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Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims
21 hours, 9 minutes ago

Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims

Associated Press  

Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The suit against the state of Louisiana follows a multiyear investigation into what federal officials say is a pattern of “systemic overdetention” that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars a year. …

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'Let me stop you there': Fox News host refutes Trump lawsuit over 'Russia hoax'
21 hours, 39 minutes ago

'Let me stop you there': Fox News host refutes Trump lawsuit over 'Russia hoax'

Raw Story  

Fox News host Howard Kurtz suggested there were "no actual inaccuracies" in reporting by The New York Times and The Washington Post after President-elect Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board for awarding the news organizations for work done to expose Russia's interference in the 2016 election. "Trump has openly said, he doesn't make any secret of it, that if …

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Trump headed for 'egg on his face' with latest lawsuit threats: legal expert
22 hours, 29 minutes ago

Trump headed for 'egg on his face' with latest lawsuit threats: legal expert

Raw Story  

Should Donald Trump make good on his threats to sue media organizations and critics whom he believes have disparaged him, he will end up "looking like the fool that he is." Speaking with the hosts of "The Weekend," Conway said the president-elect's threat to use the courts to go after his critics has no basis in law and are solely …

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US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
1 day, 9 hours ago

US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

Deccan Chronicle  

A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software for unauthorized surveillance. “We spent five years presenting our case because we firmly believe that spyware companies cannot hide behind immunity or avoid accountability for their unlawful actions,” he …

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Read the bombshell text messages in Blake Lively's lawsuit as she sues Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment
1 day, 17 hours ago

Read the bombshell text messages in Blake Lively's lawsuit as she sues Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment

Daily Mail  

Bombshell text messages in Blake Lively's lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni show how his crisis management team allegedly launched an smear campaign against her. Then sometime before August 2, Baldoni hired crisis management expert Melissa Nathan, whose previous clients have included Jonny Depp, as part of his PR team which also included publicist …

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Justin Baldoni's cutting response to Blake Lively as she sues him for sexual harassment on set of It Ends With Us
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Justin Baldoni's cutting response to Blake Lively as she sues him for sexual harassment on set of It Ends With Us

Daily Mail  

Justin Baldoni has issued a stinging response to Blake Lively after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. However Baldoni has now hit back and claims that Lively has only filed the lawsuit to try and repair her reputation in the wake of negative press she received following the film's release. Justin Baldoni has issued a cutting response to …

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Judge sets January date to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out antitrust lawsuit
2 days, 15 hours ago

Judge sets January date to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out antitrust lawsuit

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports The two teams are suing NASCAR and were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that will allow them to compete as chartered teams in 2025. …

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JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud
2 days, 18 hours ago

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud

Associated Press  

A federal regulator sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on Friday, claiming the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of consumers from rampant fraud on the popular payments network Zelle, in violation of consumer financial laws. The CFPB claims that the banks violated federal consumer financial laws governing electric funds transfers, which require banks conduct “reasonable …

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Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats
3 days, 12 hours ago

Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Activists sued the federal government Thursday to release images of dead orca whales, sea lions and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats off the U.S. West Coast. The complaints were filed after the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration failed to fulfill multiple Freedom of Information Act requests filed by Oceana, a Washington-based conservation group, as …

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Letters to the Editor: Will Trump’s lawsuit against an Iowa paper and a pollster hold?
3 days, 14 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Will Trump’s lawsuit against an Iowa paper and a pollster hold?

LA Times  

To the editor: The lawsuit Trump filed against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer is legally unsound. To the editor: Pollster J. Ann Selzer decries that she’s accused of election interference without a “shred of evidence.” The ridiculous result of her poll is at least a shred and the purpose of discovery in lawsuits is to find …

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Lizzo denies sexual harassment allegations from ex-dancers: ‘I did nothing wrong’
3 days, 14 hours ago

Lizzo denies sexual harassment allegations from ex-dancers: ‘I did nothing wrong’

LA Times  

Lizzo said she was “completely surprised” after three former touring dancers filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her last year. “I was literally living the dream,” Lizzo said Thursday on the “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” podcast — her first interview since the lawsuit news broke. “People now will just believe anything bad about you.” The dancers’ attorney Ron Zambrano …

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Is a 1976 drainage plan to blame for 2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide? Homeowners’ lawsuit says yes
3 days, 14 hours ago

Is a 1976 drainage plan to blame for 2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide? Homeowners’ lawsuit says yes

LA Times  

Homes on Peartree Lane remain damaged in November 2023, months after a landslide in Rolling Hills Estates. City and county officials “knew or should have known that the proposed Park Community and other developments in the watershed area would significantly increase the stormwater flow in the open canyon drainage channel, and that the increased stormwater flow would erode, down-cut, and …

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Social media influencer sued for wrongful death in Malibu Fourth of July crash
3 days, 14 hours ago

