News Roundup (1357)
Holder on Census Question: 'We Kicked Their Asses'
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by PLP News
Former Attorney General Eric Holder told a gathering of 300 attorneys in Hartford that "America's longstanding democratic institutions are under assault by the Trump administration’s policies" and called on residents to come together to fight back. So reports The CT Mirror.
Read more...Courts Differ on Vaginal, Anal Cavity Inspections
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by PLP News
After eight years, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled in a split 2-1 decision that a training exercise involving strip searches of naked female prisoners was legal since the guards did not physically probe them during the search. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Funeral Home Employee Shared Pic of Dead Daughter on FB: Lawsuit
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by PLP News
The family of Jakiel Allyson Jones, 27, who was killed in a car crash, is suing the Stevens Brothers Funeral Home after claiming an employee of the funeral home shared a photo of the girl’s “disfigured” body on Facebook. So reports Yahoo Lifestyle.
Read more...Attorney: Hope Hicks Not Involved in Hush-money Talks
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by PLP News
Hope Hicks’ attorney said the former White House communications director was not involved in talks to pay porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with President Donald Trump. So reports Reuters.
Read more...'It' Miniseries Producers Take Warner Bros. to Court Over Film
- Friday, 19 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by PLP News
A Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit claims two executive producers of the first “It” adaptation were denied the ability to participate in the most recent iteration of the Steven King novel. So reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Read more...'Bikini Baristas' Need to Cover Up: 9th Circuit
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld two city ordinances calling for so-called "bikini baristas" to to remain banned in Washington State. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...No Citizenship Question on Census at This Time: SCOTUS
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
The Supreme Court ruled, for now, there will not be a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Iowa Appeals Court Reverses $3.25M Award Against Lawyer in Adoption Case
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a $3.25 million award designated for Rachel and Heidi McFarland, who sued their attorney, Jason Rieper, for allegedly mishandling their adoption attempt. So reports the Des Moines Register.
Read more...'Unusual' Lawsuit Leads to $50M Settlement for UC San Diego
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
The University of Southern California agreed to pay the University of California, San Diego $50 million to settle "a highly unusual" poaching lawsuit. So reports Inside Higher Ed.
Read more...Civil Suit Against Spacey Dropped, Criminal Charges Loom
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
- News Roundup
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
A former busboy who accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has dropped his case against the embattled star. So reports The New York Post.
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