A group of passengers, including members of a girls flag football team returning from the Junior Olympics, is preparing to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sun Country Airlines, its parent company and a flight attendant over allegations of racially discriminatory treatment during an Aug. 3 flight from Minneapolis to Maryland. Sixteen plaintiffs, including…
The city of Fontana, California, has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Thomas Perez Jr., who was subjected to a grueling 17-hour interrogation by police that led to a false confession and a suicide attempt. The lawsuit highlights severe misconduct by law enforcement, including false accusations, threats, and…