California seals its reputation as a climate juggernaut with a wave of legislation and head-turning lawsuit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew loud cheers and applause on Wednesday when he spoke at the UN's Climate Ambition Summit in New York, after pointedly calling the climate crisis "a fossil fuel crisis."
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A Texas teen was suspended for weeks over his loc hairstyle. Now, his family is suing the governor
A Black high school student who was suspended over his loc hairstyle and his mother have sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general for allegedly failing to enforce the state's CROWN Act, a law that protects against hair discrimination.
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Burgers and tacos don't look like they do in ads. Lawsuits are trying to change that
When it comes to food advertising, what you see is rarely what you get. A flurry of recent lawsuits wants to change that.
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Olympic bobsled medalist files lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by chiropractor employed by USA Bobsled
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled athlete who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually abused by a chiropractor who was working with the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.
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EEOC sues UPS for disability discrimination in hiring
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said on Friday it was suing United Parcel Service for disability
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California attorney general sues groups over abortion reversal claims
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that his office has filed a lawsuit against two organizations that operate crisis pregnancy centers, saying the organizations used "fraudulent and misleading claims" about a procedure that they claim can reverse medication abortions.
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Rudy Giuliani fails to pay more than $132,000 in sanctions in defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani has failed to pay more than $132,000 in sanctions he faces for failing to respond to parts of a lawsuit from two Georgia election workers, according to a court filing.
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Trump, NY attorney general to argue over scope of looming fraud trial
By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK Donald Trump's lawyers on Friday will try to persuade a
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Eight big banks must face US cities' bond collusion claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge on Thursday said American cities may pursue class-action claims
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McDonald's once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee
McDonald's is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again.
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Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
Google has been sued by the family of a North Carolina man claiming the company's Maps application last year led him to drive off a collapsed bridge and fall about 20 feet to his death, according to the lawsuit.
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Texas school district that suspended student over locs asks court to clarify if dress policy violates the law
A Texas school district that has suspended a student for nearly two weeks over his loc hairstyle has asked a court to clarify if the district's dress code violates the CROWN Act, a state law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair.
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