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Woman Charged for Playing Topless Frisbee Gets $50k Settlement
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Effie Krokos of Colorado was awarded a $50,000 settlement after being charged with "indecent exposure" as she was cited for playing Frisbee topless. So reports the Mercury News.
Read more...UNT Attorney Steps Down After Using 'N-word' During Panel Discussion
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University of North Texas Assistant General Counsel Caitlin Sewell will step down after using the n-word during a panel discussion about hatred on campus. So reports a Fox 5 Washington DC.
Read more...Orangutan Who Was Ruled a 'Non-human Person' Retires to Florida
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Sandra, an orangutan granted legal personhood in a 2015 ruling, has moved to Florida and will retire to the Center for Great Apes. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...U.S. Women's Soccer Scores Goal in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
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A federal judge ruled members of the women's national soccer team will be allowed to move forward with a gender discrimination lawsuit as a class. So reports CNN.
Read more...Trump to Pay $2M in Settlement for Misusing Charity Funds
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President Donald Trump will pay $2 million in damages to nonprofit groups after settling allegations he used charity funds for political and personal reasons. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Facebook in Legal Hot Water for Alleged Age, Gender Discrimination
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Facebook is looking at a possible a class action lawsuit for allegedly denying individuals financial services based on gender and age. So reports CNN.
Read more...Baltimore Reaches $8M Settlement with Police Trainee Shot in Head
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The city of Baltimore’s spending panel signed off on an $8 million settlement for a police trainee said to have suffered brain damage and "other serious injuries "when he was accidentally shot in the head during an exercise in 2013." So reports The Baltimore Sun.
Read more...Johnny Depp, Lawyer Settle in Possible Far-reaching Dealmaking Case
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Jake Bloom and Johnny Depp settled a 2017 lawsuit in which Depp sued the founder of the now debunked Bloom Hergott law firm. So reports Forbes.
Read more...Mueller Conspiracy Theory Lawsuit Tossed
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A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi who alleged once special counsel Robert Mueller coerced him to testify for his role coordinating a publication of stolen Democratic emails. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Sexual Orientation at Heart of St. Louis Police Lawsuit
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The St. Louis County executive took issue with legal staff arguing that Sgt. Keith Wildhaber’s case should be tossed since it's legal to "discriminate" against gays in the state. So reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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