Category: federal lawsuit

Landlords in Michigan Fight Forced Provision of Voter Registration Forms to New Tenants

March 21, 2023
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 It’s been 10 years in the making, but a family of East Lansing, Michigan, landlords finally have their day in court. The Hagan family, represented by attorneys from the Thomas More Society, filed a civil rights complaint against the city on March 16, in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan. The…

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GOP Leaders Allowed to Defend NC Abortion Pill Restrictions in Court After Democrat AG Refusal

March 16, 2023
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Two of the top Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to defend laws that place restrictions on abortion pills, a federal judge said in an order (pdf) on March 10. North Carolina law requires the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person after a 72-hour waiting period and…

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Citizens’ Group Founder Responds to Suit Seeking to Block Ballot Drop Box Monitoring in Arizona

October 28, 2022
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Melody Jennings, the founder of Clean Elections USA, (CEUSA) is seeking people’s prayers. Jennings is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that she, her group, and ten other unnamed defendants, engaged in a conspiracy to commit voter intimidation in violation of federal law, an accusation she says is untrue. The plaintiffs in the case are the…

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Parents Sue Massachusetts School District For Allegedly Excluding White Students From Events

October 27, 2021
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A Massachusetts school district allegedly held racially segregated events that specifically excluded white students, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a non-profit group representing three families. Non-profit group Parents Defending Education filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that Wellesley Public Schools violated the constitutional rights of their students, and also…

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