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Kansas Supreme Court Judge Resigns from Teaching Job, Citing 'Closed and Stifling Culture'
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Citing its intolerant culture, State Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall is resigning from a part-time teaching gig at the University of Kansas law school. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Ex-Twitter Employees Threaten Arbitration Over Latent Severance
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Akiva Cohen, a lawyer representing Twitter staff fired by Elon Musk, is threatening legal action if the tech magnate does not confirm by Wednesday, Dec. 7 those terminated employees will receive their severance. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Robb Elementary School Survivors File $27B Suit
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The Uvalde Police Department, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s police department and Texas Department of Public Safety are facing a $27 billion lawsuit from the survivors of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. So reports NPR.
Read more...Woman Looking for Big Cheddar in Velveeta False Advertising Lawsuit
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Amanda Ramirez, of Florida, is suing the Kraft Heinz Foods Company after alleging the company’s Velveeta mac and cheese microwaveable meals take longer to make than advertised. So reports CNN.
Read more...Duke Joins List of Law Schools Backing Out of U.S. News and World Report Ranking
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The Duke University School of Law will join the law schools at Yale, Harvard, Columbia and others in bowing out of active participation in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Schools ranking. So reports The Chronicle.
Read more...Ohio Innocence Project Helps Secure $45M Verdict for Wrongfully Imprisoned Man
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Dean Gillispie, of Ohio, won $45 million after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for more than 20 years. So reports the USA Today.
Read more...Golden State Warriors Facing Class-action Suit in Wake of FTX Debacle
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Elliott Lam, a Canadian resident living in Hong Kong, is seeking a class-action suit against the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, among others, in the wake of losing $750,000 as a result of FTX’s bankruptcy filing. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...E. Jean Carroll Sues Trump Under New Adult Survivors Act
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E. Jean Carroll, a former columnist for Elle, is filing a second lawsuit against ex-President Donald Trump. So reports ABC News.
Read more...WNBA Star Brittney Griner Relocated, Whereabouts Unknown
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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, although the exact location of the facility remains unknown. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Twitter Turmoil Could Lead to Legal Repercussions from FTC: Source
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Twitter’s chief information security officer Lea Kissner, chief privacy officer Damien Kieran, and chief compliance officer Marianne Fogarty, have resigned amid questions about the direction of the company and its legal liabilities. So reports The Verge.
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