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Judge allows suit challenging New York same-sex marriage law
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A conservative religious group may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's new law legalizing same-sex marriage, a state judge has ruled. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a non-profit advocacy group
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:49P
FAMU hazing persisted despite suspensions, probes
19, in Orlando, Fla., said they plan on filing a civil lawsuit in the matter. Photo: Erik S. Lesser / AP MIAMI (AP) — Two decades ago, the now-ousted director of the Florida A&M band warned in a letter about the dangers of hazing among the famed
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:48P
1st Amendment May Not Hold Water In Lawsuit Against City
By KBJR News 1 -- Freedom of speech is the focus of concern in a lawsuit against the city of Duluth. Two Christian preachers are suing the city for kicking them out of Bentleyville Tour of Lights. According to Ken Butler, attorney for Bentleyville,
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:47P
Michael Bloomberg Faces NY City Council Lawsuit Over Homeless Shelters
Mayor Michael Bloomberg faces a lawsuit from the New York City Council for his "cruel and punitive" eligibility requirements for residents of city homeless shelters, Reuters reported Tuesday. "We are filing this lawsuit because the Bloomberg
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:47P
Court to hear appeal of suit that seeks to halt nuke lab at LANL | The Republic
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A federal appeals court has agreed to consider a watchdog group's lawsuit to halt construction of a new $6 billion plutonium lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver Tuesday agreed to
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:46P
Endangered Woodland Caribou Win Critical Habitat
PRIEST LAKE, Idaho— In response to a petition and lawsuit from Defenders of Wildlife, Lands Council, Selkirk Conservation Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity, the US Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 375562 acres of protected
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:43P
Players make first move towards ratifying deal
The move came as a group of players who filed an anti-trust lawsuit asked a federal judge to stay any action on the lawsuit while final details of a settlement are being hammered out. An agreement early on Saturday morning that appears set to end the
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:43P
Appeals court drops parks director from G-20 lawsuit
The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals dropped Radley from the lawsuit, in which the Pittsburgh-based Three Rivers Climate Convergence claims Radley and other officials interfered with their attempt to get a permit for Point State Park during the G-20
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:42P
Citiparks chief is dropped from suit
The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals dropped Radley from the lawsuit, in which the Pittsburgh-based Three Rivers Climate Convergence claims Radley and other officials interfered with their attempt to get a permit for Point State Park during the G-20
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:42P
Oakland man disputes BART officer's claims
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Kenneth Carrethers testified on Monday in his lawsuit accusing BART police of excessive force. The 43-year-old Carrethers said he was walking away after exchanging words with officers at an Oakland station in
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:42P