Elaine McAlister, a 31-year-old Black nurse and mother, is suing Kansas City Airport police after she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for four days in a case of mistaken identity. The lawsuit, filed on January 31 in Platte County, Missouri, accuses officers Kyle Greenwalt and Matthew Zils of false arrest, racial discrimination, and harassment. The…
The city of Baltimore and three civil rights organizations have, in a bold legal move, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn two recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration aimed at ending federal diversity programs. Filed Monday, February 3, 2025, the lawsuit targets the orders as unconstitutional, arguing that they violate core constitutional…
University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax filed a lawsuit against the institution on Thursday, accusing it of racial discrimination. The lawsuit, submitted in federal court in Philadelphia, claims that Penn disciplines white faculty more harshly under its free speech policy while overlooking similar conduct by minority faculty members. Claims of Unequal Treatment and Tenure…
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from religious parents seeking to exempt their children from classes featuring LGBT storybooks in a Maryland public school district. This case marks another significant intersection between religious freedoms and LGBT rights brought before the justices. Parents Challenge School’s Policy Parents from Montgomery County Public…
A California judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the online search market. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin, based in San Francisco, ruled on Thursday that consumers can continue pursuing claims that Google’s business practices stifled the development of high-quality rival search engines. Allegations Against Google and Apple The lawsuit, filed in…
Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas Continue Legal Battle Against FDA On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas can continue their lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. The lawsuit, originally initiated by anti-abortion groups and doctors,…
Giuliani Agrees to Stop Defaming Freeman and Moss Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, agreed on Thursday to cease defaming two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea Moss. Giuliani previously accused them of helping to steal the 2020 election. This settlement allows him to retain…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that employers need only prove by a “preponderance of the evidence” that workers are exempt from overtime pay and other protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, overturns a higher standard set by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Unique Legal Doctrine in California Benefits Victims Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, potentially the most expensive in U.S. history, are leveraging a unique California legal doctrine to seek compensation from Southern California Edison (SCE). This doctrine, known as “inverse condemnation,” allows victims to claim damages from the utility company even if it followed all…