Hartford, Connecticut, officials say they cannot find a 30-year-old insurance policy that could play a key role in any damages or settlement the city would have to pay in a lawsuit filed by a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for ...
Read More »Harassment claims target 4 Missouri lawmakers
The Missouri House has dealt with six formal sexual harassment complaints over the past two years, including four that involved lawmakers and that cost more than $22,000 in external legal fees to investigate, according to records obtained by The Associated ...
Read More »Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions
Republicans who control a majority of the nation’s statehouses are considering a wide range of abortion legislation that could test the government’s legal ability to restrict a woman’s right to terminate pregnancy. The Mississippi House passed a bill Friday that ...
Read More »Justice Dept backs archdiocese in Christmas transit ad fight
The Justice Department on Tuesday threw its support behind the Archdiocese of Washington in a court fight to have its Christmas fundraising ads displayed on D.C. buses. The archdiocese sued Metro in November, arguing the transit agency’s refusal to sell ...
Read More »New York Times fires lawyer who worked with Weinstein
The New York Times on Tuesday fired lawyer David Boies’ firm after learning it tried to halt the newspaper’s investigation into sexual harassment charges against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein while also representing the newspaper on other matters. Boies has disputed ...
Read More »Witness: Suspect gathered co-workers, then started shooting
A witness to the deadly rampage inside a Maryland granite company said the suspect, Radee Prince, had gathered a small group of his co-workers together by saying “come with me, I want to say something to everybody.” Without another word, ...
Read More »Judge weighs regulating St. Louis police during protests
Protesters asking a federal judge to regulate St. Louis police conduct have described being beaten and pepper-sprayed during recent demonstrations, but police defended their efforts to disperse sometimes unruly crowds. At issue is a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties ...
Read More »Lawsuit: Prison did nothing as fungus ruined inmate’s brain
An inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility died in April after a brain fungus gave him a form of meningitis that left him weak and so disoriented that he drank his own urine while prison health care staff ignored his ...
Read More »Prominent chefs oppose baker in major gay rights case
Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. The food makers say that once they open their doors for business, they don’t ...
Read More »Report says discipline more likely for black students
Black students and students with disabilities are far more likely than whites to face school discipline, including corporal punishment, suspension and expulsion, according to a report released Thursday by the ACLU of Missouri. The report “From School to Prison: Missouri’s ...
Read More »Presiding judge gives update on courthouse security
16th Circuit officials heard an update Friday on talks to increase security measures for attorneys at Jackson County courthouses. At the court en banc meeting, Presiding Judge John Torrence said discussion at a September 8 meeting between the Jackson County ...
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