“Kids for Cash” Judges Ordered to Pay $200m in Restitution
The two disgraced Pennsylvania judges have been ordered to pay $200 million in restitution to children they “capriciously” ordered to for-profit juvenile detention centers.
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Lawsuit: Black Teenager “Traumatized” By Sight of Other Students Picking Cotton
The mother of the pseudonymous student filed a lawsuit after the Laurel Span School said that it could not remove the cotton plants within 24 hours, even though administrators agreed that an educator’s “real-life slavery” lesson was inappropriate and that the cotton plants should be removed.
Florida State Attorney Suspended for Being Too “Woke” Sues DeSantis
The lawsuit alleges that Gov. DeSantis suspended the Hillsborough County State Attorney for signing a pledge not to pursue criminal charges against the parents of transgender children.
Lawsuit Claims Mississippi Town’s Police Department “Terrorizes” Black Residents
The lawsuit claims that the Lexington Police Department has waged years-long campaign of terror against the small, predominately Black town.
Federal Judge: Sandy Hook Families Can Continue Defamation Suit Against Alex Jones
A jury is soon expected to determine Jones’s civil liability for spreading misinformation and baseless conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
Judge: Peloton Must Face Consumer Class Action
The class action claims that Peloton misled consumers about how many of its “on-demand” fitness classes it canceled after a copyright dispute.
Andrew Cuomo Sues New York, Demanding Taxpayers Cover His Sexual Harassment Defense
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has said that taxpayers shouldn’t be responsible for covering the costs of Cuomo allegedly sexually harassing women.
Bob Dylan’s Lawyers Demand Sanctions Against Attorneys Who Filed Sex Abuse Claim
Dylan’s attorneys have said the two lawyers behind the failed sex abuse lawsuit never had any intent to responsibly litigate the case.
Idaho to Pay $320,000 in Legal Fees Over Transgender Birth Certificate Law
Idaho had earlier passed a law that would have made it effectively impossible for transgender persons to change the gender listed on their birth certificate.
Lawsuit: Black Muslim Men Kicked Off Alaska Airlines Flight for Arabic Text Messages
The two men claim that another passenger “reported” them for sending Arabic-language text messages, prompting the airline to remove them for the flight and refer them to security screening.