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Gay Couple’s Lawsuit Against Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Is Back on After Court Ruling

Just half-a-year after a federal judge tossed out three lawsuits against Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who grabbed headlines in 2015 for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds, a court of appeals ruled Tuesday that the men suing Davis can continue their case. Last August, U.S. District Judge David Bunning dismissed a case brought by David Ermold and David Moore …



Judge Jabs Confederate Emblem as He Dismisses Flag Lawsuit

A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that the attorney who filed the suit, Carlos Moore, failed to show the emblem caused a “cognizable legal injury.” However, in dismissing the suit, Reeves also picked apart arguments made …


Sisters of Charity Allege Double-Cross by Palmetto Health in $50 Million Lawsuit

The Sisters of Charity, who once owned Columbia’s former Providence Hospital, have sued Columbia’s Palmetto Health hospital system, alleging the health giant stole Providence’s valuable orthopedic practice worth $50 million. The Sisters of Charity seek not only $50 million, but also punitive and other damages for the loss of Moore Orthopedic Clinic – additional damages that could wind up …


Shumpert Attorney Files Federal Suit Against Tupelo

A lawsuit was officially filed in federal court Thursday alleging wrongful death and constitutional violations in the June 18 shooting of a local man by a Tupelo Police Department officer after a foot chase. Grenada attorney Carlos Moore filed the civil lawsuit Thursday afternoon in Aberdeen on behalf of Peggy Shumpert, the widow of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert, …


Moore Stephens Wins Key Ruling on Audit Opinions

Moore Stephens’ Hong Kong firm won a victory in a New York federal appeals court on a case that could have a far-reaching impact on class-action lawsuits involving audit reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed last Friday prior rulings in a securities class-action lawsuit against Moore Stephens Hong Kong for its audits of Puda Coal, a publicly traded, U.S.-listed …


Retired Secret Service Agent Pleads for Day in Court for African American Agents

A Secret Service agent stands guard during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in South Carolina. (Kevin D. Liles for The Washington Post) After 16 years watching less­-experienced white agents zoom past him on the promotion ladder at the Secret Service, straight-laced Ray Moore grew so fed up in 2000 that he led a group of fellow black agents in filing a lawsuit that …



Flint Water Crisis: Michigan Governor Appoints Experts

It’s unclear how long it will take to replace lead pipes in Flint and throughout the state, Snyder said. “It’s too soon to tell,” he said, “because I can’t tell you how many pipes and where they are. But as a practice now, we should be working on that, very clearly.”