It’s been 10 years in the making, but a family of East Lansing, Michigan, landlords finally have their day in court. The Hagan family, represented by attorneys from the Thomas More Society, filed a civil rights complaint against the city on March 16, in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan. The…

Two of the top Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to defend laws that place restrictions on abortion pills, a federal judge said in an order (pdf) on March 10. North Carolina law requires the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person after a 72-hour waiting period and…

Melody Jennings, the founder of Clean Elections USA, (CEUSA) is seeking people’s prayers. Jennings is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that she, her group, and ten other unnamed defendants, engaged in a conspiracy to commit voter intimidation in violation of federal law, an accusation she says is untrue. The plaintiffs in the case are the…

A Massachusetts school district allegedly held racially segregated events that specifically excluded white students, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a non-profit group representing three families. Non-profit group Parents Defending Education filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that Wellesley Public Schools violated the constitutional rights of their students, and also…