Jan 18th 2026
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Should Registered Sex Offenders be allowed to Own Businesses?
Does a city or agency granting business licenses have any sort of obligation to question criminal backgrounds of owners?
Massachusetts Town Faces Lawsuit for Renewing, Sex Offender’s Business License
Plantiff alleges that town officials knew, or should have known, about Sismanis’s criminal history when he renewed Hillers Pizza’s license in 2016,
N.J. mayor directed police to keep Black people out of town?
In a New lawsuit filed, Clark’s former mayor and police force are accused of discriminating against minorities. This was filed by the Attorney General’s office
Wilmington Officials to sit for Constitutional Training Following Settlement
In addition to holding a First Amendment training course, the city also agreed to pay $11,500 to the ACLU and to the activist, Haneef Salaam.
Former Palo Alto Fire Chief Sues City for Withholding Pay
Former Palo Alto Fire Chief Geo Blackshire is suing the city for allegedly withholding wages from him for years, according to a lawsuit filed in the...
Judge ‘anticipates approval’ of Johnson City class action settlement
It’s part of $28 million total the city is paying in the lawsuit, including separate settlements with alleged victims of Sean Williams.
Lake Havasu City Settles Lawsuit claiming excessive force of man with disabilities
The settlement signed in October, included a $140,000 sum to be split by family members. In exchange, the Adams family had to agree that no discrimination occurred.
Glendale officer fired, city sued after innocent man killed
46-year-old Dillon Siebeck was killed by officers searching for a suspect in a domestic violence call. That suspect was later found dead.
Folsom pays over $1M to employees who alleged discrimination
The city is spending $1,070,000 on settlements of four discrimination lawsuits and one workers compensation claim, per legal documents Folsom provided to ABC10.