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Supreme Court Staying Out of ‘Empire’ Copyright Lawsuit

The Supreme Court is staying out of a lawsuit involving the television show “Empire.” The high court said Tuesday it won’t take a case involving the Fox show, which follows a black family navigating the ups and downs of the record industry. That means a decision in favor of “Empire” co-creators Danny Strong and Lee Daniels stands. Actor Clayton Prince Tanksley sued in 2016, claiming that “Empire” was substantially similar to a television show he had pitched at a competition in 2008.


Metro Loses Open Records Lawsuit

Judge rules city violated ‘prompt’ statute in Public Records Act In a significant victory for open records proponents across the state, Metro Nashville has lost a lawsuit over the amount of time its police department takes to respond to and fulfill open records requests. The Tennessee Public Records Act states, “The custodian of a public …


Catholic School Staffer Fired for Same-Sex Marriage Goes to Court

In what’s become a familiar story, a Catholic school staff member has been fired for entering into a same-sex marriage — and is fighting back with a lawsuit. Kate Drumgoole was dean of guidance and girls’ basketball coach at Paramus Catholic High School, her alma mater, in New Jersey for several years until she was fired in January, reports New Jersey paper The Record. She had married her …


The Iron Lady, a Lawsuit and the Destruction of a World Record

The numbers kept rising. After 50 meters it was more than half a second, and after 100 meters it was 1.28 seconds, and after 150 meters it was 2.52 seconds, and after 200 meters it was 3.34 seconds, and after 250 meters it was 4.91 seconds, and after 300 meters it was 5.25 seconds, and at that point, when the Iron Lady led the Rio Games’ women’s 400-meter individual medley like …


Lawsuit: State Gave Child Foster Care License to Known Abuser

The Hennepin County Human Services Department allowed the placement of a foster care child into the home of a Brooklyn Park woman who had a record of substantiated child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. In December 2014, 6-year old Kendrea Johnson was found dead in that …