Mulgrew: Judge finds lawsuit sparked by ‘untouchable’ forest ministry inspector should proceed
B.C. Ministry of Forest officials illegally obtained search warrants and conducted an illicit criminal investigation into a log broker, putting taxpayers at risk of paying substantial civil damages.
After John Travolta lawsuit fizzles, questions about attorney remain
Tawdry allegations about John Travolta became a sensation after they appeared in a lawsuit. But the accusers soon withdrew the suit, leaving questions about their attorney and how the matter got so much publicity. The actor's attorney says the allegations are baseless. It was billed as a "shocking tell-all" and a "world exclusive," but the National Enquirer's March 26 cover story landed with a ...
Judge: Dismiss search lawsuit
A federal magistrate has recommended the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by two Muslim inmates that claims being strip-searched before female guards violated their civil and religious rights.
Burlisons appeal ruling in lawsuit over drug search at Central High
Springfield City Councilman Doug Burlison and his wife, Mellony, have appealed a federal court ruling that Springfield Public Schools and the Greene County Sheriff's Office didn't violate students' Fourth Amendment rights by using trained dogs to...
A Stop and Frisk Class Action Lawsuit Would Be Massive
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department can become a class action suit, possibly creating a class of potential victims in hundreds of thousands. According to The New York Times' Al Baker, U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said in her ruling that there is evidence that the NYPD had a "centralized policy" that tied officer ...
Settlement of lawsuit over New York taxi rider frisks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police officers at their daily roll call are now being told they may not systemically search taxi passengers for weapons, in a deal to settle a lawsuit over the city's controversial stop and frisk program. The lawsuit said the NYPD had extended its hotly contested stop-and-frisk practices to include regular passenger searches during inspections of taxis and livery ...
Justice dismisses lawsuit against Oswego County clerk
The lawsuit, brought by APS Information Services and Aaron P. Smith, dealt with how criminal record searches are done at the county clerk's office.
Civil rights lawsuit linked to police corruption claims
A Mexican man filed a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against the city of Tulsa on Tuesday, alleging that his civil rights were violated in a drug case in which he claims that police fabricated evidence and stole money from him.
Library search-filtering lawsuit ends without appeal
WENATCHEE — A federal lawsuit against NCW’s library system over its online filtering practices won’t be appealed to a higher court. Bradburn et al v. North Central Regional Library District, launched in 2006 under the auspices of the American Civil Liberties Union, ended April 10 with a U.S. District Court judge upholding the libraries’ right to filter some adult content on its public computers ...