New Jersey Towns Hit Wall in Affordable Housing Mandate Challenge
A federal judge ruled Monday that 27 New Jersey localities “lack standing” to halt a state law requiring municipalities to meet affordable housing obligations.
Category: In The Courts
Maine AG Frey seeks dismissal of police brutality lawsuit
“The Supreme Court has held that a State is not a ‘person’. … Likewise, a state agency that is an arm of the state also is not a ‘person,’” Frey wrote in a motion filed with the U.S. District Court in Portland.…
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
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...
Will Newsom Quickly Settle a School Facilities Lawsuit?
The Lawsuit calls on the Alameda County Superior Court to declare unconstitutional the state system of doling out billions of dollars...
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.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over state law for YDC settlement fund
"We're pretty confident that the Supreme Court will say that the state can't break the agreements it reached with the survivors of child abuse," said attorney Mark Knights
Victims Allege Washington State University failed to act against Kohberger
Court documents revealed that Kohberger was hired as a Teaching Assistant in the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department at WSU. His studies focused on
Cooper Union settles Title VI antisemitism case
Cooper Union settles Title VI antisemitism case with 10 Jewish students who were barricaded in library after Oct. 7