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White Farmers Call Race-Based Loan Forgiveness Program Unconstitutional
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A group of farmers from Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and South Dakota are suing the government because they are not eligible to participate in a loan forgiveness program due to the fact that they are white. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Litigation Alleging Trump Told DoD to 'Screw Amazon' Can Proceed: Judge
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A lawsuit alleging former President Donald Trump steered a government defense contract toward Microsoft will be allowed to move forward after a federal judge rejected a dismissal. So reports The Verge.
Read more...Woman Sues After Contracting Ocular Herpes at Makeup Counter
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Tammeka Hill is suing MAC cosmetics after claiming she contracted ocular herpes from one of their counters at a Pennsylvania mall. So reports an Action News 6, an ABC affiliate.
Read more...Rocket Lawyer Gets $223M in Financing Fuel for International Expansion
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Rocket Lawyer, an online legal service provider, pulled in $223 million in new financing from a group of investors led by Vista Credit Partners. So reports Fortune.
Read more...Lawsuit Challenging Apple’s Digital Content Offerings Can Proceed: Federal Judge
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A federal judge will allow a class action lawsuit, which challenges the way Apple offers digital content, to proceed. So reports The Verge.
Read more...2020 Class Having Harder Time Finding Top Law Jobs: Data
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New data from the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar shows that graduates holding “long-term, full-time jobs that required or preferred bar passage” were lower for the class of 2020 when compared to 2019. So reports the ABA Journal.
Read more...Ex-Illinois Speaker Spent $7M in Legal Fees and Still Hasn’t Been Charged
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Embattled former Speaker of the Illinois House, Mike Madigan, has spent nearly $3 million in legal fees this year, and almost $6.8 million to date. So reports The Chicago Sun-Times.
Read more...Houston Tax Lawyer Charged with Aiding Billionaire’s Evasion for 15 Years
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Carlos Kepke, a Houston tax lawyer, was charged with helping billionaire Robert F. Smith hide approximately $225 million from the federal government. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...NFL Star's Attorney: Video Shows Assault Lawsuit Has It All Backwards
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Casey White, a lawyer representing NFL-star Aaron Donald, says video evidence refutes the claim that Donald assaulted De’Vincent Spriggs outside of a nightclub near Pittsburgh. So reports ESPN.
Read more...Olive Garden Parent Under Fire for Tipping Policy: Lawsuit
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One Fair Wage is suing Darden Restaurants after claiming the company’s tipping policy “encourages sexual harassment and racial discrimination against its waitstaff.” So reports CNBC.
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