The Trump administration is trying to force Twitter to unmask at least one anti-Trump account, according to a new lawsuit. Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. government to block a request to provide personal information about the user behind @ALT_uscis. The account, whose name stands for alternative U.S.
It’s somewhat fitting that President Trump, who has named climate deniers and a former fossil-fuel executive to top cabinet posts, including at the EPA, would end up a defendant in what’s likely the highest-stakes climate lawsuit on the planet. The suit, brought by Our Children’s Trust on behalf of nearly two dozen youth and climate scientist James Hansen, seeks a real and comprehensive climate …
UnitedHealth Group is one insurer offering Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about one third of people on Medicare. The Justice Department has joined a California whistleblower’s lawsuit that accuses insurance giant UnitedHealth Group of fraud in its …
Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania field. Advertisement The Saudi government has long denied involvement. Lawyers for the government and the charity, the Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia & Herzegovina, on Friday declined to comment or could not immediately be reached …
Ten days after the Highway 13 debacle that left hundreds of people stranded on Highway 13, many of those who were trapped met to learn about their legal options. Marlene Berman is the lead plaintiff in a request for a class-action lawsuit filed by Joey Zukran. At least one other request has been filed, and if the cases are allowed to go ahead a judge will have to decide which legal team will be …
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, left, speaks with Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, on the Senate floor in 2014. (Photo: File / AP) 40 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said the ultimate goal of Tennessee’s lawsuit against the federal government, which he hopes to discuss with President Donald Trump when he visits on Wednesday, is to clear …
The Justice Department can pursue its controversial fraud case against Detroit-based mortgage lender Quicken Loans, a judge ruled Thursday, but he substantially narrowed the time frame covered by the suit. In the first major ruling since the case reached a Detroit courtroom, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith denied …
A judge on Thursday ruled that a lawsuit over questionable loan practices filed by the federal government against Quicken loans can proceed. The federal government claims, among other things, that Quicken Loans Inc. intentionally altered information or overlooked problems with loan applications in order to issue hundreds of thousands of government-backed mortgages. If loans met a …
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to file a lawsuit against the federal government over its refugee resettlement program on the basis that it violates the 10th Amendment and places an undue economic burden on the state’s taxpayers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal district court on behalf of the Tennessee Assembly and two state lawmakers, was brought by Thomas More Law …
Broken treaties aren’t exactly breaking news for Oklahoma’s native people. So why is the Cherokee Nation launching a new legal battle now? There are about 200 years worth of reasons and an unknown sum of money tribal leaders say the feds owe them.