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Apr 04 2024
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109-Year-Old Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre Appeal to Oklahoma Supreme Court in Reparations Case
The last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre appeared at Oklahoma’s Supreme Court this week in a bid to revive their reparations lawsuit. An estimated 300 Black people were killed when a white mob burned down what was known as “Black Wall Street,” the thriving African American neighborhood of Greenwood. Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle are now both 109. In a statement,
Democracy Now!Mar 29 2024
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Texas appeals court upholds 2 injunctions, blocks state from investigation on trans youth and their families
AUSTIN (KXAN) — LGBTQ+ activists have won a legal victory against the state of Texas on Friday. A panel of the Third District Texas Court of Appeals upheld two injunctions against the Department of Family and Protective Services, according to a news release from the ACLU of Texas. This blocks the agency from launching investigations based solely on allegations parents are providing kids gender
KXAN NewsMar 21 2024
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US appeals court upholds jury's pay awards to plaintiff in Novant discrimination lawsuit
“What they cannot do is take adverse employment actions against employees based on their race or gender to implement such a program. As recounted above, the evidence presented at trial in this case was more than sufficient for a reasonable jury to conclude that is precisely what Novant Health did to Duvall.”
The Winston-Salem JournalApr 03 2024
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Texas appeals court says winter storm lawsuits against transmission and distribution utilities can move forward
A three-judge appeals panel in Texas ruled Wednesday that winter storm lawsuits against transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs) can move forward. The ruling came from Texas’s 14th Court of Appeals in Houston and will allow lawsuits related to the deadly 2021 winter storm to proceed on allegations of negligence against defendants CenterPoint Energy, Oncor Electric Delivery and American
The HillFeb 27 2024
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Federal appeals court upholds Reynolds’ ban on mask mandates in schools
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ ban on mask mandates in schools on Tuesday after a lengthy legal battle where parents and disability rights advocates argued it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reynolds signed House File 847 into law in May 2021, which banned school boards and superintendents from mandating masks for students, staff, or visitors
The Daily IowanMar 29 2024
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Texas Appeals Court Tosses Five-Year Sentence Of Woman Who Voted Without Knowing Of Ineligibility
A Texas appeals court has thrown out a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected. Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in the 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was still on supervised release – which is like probation – for a tax felony. She has
JoeMyGodFeb 27 2024
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Delaware Attorney General vows to appeal Superior Court's ruling on voting
WILMINGTON, Del. – The Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it intends to aggressively appeal the Superior Court’s recent ruling that no-excuse-absentee voting and early voting is unconstitutional. The Delaware Superior Court handed down the decision Friday finding that the early voting law and no-excuse-absentee voting was in violation of the state’s constitution. The
ABC 47 WMDTFeb 27 2024
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Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Iowa's COVID Mask Mandate Prohibition
(Undated) -- An appeals court has sided with the state of Iowa, over a COVID mask mandate issue. Arc of Iowa sued after the state prohibited school mask mandates. The U.S. 8th Circuit says the plaintiffs failed to show they suffered an injury by the policy. Arc of Iowa is a disability rights group, that argued the policy discriminated against students with disabilities who are at higher risk
WHO Radio 1040Apr 19 2024
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Reality TV's Chrisleys Appeal Bank Fraud Convictions
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, are challenging aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court. The Chrisleys rose to fame with their show “Chrisley Knows Best,” which chronicled the exploits of their tight-knit family. But prosecutors said they engaged in an extensive
Newsmax (News)Dec 22 2023
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Supreme Court Leaves Arguments on Trump Immunity to Appeals Court
The Supreme Court said it wouldn’t intervene before an appeals court acts on Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution over efforts he took as president to overturn the 2020 election.
The high court’s denial of a request from special counsel Jack Smith, announced in a one-sentence order, increases the chances that the former president’s trial on charges that he interfered
Wall Street Journal (News)