Federal jury awards $120 million in wrongful-conviction case
A federal jury in Chicago on Monday awarded $120 million in damages to two wrongfully convicted men who spent more than 15 years in prison.
Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...
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Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that could make civil rights claims harder
The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees. It's a finding that advocacy groups across the ...
Civil case accusing Jay-Z, Diddy of raping 13-year-old girl voluntarily dismissed
Z" Carter of sexually assaulting a then-13-year-old girl was dismissed Friday, according to a new court filing.
Case Offers Some Custody Relocation Clarity
Although it is not a precedential decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Orozco v. Aragon helps shed some light on how to apply the rules of civil procedure in a custody relocation matter.
The Deliberative Process Privilege in Civil Litigation
Matthew T. McLaughlin, a partner at Venable, discusses two recent New York State court decisions which touch on the ...
Why we’ve filed civil-rights complaints against DEI in New York and Wisconsin: ‘Discriminates openly based on race’
A public-interest law firm has filed federal civil-rights complaints against New York and Wisconsin on behalf of contractors ...
Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil-rights claims harder
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that people who win early rulings in civil rights cases won't necessarily be able to recover their legal fees, a finding that both conservative and liberal groups had ...