court. “The panel held that the district court erred in assuming the authority to decide whether the parties’ arbitration agreements were enforceable,” the court …


Justice Department and Pittsfield Charter Township Resolve Lawsuit Over Denial of Zoning Approval for Islamic School

The Justice Department today announced a settlement with Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan, resolving allegations that the township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) in denying zoning approval to allow the Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) to build a school on a vacant parcel of land. The settlement, which must still be approved by the U.S. …


Four States File Lawsuit to Block Internet Transfer

The agency has been a part of the U.S. Commerce Department since the Internet was fashioned, but President Obama has indicated that the agency will become independent of the U.S. government on October 1, when the current contract to operate it through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expires. The lawsuit filed by the states of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada, …


Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Dental Giants Can Proceed

U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan ruled on September 28 that a class-action lawsuit filed in March against Henry Schein, Patterson Companies, and Benco Dental can proceed. “Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that defendants orchestrated a single interconnected nationwide conspiracy not to compete on price with the common goal of driving up margins and preventing competitive upstarts from …


Judge Dismisses Part of Gay D.C. Cop’s Bias Lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday dismissed three of 11 counts in a lawsuit filed last year by a gay former D.C. police officer accusing fellow officers and supervisors of subjecting him to discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on his sexual …


Robbins Geller Defeats Defendants’€™ Motion for Reconsideration in Securities Class Action Against Willbros Group, Inc.

Robbins Geller Defeats Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration in Securities Class Action Against Willbros Group, Inc. In an order dated September 15, 2016, Judge Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the court’s order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in a securities class action charging Willbros …


Coppell ISD Sued Over Lack of Asian-American Representation on School Board

Pankaj Jain believes the deck is stacked against him as an Asian-American living in Coppell ISD’s attendance zones. Jain, originally from India, has filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging that the way it elects its board members leaves Asian-Americans disenfranchised in a district in which they represent a majority of the population. “The Asian-American population in Coppell represents …