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Kentucky Couple Awarded $100,000 in Lawsuit Against Former County Clerk for Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

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Ashland, Kentucky – A federal jury has awarded a Kentucky couple a sum of $100,000 after they sued former county clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis gained international attention in 2015 when she was briefly imprisoned for her refusal, citing her belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The jury, deliberating on Wednesday, awarded David Ermold and David Moore $50,000 each, while another couple, James Yates and Will Smith, received no damages. Davis, previously the Rowan County clerk, was held in contempt of … Read more

Widow of OC Lawyer Seeks Justice in Mysterious Death One Year Later

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Kimberly Williams Blair, widow of Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair, continues to seek justice a year after his mysterious death in Mexico. Initially, Kimberly and her family hired private investigators and commissioned an independent autopsy in an attempt to challenge the official report that Elliot died in a drunken fall from a hotel ledge in Rosarito. The family believed he was murdered just hours after being shaken down by Mexican police for money. However, after facing uncooperative law enforcement and hotel workers in Mexico, Kimberly has come to … Read more

Trump’s Targeted Attacks on Judiciary Dominate Social Media Amidst Legal Battles, Threatening Independence of Courts

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Washington, D.C. – Former President Donald Trump has faced intense scrutiny regarding his unprecedented attacks on the judicial system, according to an analysis of his social media platform. A review of over 14,000 posts on Truth Social from April 2022 to January 2024 revealed that Trump frequently uses the platform to target individuals and agencies involved in his ongoing legal cases. The analysis showed that Trump’s focus on his legal issues often surpassed his posts about his re-election campaign. In these posts, Trump presents himself as a victim of a Democratic conspiracy aimed at derailing … Read more

Passengers File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Boeing After Critical Failure on Alaska Airlines Flight

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Passengers on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 have decided to take legal action against Boeing after a door plug blew off the plane last week. A Seattle-based law firm filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the passengers, alleging that the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft experienced a critical failure during takeoff. The incident occurred on Friday, Jan. 5, and forced the flight to make an emergency return landing at Portland International Airport (PDX). Flight 1282 departed from PDX at around 4:30 p.m. The door plug blew out of the aircraft at approximately … Read more