Legal

CALIFORNIA - Students and parents filed a class-action lawsuit against several colleges following a massive admissions bribery scandal revealed Tuesday. The lawsuit argues applicants did not have a fair chance in the…

NEW YORK - Todd McMurtry, attorney for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann, said major media outlets have yet to apologize for besmirching his client’s name in the public sphere. “First off, we think that people…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZHMeur1nA8 NEW YORK - Many lawsuits related to the opioid crisis have focused on Purdue Pharma, but an Oklahoma suit against several drugmakers will paint Johnson & Johnson as an opioid “kingpin,”…

NEW YORK - The lawyer for Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann will likely sue CNN next, and the stakes could be higher than their suit against The Washington Post. L. Lin Wood is representing Sandmann in another…

NEW YORK - Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump Organization, alleging that the real estate firm breached a contract to pay legal expenses that the former Trump fixer accrued during congressional and federal…

WASHINGTON - Department of Defense officials are warning the Trump administration to stop targeting telecommunications giant Qualcomm or risk placing the U.S. behind the eight ball on fifth generation cellular development. …

WASHINGTON - OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma is reportedly weighing a bankruptcy filing after most of its profits ended up in the pockets of the Sacklers, the multibillion-dollar family who control the company, according to…

NEW YORK - Purdue Pharma is moving towards filing bankruptcy — a move that could help it manage liability — as it faces a mountain of opioid crisis-related lawsuits, according to a report Monday. Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of…

Ann E. Carlson, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment speaking at the UCLA School of Law in September, 2016. Photo credit: UCLA School of Law, YouTube. …

NEW MEXICO - A woman sued Planned Parenthood after she said she traveled over 700 miles to abort her six-week-old baby and the procedure failed, according to the Albuquerque Journal. Bianca Coons drove from Idaho to Planned…

TUCSON - The Center for Biological Diversity is reporting an enormous amount of lawsuits leveled against President Donald Trump since he first entered office. The Tuscon-based environmental organization has filed a total…

CALIFORNIA - California and a coalition of left-leaning states are expected to file a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration as soon as Monday. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra told ABC…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump expects court challenges over declaring a national emergency to secure border wall funding, but pointed out it rarely happens and believes he should not be sued, according to a Friday press…

MASSACHUSETTS - Harvard University announced Friday that it would move to dismiss complaints about a rule that punishes students in single-gender clubs from holding leadership positions on sports teams and campus groups. The…

PENNSYLVANIA - Cumberland County High School students filed a lawsuit against their Pennsylvania school district over what they call an unconstitutional ban on distributing the Bible on campus. The students, leaders of…

A Noose was found hanging in the bathroom of the Toledo, Ohio General Motors plan as well as racial slurs on the walls, according to CNN. OHIO - Nooses, racial slurs and “White’s Only” signs added to a hostile work environment in a…