Civil rights attorney to sue Knox County sheriff, UT Medical over deaths of Black men

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who raised FIST, stands with the families of counsel Troy Jones and David Butts and Davon Saint-Germain on the far right. (Photo: Angela Dennis) Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of […]

California, other states sue Trump administration to block order on voting overhaul

With a coalition of California and other states, President Trump and his administration on Thursday sued his recent executive order aimed at radically reshaping voting rules around the country. “My fellow Attorney General and I are taking him to court because this executive order is nothing more than an attempt to gain blatantly illegal power […]

Two teachers unions, parents, advocates sue over Trump dismantling of Department of Education • Tennessee Lookout

WASHINGTON – Two separate coalitions of advocacy groups and labor groups each filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday. US Department of Education. Submitted by the National Education Association, NAACP, American State Federation, County and City Employees Maryland Council 3 and public school parents Litigation The US District Court for the Maryland District […]

‘Hurting All Students’: Education Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Department Abolition

Several education groups announced lawsuits against the Trump administration on Monday over the decision to begin a breakdown in the Department of Education. The National Association of Education (NEA) and the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) are some of the organizations that accused them of eliminating faculties and criticizing students for overcoming “constitutional authority […]

Blue States Sue Trump Admin Over Education Department Cuts

20 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday over cutting down more than 1,315 Education Bureau employees. California, New York and several other states participated. Litigation To the department, President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced their decision on Tuesday to cut department staff by almost 50%. […]

New Maricopa County recorder threatens to sue Board of Supervisors over election duties

New Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap has sued the County Board of Supervisors to force former recorder Stephen Richer, whom he handed over to the committee before taking office last year, to return certain election liability. October, Richer, the board agreed to a new election service agreementshares the election management responsibilities held by the board […]