Lawsuit

Federal Judge Grants Gaetz and Greene Permission to Proceed with Lawsuit Against California Cities, Rejects Blame on Liberal Groups

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Riverside and Anaheim, two cities in California, are facing a lawsuit from the ultraconservative Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over the cancellation of their political rallies. However, a federal judge allowed the suit to proceed against the cities but dismissed the legal action against liberal organizations that the lawmakers blamed for the cancellations. The judge criticized Gaetz and Greene for suing the groups, calling their allegations a “conspiracy theory” based on speculation. The lawsuit filed by Gaetz and Greene targeted both cities as well as organizations like the League of Women … Read more

Judge Rejects Lawsuit Against Soccer Franchise’s Home at Franklin Park’s White Stadium

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Boston, Massachusetts – A judge in Boston has rejected a legal bid by an environmental nonprofit organization to prevent the city’s incoming National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise from using Franklin Park’s White Stadium as its new home. The Emerald Necklace Conservatory, along with twenty individuals, filed a lawsuit last month against the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Unity Soccer Partners LLC, and others, claiming that the proposed use of White Stadium constituted the privatization of public parkland. In September 2023, it was announced that a new NWSL expansion team would be coming to Boston, … Read more

Lawsuit Alleges Chicago Mayor’s Administration Withholding Public Records on Migrant Crisis, Impacting Public Trust

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Chicago, Illinois – NBC 5 Investigates has filed a lawsuit against the administration of Mayor Brandon Johnson, accusing the City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications of withholding public records related to the migrant crisis. The news organization has been reporting on the conditions inside migrant shelters and environmental concerns at proposed migrant base camps, as well as tracking the public funds spent on the crisis. In an effort to obtain more information, NBC 5 Investigates submitted several public records requests regarding the city’s operational response, strategy, and conditions within migrant shelters. These … Read more

Prince Harry Takes Aim at Rupert Murdoch and His Media Empire in Ongoing Lawsuit

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LONDON – Prince Harry, along with other prominent figures such as actor Hugh Grant and director Guy Ritchie, is seeking to amend their ongoing lawsuit against media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers. The prince has long maintained that Murdoch and his senior executives were aware of the unlawful practices conducted by his British tabloids, a scandal that rocked the media empire over a decade ago. Harry’s lawyers are now alleging that Murdoch personally knew about the privacy-invading practices of his reporters much earlier than he had previously admitted. The lawsuit seeks to broaden its … Read more