Social media influencer sued for wrongful death in Malibu Fourth of July crash

LA Times  

Summer Wheaton, seen at the Marcell von Berlin Spring/Summer 2021 runway fashion show in 2021, is being sued for wrongful death. The social media influencer, who describes herself as a “wellness advocate,” attended a Fourth of July party at the famed restaurant Nobu before the crash and is accused in the suit of driving under the influence of “intoxicating substances.” …

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US consumer watchdog sues big banks over ‘widespread’ fraud on Zelle app
3 days, 14 hours ago

US consumer watchdog sues big banks over ‘widespread’ fraud on Zelle app

Al Jazeera  

Customers of the banks named in lawsuit lose more than $870m over the seven years since Zelle was introduced, the consumer watchdog says. The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo for failing to protect consumers from alleged “widespread fraud” on the payments platform Zelle. “These banks broke …

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Battle over luxury Verdugo Mountains housing development spills into court
3 days, 14 hours ago

Battle over luxury Verdugo Mountains housing development spills into court

LA Times  

Hikers follow a trail through land in the Verdugo Mountains in Tujunga where a developer is planning to build a 221-home luxury development. After setting aside 600 acres of its 900-acre development for green space, Whitebird’s Canyon Hills project now plans to cover 300 acres with 221 homes. “The Canyon Hills site is private property, not public open space,” said …

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Defiant Lizzo claims she did 'nothing wrong' amid sexual harassment lawsuits
3 days, 16 hours ago

Defiant Lizzo claims she did 'nothing wrong' amid sexual harassment lawsuits

Daily Mail  

Lizzo has broken her silence on sexual harassment cases filed against her last year by three of her former dancers and her ex-stylist. The singer, 36, was sued by Asha Daniels in September 2023 who alleged a 'sexualized, racially charged, and illegal work environment' while working for the star's Big Grrrl Big Tour company. Lizzo has broken her silence on …

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American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight
3 days, 21 hours ago

American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight

Associated Press  

American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. The plaintiffs – Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph and Xavier Veal – said they and five other Black men were ordered to deboard an American flight from Phoenix to New York on Jan. 5, …

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Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview
4 days, 16 hours ago

Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jay-Z’s lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit in which a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13. The unidentified woman recently added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to her lawsuit against Combs in Manhattan federal court, alleging that she …

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Teacher under fire for asking Black students if they were ‘pure-bred’ in front of their classmates
4 days, 19 hours ago

Teacher under fire for asking Black students if they were ‘pure-bred’ in front of their classmates

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A white teacher at …

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Tyson Foods fights to silence debt-stricken farmers after slashing contracts
5 days ago

Tyson Foods fights to silence debt-stricken farmers after slashing contracts

Raw Story  

This story was produced by the Watchdog Writers Group in collaboration with Investigate Midwest. But Cal-Maine’s offer came with a catch: The farmers would have to agree not to sue Tyson Foods for any losses because of the plant closure, according to court filings. His operation near Harrison, Arkansas, was photographed on March 31 Hinkle’s career with Tyson Foods began …

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Trump’s $15m settlement with ABC shook the First Amendment’s foundation. It’s just the beginning
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5 days, 2 hours ago

Trump’s $15m settlement with ABC shook the First Amendment’s foundation. It’s just the beginning

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I think the current legal standards for a public official and public figure would …

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Dozens of prisoners allege a culture of violence by guards at federal facility in Virginia
5 days, 14 hours ago

Dozens of prisoners allege a culture of violence by guards at federal facility in Virginia

NPR  

Dozens of prisoners allege a culture of violence by guards at federal facility in Virginia Valerie Chiang for the Marshall Project Marcos Santiago heard the clatter of metal chains outside cell 201 next door. toggle caption toggle caption In a motion to dismiss Santiago's lawsuit, federal lawyers representing prison staff wrote that "each of the Defendants deny the Amended Complaint's …

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Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper, claiming ‘election interference’
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5 days, 14 hours ago

Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper, claiming ‘election interference’

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect’s lawsuit comes days after reaching defamation settlement with ABC News. United States President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing a newspaper and a polling firm of engaging in “brazen election interference” by publishing a pre-election survey that underestimated his popularity. The lawsuit filed late on Monday accuses The Des Moines Register newspaper, its parent company Gannett and …

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George Stephanopoulos signs new deal with ABC News amid Trump lawsuit turmoil
5 days, 14 hours ago

George Stephanopoulos signs new deal with ABC News amid Trump lawsuit turmoil

LA Times  

George Stephanopoulos has agreed to a new multiyear contract to remain with the ABC News morning program “Good Morning America.” “Good Morning America” co-host George Stephanopoulos, who is taking fire over Walt Disney Co.’s decision to settle President-elect Donald Trump’s defamation suit against ABC News, isn’t going anywhere. Stephanopoulos, 63, recently agreed to a new multiyear contract to remain with …

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