Category: lawsuit

Georgia AG Denounces DOJ Lawsuit Against Georgia Election Law as ‘Blatantly Political’

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr took aim at the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently announced lawsuit against the state’s election law, calling the move “constitutionally wrong” and politically motivated. In a Monday interview on Fox News, Carr objected to Friday’s decision by the DOJ to file a lawsuit against Georgia over the state’s recently passed Election Integrity…


Supreme Court Revives Excessive-Force Suit Over Missouri Man’s Police Custody Death

The Supreme Court on Monday vacated a lower court ruling in favor of police in an excessive force case, effectively reviving a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Missouri man who died after being restrained in a holding cell. In an unsigned summary decision (pdf) in the case of Lombardo v. City of St….


Judge Allows Part of Fulton County Election Lawsuit to Proceed, Plaintiff Claims ‘Victory’

A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed seven of nine claims in a Fulton County election lawsuit while allowing two to proceed that require the county to produce digital images of some 150,000 mail-in ballots that are at the center of plaintiffs’ allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. In an order (pdf), Henry County Superior…


Parents Sue LA School District Over COVID Mandates for Children

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is being sued by parents concerned about mask mandates and obligatory COVID-19 testing for the coming school year. The lawsuit, filed June 22 by Southern California law firm Tyler and Bursch LLP and Children’s Health Defense California, seeks to prohibit the LAUSD and county officials from imposing the COVID-19 related…


Kobe Bryant’s Widow to Settle Lawsuit Over Deadly Crash

LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims filed a settlement agreement notice Tuesday with a federal judge in Los Angeles but…


Judge Dismisses Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit by Staff of Houston Hospital

A federal judge in Texas on June 12 dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 Houston Methodist hospital employees who sought to block the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a four-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes wrote that firing the employees as a result of their refusal to take the COVID-19 shots would not amount…


Frequent Traveler Sues CDC, Biden for ‘Unconstitutional’ Mask Mandate on Public Transport

A Washington, D.C. man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Joe Biden, and several other agencies, challenging the mask mandate on transportation systems. Lucas Wall, who describes himself as a “frequent traveler,” argued in his lawsuit (pdf) that having to wear masks on transportation systems is…


Babylon Bee Lawyers Demand Retraction From New York Times Over ‘Misinformation’ Claim: CEO

The CEO of satirical news website Babylon Bee confirmed the company’s lawyers sent a demand letter to the New York Times in June demanding a retraction over what the Bee said was an allegedly defamatory hit-piece. “Yesterday our counsel sent a letter to @nytimes demanding a retraction. We took this action because their article was—and…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Lawsuit Claiming Military Draft Discriminates Against Men

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the requirement that only males can register for the military draft. The order (pdf) suggests that only men will still be required to register under the Selective Service System. A group called the National Coalition for Men, a men’s rights group, filed the challenge, arguing that…


McKinsey Hit With Fresh Opioid Lawsuit as NYC Sues Over ‘Worst Man-Made Epidemic in History’

New York City and nearly two dozen New York counties have filed a lawsuit against McKinsey & Company, accusing the consulting firm of turbocharging the opioid epidemic by helping devise strategies to boost sales of the addictive painkillers. The lawsuit against McKinsey was filed in Suffolk County’s state Supreme Court on Tuesday, with the plaintiffs…