For Three Years Inmate with Lymphoma was Treated for Psoriasis
For Three Years Inmate with Lymphoma was Treated for Psoriasis
Civil Rights
State Department Discards Passport Applications for Hispanic Americans
The State Department is refusing thousands of passport applications from people born along the border, accusing Hispanic applicants of citizenship fraud. Texas legislators say the government’s policy is a systematic problem, demonstrative of bias against the United States’ large Hispanic minority. Antipathy toward individuals of Mexican, Central and South American backgrounds has featured prominently throughout
Facebook Removes Advertising Attributes, Claims Unrelated to Discrimination Accusations
Facebook Removes Advertising Attributes, Claims Unrelated to Discrimination Accusations
Massachusetts Murderer Sues Prison Commissioner Over Sex Change Surgery
A Massachusetts murderer is suing the state prison commissioner to receive a facility change along with sexual reassignment surgery. Boston’s local CBS network says Michelle Kosilek filed the suit against Correction Commissioner Thomas Turco in federal court last week. The motion demands that Kosilek be immediately transferred from a men’s prison in Norfolk, MA, to
Survivors of Jacksonville, FL Shooting to Launch Negligence Lawsuit
Several survivors of Sunday’s deadly shooting spree in Jacksonville, Florida are launching a probable negligence lawsuit against the venue which hosted a virtual sports event. The gunman who opened fire inside of an ‘e-sports’ bar at Jacksonville Landing mall injured 11 people and killed two others. Attorney Matt Morgan, of Morgan & Morgan, told reporters
Convicted Murderer Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas Awarded Quarter-Million in Brutality Suit
Illinois inmate and convicted murder Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas was awarded close to a quarter-million dollars in an excessive force lawsuit against prison guards. The St.-Louis Post Dispatch reports that last week’s verdict included $1,000 in compensatory damages for Nicholas and $251,000 in punitive damages against prison employees. Jose-Nicholas, writes the Dispatch, says he was brutalized partway
American Muslim Woman Sues U.S. Customs Over Confiscated iPhone
An American Muslim is suing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, alleging officials took her iPhone and copied its data without good cause. Rejhane Lazoja, 39, says she was stopped at Newark Liberty International in February. Accompanied by her 6-year old daughter, Lazoja was returned home to the United States from Switzerland. The suit, filed on
Nebraska Man on Death Row Given Controversial Lethal Injection Protocol
Nebraska Man on Death Row Given Controversial Lethal Injection Protocol
North Korean Construction Workers Taking Meth to Speed up Work
North Korean Construction Workers Taking Meth to Speed up Work
Native American Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Hundreds of Millions from Post-Settlement Fund
Eight years after a groundbreaking civil rights case, $266 million has been allotted for the betterment of Native American farmers and ranchers. The class action leading settled for a total of $680 million, according to The Washington Post. But much of the award when unused—far fewer people filed claims than expected, leaving the remaining amount