Disney drops part of its lawsuit against DeSantis to focus on free speech claims
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has amended its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his hand-picked oversight board, dropping all of its claims except one.
2023-09-08 07:59
Massachusetts top court allows electric shock therapy for disabled patients
By Brendan Pierson A Massachusetts institution for the developmentally disabled can continue to use controversial electric shock devices
2023-09-08 04:15
GM employee's racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court on Thursday to defend
2023-09-08 00:53
Who caused Maui's devastating wildfire? Lawsuit adds telecom companies and landowners to the list
Attorneys who filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, accusing the utility company of causing the devastating Lahaina wildfire in Maui, are asking a judge to let them expand the suit to include telecommunications companies along with private and public landowners.
2023-09-07 20:16
Environmental groups sue Utah over failure to protect Great Salt Lake from brink of collapse
A coalition of environmental groups and conservationists is suing the state of Utah for failing to protect the Great Salt Lake from the brink of "ecological collapse," according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
2023-09-07 03:28
Washington ethics watchdog files suit to try to block Trump from ballot
A Washington-based ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to block Donald Trump from appearing on
2023-09-07 01:50
Trump seeks to delay New York fraud trial
NEW YORK Donald Trump has asked a New York judge to delay a scheduled Oct. 2 trial in
2023-09-06 21:55
Far-right network OAN settles 2020 election defamation suit brought by ex-Dominion executive
Far-right TV network One America News and one of its on-air personalities settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, the election technology company that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, according to new court filings.
2023-09-06 02:54
Elon Musk threatens to sue the ADL for lost X ad sales
X owner Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Anti-Defamation League for defamation, claiming that the nonprofit organization's statements about rising hate speech on the social media platform have torpedoed X's advertising revenue.
2023-09-05 20:51
North Carolina Supreme Court justice files lawsuit over state investigation into her comments about diversity
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's judicial standards commission after the body opened an investigation into comments she made about the diversity of the state's judicial system, court documents show.
2023-09-05 06:20
Florida judge rejects state congressional map championed by DeSantis
A Florida judge on Saturday struck down congressional district lines for northern Florida advocated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruling that the Republican governor's map had improperly diluted Black voting power.
2023-09-03 08:52
U.S. sues Southern California Edison over 2020 Calif. wildfire
The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that contributed
2023-09-02 04:47