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ACLU lawsuit accuses Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of harassing
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Los Angeles, charges that sheriff's deputies have harassed several photographers over the past two years. It states deputies have stopped people, frisked them and in some cases threatened to arrest them for
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:29P
UPDATE: Metro Amendment Allows Gold Line to Progress
Stalled by a lawsuit against the state, the Gold Line Foothill Extension can now move forward after the Metropolitan Transit Authority passed an amendment to its funding agreement Thursday, an official said. By Natalie Ragus A rendering of the bridge.
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:27P
Sikh Barred From Job Over Beard Settles
California has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave the beard required by his Sikh religion, officials said Thursday. Civil rights organizations said the Department of Corrections and
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:27P
Killer Whales in Captivity: Not a 13th Amendment Problem
I am not a legal scholar, so I can not comment on whether or not such a lawsuit could be effective. But let me be perfectly clear: the question of whether whales and other cetaceans should be kept in captivity is a discussion worth having.
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:27P
Lawsuit says crosses at Catholic university offensive, prevent Muslim prayers
Banzhaf, who already has a pending lawsuit against the university over ending its policy of allowing mixed-gender dormitories and has a history of filing civil rights suits on such topics as childhood obesity and smoking, filed the complaint with the
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:25P
Dodgers' attorney: Stow may be partly to blame for beating
An attorney for Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, defending the franchise against a lawsuit by San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, predicted that a jury will place some of the blame on the brained-damaged victim of the vicious opening day beating.
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:25P
Art Institute, engineers agree to settle lawsuit
More than a year after the Art Institute of Chicago sued the engineers of its Modern Wing, accusing them of shoddy work on the showcase project, the two sides have reached an agreement in principle to settle the case, according to court documents.
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:23P
'To Catch a Predator' Lawsuit OK'd by Judge
A US District Court judge has denied NBC's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Anurag Tiwari, clearing the way for the suit to go to court. US District Court Judge Edward M. Chen did dismiss Tiwari's defamation claim, however.
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:22P
Beasley files countersuit against agent alleging he received improper benefits
Beasley laid out the allegations in a lawsuit filed in Maryland a month ago in response to agent Joel Bell's wrongful termination lawsuit against him. Beasley said Bell gave his mother living expenses when he went to school there, which would likely
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:21P
US Sikh kept from job over beard settles case
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — California has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave the beard required by his Sikh religion, officials said Thursday. Civil rights organizations said the
Updated: 10/27/2011 07:13P
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