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New York City Files $708 Million Lawsuit Against Bus Companies Over Texas Migrant Transport

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New York City has filed a lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies, seeking $708 million in damages. The companies are accused of bringing migrants from Texas as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s border plan without paying for their care. Mayor Eric Adams claimed that the influx of migrants has overwhelmed the city’s social services system. The lawsuit comes after Adams signed an executive order restricting where and when buses carrying migrants can drop off passengers in the city. Abbott began sending migrants by bus to several Democratic-run cities, including New York City, in … Read more

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Damages for Defaming Georgia Election Workers

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Washington, D.C. – A federal jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who filed a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani. The workers, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, were subjected to racist threats and harassment after Giuliani spread lies about them in 2020. During the trial, Moss and Freeman tearfully recounted the emotional toll they endured as they became targets of a false conspiracy theory. Giuliani and other Republicans pushed the baseless claims in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As the … Read more

Texas Governor Abbott Reacts Strongly to New York City’s Legal Action Against Migrant Transportation Providers

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New York City has filed a lawsuit against bus companies that transport migrants and Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has responded to this legal action. The lawsuit alleges that these bus companies are violating the city’s human trafficking laws. Governor Abbott has defended the bus companies, stating that they are not engaging in illegal activities. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court, accuses the bus companies of aiding and abetting human trafficking by transporting migrants who have crossed the border into the United States. According to the complaint, these bus companies “directly or indirectly … Read more

Mother Awarded $9.25 Million After Son Dies in Altercation with Correction Officers at New York Prison

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ALBANY, N.Y. – A federal jury awarded $9.25 million to the mother of Terry L. Cooper, a prisoner who died during a confrontation with correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility in 2016. The verdict came just hours after the jury began deliberating Tracy Yvonne Cooper’s claim that the guards used excessive force in her son’s death. The incident occurred when Cooper, a 25-year-old inmate, set off a metal detector while on his way to the prison gym. Two officers, Patrick M. Clancy and Kolby M. Duffina, discovered explicit photos in an address book found in … Read more