Entire Chicago Public School Board announces resignation
CHICAGO (CN) — All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education announced their resignation in a joint statement with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday, saying they would “transition” off the board...
View ArticleDeportation research nipped by FOIA
CHICAGO — Jacqueline Stevens, a Northwestern University political scientist who studies deportations and describes her research as analyzing “the contradictions of nativism and nationalism” in U.S....
View ArticleJudge declines to ground unionized flight attendants’ paid sick leave lawsuit...
DENVER (CN) — A Denver judge on Monday rejected Southwest Airlines’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by unionized flight attendants claiming it struck an illegal settlement with the Colorado...
View ArticleJudge advances FTC antitrust suit against Amazon
SEATTLE (CN) — Amazon’s attempt to dismiss an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states proved to be only partially successful, with a federal judge dismissing only a select...
View Article11th Circuit lifts injunction against Florida anti-rioting law
ATLANTA (CN) — A 11th Circuit panel Monday gave Florida the green light to enforce an amended law criminalizing rioting, ruling it does not target peaceful protest activity. “The Florida Supreme Court...
View ArticleWest Hollywood politician asks Ninth Circuit to toss conviction in...
PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — A longtime West Hollywood politician and Democratic donor asked a Ninth Circuit panel on Monday to throw out his conviction for causing the deaths of two Black men who died of...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects R. Kelly appeal of sex crimes conviction
(CN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear R.Kelly’s case on appeal from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, potentially bringing an end to the former R&B singer’s yearslong legal...
View ArticleCalifornia special Senate committee approves bill aimed at managing gas prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The California Senate’s Special Committee on Fuel Supply and Price Spikes approved a bill Monday that supporters say will keep gas prices under control. If passed, Assembly...
View ArticleFifth Circuit takes up claims of environmental discrimination in ‘Cancer Alley’
NEW ORLEANS (CN) — A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared reluctant to dismiss landmark environmental racism and justice claims from Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” Monday afternoon, despite state...
View ArticleSome of Portland protesters’ assault claims against feds will proceed
(CN) — While a federal judge in Oregon dismissed some claims brought by a group of Portland protesters who sued the federal government over the use of excessive force and unlawful detentions in 2020,...
View ArticleThreatened wildflowers
A rare wildflower called the Tecopa bird’s beak that grows in Nevada and California may require protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday. The...
View ArticleEx-UFC fighters cite financial, physical woes in support of $375 million...
(CN) — More than 50 former Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes are urging a federal judge to approve a $375 million settlement in their antitrust class action against the fight promotion, arguing...
View ArticleFormer Uber security head argues for new trial on obstruction of justice...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Uber’s former head of security Joseph Sullivan told a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday morning that his 2022 obstruction of justice conviction should be overturned because the jury...
View ArticleLimp Bizkit demands $200 million from Universal in contract feud
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Limp Bizkit, the alternative metal band that rose to fame in the late 1990s, sued Universal Music Group on Tuesday seeking to rescind their 2000 contract and claiming they are owned...
View ArticleMilitary board declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan but...
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty. A...
View ArticleAfter record hot summer, Arizona drought experts fear worsening conditions
PHOENIX (CN) — Now 30 years into a historic drought, the Grand Canyon State dragged itself through the hottest and driest monsoon season on record this year, which one expert called “hellish...
View ArticleAdvocates ask Ninth Circuit to reverse authorization of Nevada livestock...
(CN) — Conservation groups have reignited a challenge to an environmental assessment that allowed allowed government agencies to control predators threatening livestock, including coyotes and mountain...
View ArticleBiden announces $43 million for lead-free pipes, jobs in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (CN) — Wisconsin will receive $43 million in additional federal funding to replace lead pipes in the state as part of his administration’s Investing in America agenda, President Joe Biden...
View ArticleGym accessibility
LOS ANGELES — The Justice Department Tuesday announced it is suing LA Fitness, saying it discriminates against people with disabilities at its gyms and fitness clubs across the country. The department...
View ArticleInsecticide mitigation
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency approved new labels in California for the insecticide sulfoxaflor that include mitigations to protect threatened and endangered species and designated...
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