Texas Principals Face Criminal Charges for Using School Emails to Influence Elections

Denton, Texas – Two principals in the Denton Independent School District are facing criminal charges after allegedly violating state election laws. Lindsey Lujan, principal of Alexander Elementary School, and Jesus Lujan, principal of Borman Elementary, have been accused of using their school email accounts to urge staff to vote for candidates who oppose school choice. According to court documents, the two administrators sent emails in February encouraging staff to support candidates in the March Republican primary election who oppose Governor Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan. The emails were leaked and prompted Texas Republican Attorney General … Read more

High School Attack Raises Questions About Security System’s Effectiveness

WALTHAM, Mass. – A company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is facing legal action over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws. Evolv Technologies, the company responsible for implementing security systems at prominent venues, including Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium, is being sued for failing to detect certain weapons. The lawsuit claims that knives were not detected by Evolv’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, leading to a potential breach in security. According to the lawsuit, a student managed to bring a large knife into a high school in Utica, New York, despite passing through the Evolv security system. … Read more

Notre Dame Law School Alumna Joins Exoneration Justice Clinic as Legal Fellow

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has announced the hiring of Mary-Kathryn (“Katie”) Takeuchi as a legal fellow. Takeuchi, an alumna of the law school, will be instrumental in the clinic’s selection process for new cases, overseeing the work of students, and providing assistance on active cases. Takeuchi returns to Notre Dame after a successful stint as an associate attorney at Heise Suarez Melville, PA, in Coral Gables, Florida. Notably, she represented a client in a wrongful-death jury trial involving police misconduct, which resulted in a $3 million verdict against … Read more

Missouri Teen Recovers from Traumatic Brain Injury After Viral High School Fight, Faces Speech and Mobility Challenges

St. Louis, Missouri – A teenage girl who suffered a serious brain injury in a violent altercation outside a St. Louis high school is now recovering enough to leave the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to her family’s lawyer. Kaylee Gain, a 16-year-old student at Hazelwood East High School, has been hospitalized since March 8 when she was thrown to the ground and had her head repeatedly hit against the concrete by another student. The disturbing incident, which was recorded and widely shared on social media, left Gain with a fractured skull resulting in brain … Read more