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The New York Times · 9h

Trump Plan to Dismantle Head Start Is Illegal, Lawsuit Argues

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration cannot reduce or eliminate Head Start, because the program is funded by Congress.
Colorado Public Radio · 10h

District Court passes on legal spat over unhoused camp at church, citing Montrose municipal court jurisdiction

The United Methodist Church of Montrose has drawn numerous legal challenges from the city over an unsanctioned campground on church property.
FOX 5 DC on MSN.com · 12d

DC AG suing landlord over poor living conditions: 'Mountains of trash,' bedbugs, drugs, guns

Dozens of tenants in D.C. have been forced to leave their homes after the city deemed their building unsafe and unlivable. Now, there’s a lawsuit from the Attorney General’s office against the landlord.
Icon for www.thenewstribune.comNews Tribune · 27d

‘Unfit for human habitation.’ Pierce County city sues mobile home park as nuisance

The city’s lawsuit, filed March 21 ... Karwan Village LLC to pay a civil penalty or lien for the cost of abatement, correct the public nuisances outlined and issue an abatement order that ...
Icon for www.cincinnati.comThe Cincinnati Enquirer · 22d

Norwood schools sue city, claiming 'irreparable harm' from tax reductions for developers

The lawsuit stems from roughly three developments ... the new ordinance would allow the developer to receive up to 75% of property tax abatement on the spaces that are used as commercial spaces ...
Icon for www.freep.comDetroit Free Press · 24d

Detroit Land Bank sues owner of 'castle' complex over 'blighted' property

One expert meanwhile questions whether property seizures via the Nuisance Abatement Program are legal. On Thursday morning, Duggan chief of staff Raymond Solomon visited the property. In a black ...
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · 4d

In Reverse of a Longtime Stance, US Says UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Isn't Immune From Lawsuits

In Reverse of a Longtime Stance, US Says UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Isn't Immune From Lawsuits WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian ...
Icon for www.cincinnati.comThe Cincinnati Enquirer · 7d

Why is Shannon Sharpe being sued? What is he saying? Everything to know about the lawsuit

Sharpe was accused of sexual assault and battery, in addition to engaging in the intentional infliction of emotional distress, in a lawsuit filed in Clark County, Nevada, on Sunday. NFL DRAFT ...
Icon for www.vindy.comThe Vindicator · Nov 21, 2024

Youngstown approves pact to demolish Parkway Tower

Asbestos abatement should begin next month with demolition ... Yemma’s office filed a foreclosure lawsuit April 3, 2023, against the company for the Parkway Tower site. Mahoning County Court ...
Icon for www.chicagotribune.comChicago Tribune · 28d

Lawsuit alleges Champaign abortion doctor left half a fetus inside Indiana patient, requiring emergency surgery

The medical negligence lawsuit was filed March 21 in the Circuit Court of Champaign County against abortion provider Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle of Equity Clinic by a woman identified as Jane Doe ...
Icon for www.eastbaytimes.comEast Bay Times · 14d

Revitalization of Columbus Park will lead to abatement of San Jose’s largest encampment

A few years ago, the city went through the abatement process as it looked to move forward with park improvements but failed to adequately secure the site, leading to unhoused residents moving back in.
Icon for www.bostonherald.comBoston Herald · 26d

Former MassGOP Chair Jim Lyons’ legislative audit lawsuit dismissed by local judge

A Suffolk County judge dismissed a lawsuit from former MassGOP Chair Jim Lyons that asked a local court to declare a voter-approved law giving State Auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to audit the ...
Icon for www.wbez.orgWBEZ · 20d

Northwestern legal clinic leaders sue Congress to block a demand for names of funders, budgets

The committee demanded the school turn over the budgets and funders for the school’s 20-plus legal clinics, as well as the personnel file of professor Sheila Bedi, director of Northwestern’s ...
Icon for www.wect.comWECT · 20d

Family of fatal shooting victim files lawsuit against City of Whiteville

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - The family of a man who was shot and killed in Whiteville in April 2023 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Whiteville. The family of William Edwards Jr. alleges wrongful death, gross negligence, ordinary ...
Icon for www.bostonglobe.comThe Boston Globe · 25d

