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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Louisiana families with children in public schools to challenge a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed H.B. 71 into law on Wednesday, making Louisiana the first state to mandate the…
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A court-appointed bankruptcy trustee signaled his intent on Sunday to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars company, aiming to prevent a “money grab” by families who sued Jones over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Trustee Christopher Murray announced that he has begun planning to wind up Infowars owner Free Speech Systems’…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has decided to drop his lawsuit against Global Brands Group (GBG) regarding the use of his name in relation to his self-founded clothing brand, Sean John. The media mogul originally founded Sean John in 1998 and sold a 90% stake to GBG for $70 million in 2016. Diddy’s legal action alleged that…
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Two federal judges in Kansas and Missouri, responding to requests from several Republican-led states, blocked President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday from further implementing a new student debt relief plan that lowers payments. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Wichita, Kansas, blocked the U.S. Department of Education from implementing parts of a student loan repayment…
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A Black family residing in Accokeek, Maryland, has taken legal action against their white neighbors, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination and harassment that violates their civil rights. Angela and Prince Floyd, represented by Justly Prudent, filed the lawsuit on Juneteenth. The lawsuit claims that since moving into the predominantly white community of Calvert Manor…
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, marking the end of his imprisonment in Britain and allowing his return to Australia, concluding a 14-year legal odyssey. Assange, 52, agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense…
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The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The issue has emerged as a big one in the past few years. While transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance in many respects, half the states have pushed back with…
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The family of Kilyn Lewis, a Black man killed by a SWAT officer while holding a cellphone, is urging for a murder trial against the officer. The demand follows the release of body cam footage that provided more insight into the shooting that took place on May 23. Lewis, 37, died after police arrived to…
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Tesla (TSLA.O) and opponents of Elon Musk’s compensation clashed on Friday over how to resolve the legal issues surrounding the CEO’s $56 billion pay package and the billions of dollars in potential legal fees generated by the case. Tesla, in a court filing, urged a Delaware judge to recognize the vote by Tesla shareholders in…
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services, including cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication, at no extra cost to patients. However, the court ruled against the government on a key legal issue, leaving the mandate’s future in doubt. A unanimous panel of the…
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