Republicans Angered By Supreme Court “Betrayals” on DACA, Gay Rights
Some Republicans, like President Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, appear to have forgotten that the judiciary is an independent branch of government.
Verdicts & Settlements
Florida Gov. DeSantis Approves $6m Settlement for Dontrell Stephens
Stephens, who was unarmed and had been riding his bicycle in a West Palm Beach neighborhood, was shot within 7 seconds of a deputy pulling up behind him.
EEOC, Jet Propolsion Laboratory Agree Age Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement for $10M
NASA’s Jet Propolsion Laboratory recently agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $10 million.
Judge: Michigan Gov. Whitmer Cannot Enforce Employer Punishments in Coronavirus Orders
The companies suing Gov. Whitmer claimed her office had exceeded its authority.
Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Stop Law-breaking Owosso Barber
Owosso barber Karl Manke began defying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order in early May, despite court orders to cease operations.
Lloyd Bell Secures $1.2M Verdict in Premises Liability Case
ACP Peachtree Center and Spring Street Restaurant Group held accountable for injuring customer at Metro Café Diner.
The Cancerous Dangers of Monsanto’s RoundUp
When California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) tried to add glyphosate to the state’s list of known carcinogens, Monsanto tried to stop the governmental agency by suing it.
Supreme Court Won’t Block Order to Release Federal Prisoners in Ohio
A district judge had ordered that prisoners at elevated risk of dying from coronavirus be transferred to home confinement.
False Imprisonment or Deprivation of Liberty? One UK Case Decided
The Court upheld what other courts had previously decided: that it is possible for there to be imprisonment at common law without a deprivation of liberty under Article 5 of the ECHR.
Supreme Court Says Sudan Must Pay Punitive Damages in Embassy Attack Lawsuits
Sudan has been sued over both the embassy attacks and the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen in October 2000.