Chicago Reaches $5.8m Settlement with African-American Water Department Employees
Attorneys for the 12 plaintiffs had said that Chicago’s Department of Water Management tolerated a culture of racially-motivated abuse, harassment, and discrimination.
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Sacramento County Superior Court Dismisses DA’s Homelessness Lawsuit Against California Capital
“The community has seen and felt the difference,” Sacramento County District Attorney Thein Ho said. “We intend to amend the complaint and proceed forward. We will not give up on the City of Sacramento.”
Transgender Arkansas Residents Sue Over New Driver’s License, Identification Rules
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union say that, in announcing a change that would remove the “X” gender designation from Arkansas driver’s licenses, the state failed to adhere to its own administrative rules.
Judge Declares Mistrial in Abu Ghraib Lawsuit
After deliberating for eight days, jurors announced that they had been unable to react a verdict due, in part, to disagreement over whether the U.S. Army or a private company controlled civilian “interrogation” contractors.
Daily Newspapers, Media Groups File More Copyright Claims Against Microsoft and OpenAI
Eight daily newspapers and their parent companies claim that OpenAI violated copyright protections by using media articles to train its AI language tools.
Former Nickelodeon Producer Says Docuseries Was “Hit Job” That Portrayed Him as Sexual Predator
A former Nickelodeon producer has filed a lawsuit against the creators of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” claiming that the docuseries falsely presented him as a sexual predator. According to NBC News, the four-part docuseries was first aired by Investigation Discovery in March, with a bonus episode released the following month.
Jewish Students Claim Northwestern University Tolerated Antisemitism from Pro-Palestine Protesters
The three students claim that Northwestern University failed to take immediate action after pro-Palestine protesters allegedly breached the school’s code of conduct by engaging in disruptive and hateful speech.
Lawsuit Asks Court to Give Software Developers, Consumers Right to Curate Social Media Feeds
The lawsuit cites a clause from Section 230 of the Communications Act in arguing that software developers should be permitted to release tools blocking elements of Facebook’s content curation algorithm.
Columbia Student Files Lawsuit Accusing University of Failing to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Palestine Protesters
In her complaint, the student claims that Columbia broadly failed to prevent a small set of “extremists” from using pro-Palestine protests as an opportunity to harass and intimidate Jewish students.
Federal Appeals Court Squashes Landmark “Climate Kids” Lawsuit
A panel of federal appellate judges ordered a lower court to dismiss a landmark climate change lawsuit.