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Coalition of States Back Student Suing Over Florida Bathroom Law
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A 20-state coalition is backing a transgendered student in Florida suing over discrimination. So reports The Hill.
Read more...'Spotlight' Lawyer Brings $300M Suit Against Buffalo Diocese
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Mitchell Garabedian, a well-known Boston attorney whose work was explored in the award-winning film “Spotlight,” is suing the Buffalo Diocese for $300 million. So reports an WKBW Buffalo.
Read more...Lawmakers Set Sights on Eyeball Tattoo Ban
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Washington state lawmakers are considering a new law to ban scleral tattoos, citing potential ocular damage caused from the practice. So reports the Fox News.
Read more...Driver: Police Mistook a Hash Brown for a Cell Phone
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Jason Stiber, of Connecticut, is fighting a traffic ticket he received after allegedly driving while distracted. Stiber claims he was wrongfully accused after police mistakenly thought his hash brown was a cell phone. So reports NBC News.
Read more...AT&T, Time Warner Merger Approved As Gov’t Fails to 'Meet Its Burden'
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AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner cleared the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington. So reports ABC News.
Read more...Ponzi Scheme Victims Could See 90 Cents on the Dollar in Settlement
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Investors tricked by the dead Charlotte businessman Rick Siskey’s Ponzi scheme are expecting to recover a substantial portion of their investments back after a settlement was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission and a bankruptcy judge. So reports Charlotte Observer.
Read more...Michigan Weighs Options in ‘Ballot Selfie’ Lawsuit
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is considering a settlement in the federal “ballot selfie” case, which is aiming to overturn the state’s blanket ban on the practice. So reports The Detroit News.
Read more...Florida’s First Openly Autistic Lawyer Making Waves
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Haley Moss, Florida’s first lawyer living openly with autism, is a month into her new job at Zumpano Patricios and exhibiting “laser focus, a photographic memory and an extreme eye for detail.” So reports the USA Today.
Read more...SCOTUS: Excess Fine Clauses Applies to States Too
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The Supreme Court of the United States ruled the constitutional ban on “excess fines” applies to both states and the federal government. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Parents of 'Smirking Kid' Hits Washington Post with $250M Suit
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The parents of Nick Sandmann are suing The Washington Post for $250 million. So reports NPR.
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