Chief Judge Brian Jackson of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana , held Thursday that a police officer could not sue Black Lives Matter (BLM) for injuries sustained during a protest on July 9, 2016...
The state of Washington sued Purdue Pharma in King County Superior Court on Thursday alleging the pharmaceutical company is responsible for the opioid epidemic growth. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit , alleging Purdue and other...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Monday that human rights violations have significantly increased in Crimea since Russia began occupation over the territory in March 2014, with many violations committed by Russian...
The FBI released estimated crime statistics for 2016 on Monday, which revealed a 4.1 percent increase in violent crimes committed when compared to 2015. The report "is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest,...
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the city's $35 annual tax imposed on residents to fund art and music programs in public schools. The tax was voted on and passed in 2013 "'to restore...
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the use of cell-site simulators to detect cell phone location without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. Appellee Prince Jones filed the lawsuit after police used...
The Moscow Meshchansky court rejected a lawsuit Monday filed by a relative of Raoul Wallenberg, seeking to access uncensored documents concerning Wallenberg's death in Soviet captivity. Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who is said to have rescued...
Recent Ohio arrestee Timothy Davis filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court on Sunday alleging Columbus, Ohio, police used excessive force to detain him in a convenience store. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for...
The Iraqi parliament voted to oust Kirkuk governor Najm al-Din Karim on Thursday amid rising Kurdish tensions over a planned independence referendum . Following the council of Iraq's vote against the referendum petition Tuesday, parliament authorized...
Three former Google employees filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the company of wage discrimination against women. Plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease and Kelly Wisuri filed the complaint as a class action lawsuit in California Superior Court in San Fransisco....