$2m deal reached in lawsuit over young woman’s death at North Dakota jail in 2020

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A $2 million agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a young woman while she was in custody at a North Dakota county jail in 2020. Lacey Higdem ...
Icon for gazette.comThe Gazette · Mar 26, 2025

Lawsuit filed in Huerfano County over 2023 jail death

A lawsuit filed Thursday in connection with an April 2023 jail death in Huerfano County lists more than a dozen defendants who allegedly caused or contributed to the death of 69-year-old Michael ...
Icon for www.wdbj7.comWDBJ · 21d

Mass rezoning lawsuit against the City of Roanoke moves forward

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Roanoke attorney and his clients are moving forward on a lawsuit against the city. It stems from the approval of a mass rezoning effort that City Council approved last ...
Icon for www.pressdemocrat.comSanta Rosa Press Democrat · 28d

‘Big Spoon’ trademark suit targets Sonoma County couple’s small chili crisp business

Big Spoon Sauce Co.’s Occidental owners are expressing “utter surprise” at the lawsuit from another small food brand. A Sonoma County couple behind a popular, locally produced chili crisp ...
Icon for www.news10.comWTEN · 4d

In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn’t immune from lawsuits

The Justice Department revealed its new stance in a letter it filed in federal court in New York on Thursday as part of a lawsuit that aims to hold the agency, known as UNRWA, accountable for the ...
Icon for www.wate.comWATE 6 On Your Side · 28d

City of Sevierville files lawsuit over Camping World’s 130-foot-tall flagpole

SEIVERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The City of Sevierville has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove a large flagpole at the RV rental company Camping World, which it said violates the city’s zoning ...
Icon for www.kens5.comKENS · 20d

Demolition appears to have begun at vacant home of Institute of Texan Cultures, despite recent lawsuit

But the "construction" comes just a week after a lawsuit was filed by the Conservation ... demolition but "remediation" related to asbestos abatement. UTSA said a contractor is removing some ...
Icon for www.vindy.comThe Vindicator · Dec 4, 2024

Council to vote on ending Chill-Can tax break

The abatement deal was signed Dec. 21 ... the company never hired new legal counsel and ignored court deadlines and hearings. That resulted in the default judgments in favor of the city and ...
Icon for www.wect.comWECT · 8d

Lawsuit against Town of Sunset Beach over dredging project dismissed

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WECT) -The lawsuit against the Town of Sunset Beach has been dismissed, according to court documents. Residents initially filed a lawsuit against the town for allegedly violating state law, Sunset Beach ordinances, the Public Trust ...
Icon for www.thehour.comThe Hour · 9d

Family of slain Norwalk man wants to halt lawsuit against city amid criminal case against ex-official

BRIDGEPORT — The estate of a Norwalk man killed by his landlord three years ago is asking judge to stay proceedings in a lawsuit alleging the city "failed to respond in a timely manner" to the ...
Icon for www.wcpo.comWCPO Cincinnati · 7d

Lawsuit: UC student claims his visa status was terminated despite no past convictions

CINCINNATI — A University of Cincinnati doctoral student is now part of a lawsuit filed against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE director Todd Lyons.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 26d

Court: Humboldt County code enforcement lawsuit can move forward

A n appeals court on Monday tossed the previous dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges fines levied by the Humboldt County cannabis abatement system are unconstitutional. The move reverses the ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 22, 2025

City of Birmingham Drug Nuisance Abatement Team sues owner of apartment complex

“The Office of the City Attorney’s Drug Nuisance Abatement Team is committed to ... According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, the city has notified ...
Icon for biologicaldiversity.orgCenter for Biological Diversity · 28d

Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Plans for Aging Oil Platforms Off California Coast

LOS ANGELES— The Center for Biological Diversity and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation filed a lawsuit today against the Trump administration over the federal failure to require updated development and production plans for oil drilling at the Santa Ynez ...