Cheryl Williams, an African-American woman, claims that she was subjected to constant harassment at the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (the “Commission”) by her supervisors, Joseph Retort and Adam Stalczynski. As a result of this treatment, she alleges she faced
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a hostile work environment and was ultimately constructively discharged from her position as a Human Relations Represe

Real parties in interest, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) of the
City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) of the
County of Los Angeles (collectively, real parties) employ automated license plate
reader (ALPR) technology in order to locate vehicles linked to crimes under
investigation. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern

Gabriel Cortez sued his former employer Doty Bros.
Equipment Company for Labor Code and wage and hour
violations on behalf of himself and a putative class of employees
and former employees. Cortez’s complaint included a related
representative claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys
General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.). On
September 19, 2014 the superi

Washington, DC - Court Rules that the 1866 treaty preempted the Cherokee constitution and the tribe’s absolute right to determine its membership and held that the Cherokee freedmen have the same rights to tribal citizenship as “native Cherokees” under an 1866 treaty.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree issued the following statement in the ruling of Cherokee N

1.
A party who does not raise an issue in a petition seeking review of a Kansas Court
of Appeals decision fails to preserve the issue for review by the Kansas Supreme Court.
2.
On appeal from a decision regarding a motion for judgment as a matter of law
under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 60-260(a), an appellate court applies the same standard as did
the district court

Appellant Barbara Jean Susaraba appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee John Royal Bates. Susaraba challenges the trial court’s order through two issues. We will reverse the court’s judgment.
Background
In 2007, Susaraba loaned money to her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and appellee John Royal Bates, to help them start a business. The Bates signed

Tommy Ernest Swate, M.D., appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the final
order issued by appellee, Texas Medical Board2 (the Board), revoking his license to practice
medicine in Texas. The Board revoked Dr. Swate’s license after determining that he violated the
Texas Medical Practice Act, see Tex. Occ. Code §§ 151.001-169.005 (the Act) and certain Board
rules, see 22 Tex

William E. Major smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, on
average, from 1961 to 1989. He was diagnosed with lung cancer
in 1997, and died a year later. His wife, plaintiff Tajie Major,
brought suit against several manufacturers of cigarettes Major
had smoked, as well as manufacturers of asbestos to which he
had been exposed, alleging that Major’s smoking and his asbestos
ex

Tampa, FL - Florida Men Sentenced for Assault and Cross Burning Aimed at Intimidating an Interracial Couple Living Next Door

Thomas Herris Sigler, III, 46, and William A. Dennis, 56, were sentenced to serve 33 and 21 months incarceration, respectively. Sigler and Dennis both pled guilty to civil rights violations for their roles in attacking and intimidating an interracial couple in Port

We granted rehearing en banc to review the constitutionality of a municipal
ordinance prohibiting the sale of sexual devices in light of several recent Supreme
Court decisions which, it was argued, call into question the continued vitality of
this Court’s decision in Williams v. Attorney General (Williams IV), 378 F.3d
1232 (11th Cir. 2004). After we agreed to take the case en ba

This appeal requires us to decide whether a consumer reporting agency
adopted an objectively unreasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., when it stated on a consumer’s credit report that she
was an authorized user of her parents’ credit card account. Kathleen Pedro’s
parents listed her as an authorized user on their credit c

T.D. sued Kelcey Patton under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating his right to
substantive due process. He relies on a “danger-creation theory,� which provides that
“state officials can be liable for the acts of third parties where those officials created the
danger that caused the harm.� Currier v. Doran, 242 F.3d 905, 917 (10th Cir. 2001)
(quotations omitted).1

Rachel H.’s parents brought suit on her behalf against the
Hawaii Department of Education, alleging she was denied a
free appropriate public education under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This alleged denial did
not stem from any substantive failure to include any
particular special education service in her individualized
education program. Rather,

Concord, NH - 18-Month Prison Sentence for Man who Illegally Bought and Smuggled Guns for Members of the Indonesian Secret Service

Audi N. Sumilat, 37, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme to illegally buy guns that were then smuggled to Indonesia by members of the security detail of the Indonesian President and the Vice President -

Here we consider the interplay of two constitutional provisions. First,
sections 8 and 11 of article II of the state Constitution contain the people’s
initiative power, which we have described as “ ‘one of the most precious rights of
our democratic process.’ ” (Associated Home Builders etc., Inc. v. City of
Livermore (1976) 18 Cal.3d 582, 591 (Associated Home Builders); Cal. Const.

This appeal arises from a contract dispute between Lynn Becker and the Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.1 Our concern, however, is not the
merits of the dispute but jurisdiction. Mr. Becker, who is not an Indian, pursued his
claim against the Tribe in Utah state court. The Tribe responded by filing suit in the
United States District Court for the District of Uta

¶1 Defendant, Danette Mackey, appeals the order and judgment of the District Court of Okmulgee County, entered on June 30, 2015, granting Plaintiff, Okmulgee County Family Resources Center, Inc. (OCFRC), default judgment and damages, together with attorney fees and costs, as a discovery sanction. On review,1 we hold that the district court abused its discretion by (1) granting a default judgment o

Plaintiff Richard Watkins has
sued Trans Union for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The merits of his claims are not the subject of this appeal. The
issue here is whether attorney John Cento should be disqualified
from representing Watkins. That is because over ten
years ago Cento earned a living defending Trans Union in
hundreds of lawsuits alleging Fair Credit Rep

Defendant‐Appellant
Enkhchimeg Ulziibayar Edwards goes by the nickname Eni
Edwards. She was charged with two counts of witness tampering
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3) (Counts I and II)
and two counts of making false statements on an official questionnaire
for federal employment in violation of 18 U.S.C.
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§ 1001(a)(2) (Counts III and IV)

Joseph L. Reed sued his former
employer, Freedom Mortgage Company, under the Illinois
Human Rights Act, alleging race-based discrimination. After
concluding that Reed lacked evidence of racial bias, the district
court granted summary judgment in favor of Freedom Mortgage.
Reed challenges the court’s decisions on evidentiary
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matters as well as the court’s u

In January 2013 an Australian teen-ager measured his Subway Footlong sandwich and discov-ered that it was only 11 inches long. He photographed the sandwich alongside a tape measure and posted the photo on his Facebook page. It went viral. Class-action litigation soon followed. Plaintiffs’ lawyers across the United States sued
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Subway for damages and injunctive relief under sta

Plaintiff and appellant Linda Rubenstein appeals from a
judgment entered after the trial court sustained the demurrer of
defendant and respondent The Gap, Inc. (Gap) without leave to
amend. The trial court found that Rubenstein could not state
claims under our state’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL),
Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq.; False
Advertising Law (F

Detroit, MI - Volkswagen Engineer Sentenced for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests

James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen engineer, was sentenced on August 25, 2017 to 40 months in federal prison for his role in a nearly 10-year conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and U.S. Volkswagen customers by implementing software specifically designed to cheat U.S. emissions tests in hu

New York, NY - Former Minister Of Mines For The Republic Of Guinea Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Receiving And Laundering $8.5 Million In Bribes From Chinese Companies

MAHMOUD THIAM was sentenced on August 25, 2017 in Manhattan federal court to seven years in prison by U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, for his scheme to launder $8.5 million in bribes that THIAM received from senio

The Orange County Water District (District) was created by the California
Legislature to protect and manage groundwater supplies within its territory, which covers
most of Orange County, California. The District and other regulatory agencies have long
been aware of localized groundwater contamination caused by hazardous substance
releases at various sites in the so-called "South Ba