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Florida Making it Easier to Bring Defamation Suits
A bill introduced by a Florida lawmaker could make it easier for anyone who’s the target of a racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia allegation to bring a defamation claim. On Friday, Republican lawmaker Jason Brodeur introduced a measure stating that “an allegation that the plaintiff has discriminated against another person or group because of their […]
Black megachurch sued by female senior pastor candidate for gender discrimination
A prominent Black megachurch in New York City is being accused of discriminating against a woman who lost her bid to become its senior pastor. Yale Divinity School Professor Eboni Marshall Turman filed a lawsuit against Abyssinian Baptist Church alleging she was rejected from the final round of candidates applying to lead the church after the death […]
US Senate confirms Texas’ Kazen as 1st new federal judge of 2024
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the first new federal judge of 2024 as senators on a bipartisan vote approved President Joe Biden’s nominee John Kazen to serve as a federal trial judge in Texas. The Democratic-led Senate voted 83-14 to elevate Kazen, a magistrate judge in Laredo, Texas, to a position as a life-tenured […]
King County homeless authority pushes for $100M highway initiative
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has publicly expressed its priorities for the 2024 legislative session, which includes increased funding for Washington state’s Right of Way Safety Safety Initiative, a partnership of state and local jurisdictions to find solutions for homeless people living on state highway rights of way. The homeless authority first began operations […]
Washington Bill Would Allow People to Sue for Stealthing
Washington could become one of the few states to make stealthing, the act of secretly removing a condom or some other sexual barrier during sex, explicitly illegal. House Bill 1958 would add a new chapter to the Revised Code of Washington describing civil penalties for this form of sexual assault. Bill sponsor Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) […]
California to financially cover gender surgeries for illegal immigrants
The state of California has become the first state to financially cover transgender surgeries for illegal immigrants , thanks to a state program. The program, called Medi-Cal, will allow around 700,000 illegal immigrants between the ages of 26-49 to be financially covered when receiving gender surgery. It comes after then-Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed a […]
Federal Prisons Are Over Capacity — Yet Efforts to Ease Overcrowding Are Ending.
The Bureau of Prisons faces a host of major challenges. Federal prisons are chronically short-staffed, creating dangerous conditions for both the people working there and for those who are incarcerated. The aging buildings are in need of major repairs and maintenance. The bureau estimates its already overcrowded prison population will expand to 10% over capacity in 2024. Despite […]
8-Year-Old Girl Bags a Whopping $15 Million in Landmark Lawsuit Against Florida’s Child Welfare System!
In a landmark decision, a Volusia County jury has awarded a staggering $15 million to a young girl in a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). This case centered around the tragic circumstances of the girl, who suffered permanent brain damage due to abuse at just 21 months old. The lawsuit […]
Texas Rancher’s Property Rights Case to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney’s representing a Texas rancher are preparing to test the “pottery barn rule” – you break it you buy it – before the U.S. Supreme Court. Richie DeVillier lives on land east of Houston that has been in his family since the 1920s. For all that time the land hasn’t flooded. That is, until the […]