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The Flint Water Response Team supplies bottled water to Flint residents.

Flint Water Suit Settled, Still Bad

Dawn Allen - April 4, 2017

The Flint water crisis, precipitated by the Republican state government’s penny wise and pound foolish money “saving” strategy, has left behind years of damage not just to the city’s lead pipes, but to the lives of its residents. Now that a lawsuit brought by several organizations including the ACLU of Michigan, Concerned Pastors for Social Action, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as well as Flint resident Melissa Mays, has been settled, there may be some progress towards making Flint whole again.

Picture of a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.

Texas Roadhouse Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - April 3, 2017

Texas Roadhouse, a restaurant chain based out of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle an age discrimination lawsuit that was filed way back in 2011. The lawsuit itself was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming the chain “violated federal laws by refusing to hire people age 40 and older for front-of-the-house jobs like hosts, bartenders, and servers.”

Image of Brown and Tichaona and a news conference

Fox News Under Fire for Racial Discrimination

Brianna Smith - April 2, 2017

Fox News is under fire amid allegations that the network “failed to address racial discrimination against two black women who work for the company.” Just last Tuesday, Tichaona Brown and Tabrese Wright sued the network, claiming they and “other dark-skinned employees suffered years-long racial animus from Judith Slater, a former senior vice president and company controller.”

Trump University Settlement Is Finally Approved

Brianna Smith - April 2, 2017

After lengthy litigation, the dispute surrounding Trump University is finally over. On Friday, a federal judge finally approved a “$25 million settlement deal between President Trump and students” who paid for and attended real estate seminars at Trump University. Though the deal was originally agreed upon back in November, it had to undergo approval by U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Fortunately for former students, the settlement calls for President Trump to “reimburse the students who say they were defrauded.”

Ron Oneal Morris at a plea deal back in 2013.

“Toxic Tush Doctor” Sentenced To 10 Years After Butt Enhancement Death

Brianna Smith - March 31, 2017

A Florida woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a bizarre case involving botched cosmetic butt injections, tire sealant, rubber cement and superglue. Wondering how all of those things go together? Well, apparently Oneal Ron Morris, recently dubbed the “Toxic Tush Doctor,” actually used a mixture of tire sealant, rubber cement, and superglue during a cosmetic butt procedure that ultimately lead to the death of 31-year-old Shatarka Nuby. In fact, according to investigators, “a witness to the procedure claimed to have seen Morris superglue cotton balls to Nuby’s injection sites.”

A nighttime view of downtown Seattle with its high-raise buildings partially obscured by fog

Seattle Sues Over Trump Order to Defund ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Ryan J. Farrick - March 31, 2017

Seattle launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, deriding the President’s executive order to defund ‘sanctuary cities’ as a form of unconstitutional federal coercion. The mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, told reporters the Constitution of the United States forbids Washington from putting pressure on cities. “They cannot punish cities, and they cannot force

An Exxon Mobil petrol station with clouds lit by a sunset in background

Texas Judge Shifts Exxon Mobil Lawsuit to New York

Ryan J. Farrick - March 31, 2017

A federal judge in Texas ordered a lawsuit being pursued by oil giant Exxon Mobil to a Manhattan court, saying New York would be a more appropriate venue for the dispute. Exxon Mobil had been suing the Attorneys General of the states of New York and Massachusetts over allegations that the company had misled investors

Judge rules in unique case male can change to agender as well as change name to Patch

Agender and Name Change Application Is Approved

Sara E. Teller - March 31, 2017

Judge approved an application by Patrick Abbatiello, asking to change his sex from “male” to “agender” as well as his name to Patch.

Seated in the White House and surrounded by smiling aides and advisers, President Trump holds up a signed executive order.

Federal Judge Puts an Indefinite Hold on Revised Travel Ban

Ryan J. Farrick - March 30, 2017

A federal judge in Hawaii granted the state’s request to continue a freeze on Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson played a critical role two weeks ago in halting the executive order from taking effect. Citing the President’s own words, Watson cast doubt on the claim that the order was intended

French rescue workers sift through the remains of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps.

Judge Scraps Germanwings Lawsuit Two Years After Crash

Ryan J. Farrick - March 30, 2017

Nearly two years after a passenger plane deliberately crashed into the French Alps, killing all aboard, a U.S. District Judge has scrapped a lawsuit against the Arizona flight school which trained Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz. Owned and operated by Lufthansa, the flight school was described by the plaintiffs’ lawyers as the “gatekeeper” for the commercial

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