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Man Alleging Malicious Prosecution for Fatal Fire Sues Pittsburgh Detectives, Prosecutor

A Pennsylvania man who spent nearly 14 years in prison for a deadly 1993 fire before winning a new trial and having the charges against him dropped has filed a federal lawsuit against a prosecutor and two former police officers …

Maine Mother Nears $10M Settlement Over Clinic Failure to Report Abuse

The federal government has agreed to pay $10 million to a Maine woman after a medical clinic failed to tell her or the state about signs that her son had been abused, according to court records. The agreement between the …

Vermont Town’s Voters Asked to Allow ATVs on Roads to Connect Trails

Voters in Royalton, Vermont will be considering at the town meeting next week whether to allow all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on parts of some town roads. The Cascadnac Valley Wheelers has requested access to town roads linking to the borders of …

Tear-Gassed Protesters Settle Lawsuit Against Richmond Police

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were tear-gassed by Richmond police during a protest in June 2020. Six people who were among a crowd protesting at the former Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument …

Supreme Court Denies Christian College’s Ministerial Exception From Lawsuit… for Now

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by a Massachusetts Christian college seeking a religious “ministerial exception” to help it avoid a discrimination lawsuit brought by a professor denied a promotion. However, the denial of certiorari, due to a …

Man Exonerated in 1981 Rape Files $50M Suit Against New York

The man who served 16 years in prison for the 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold and was exonerated last year filed a lawsuit Friday against New York state for $50 million over his wrongful conviction. Anthony Broadwater, 61, was …

OSHA Fines Contractors at Philadelphia Amazon Site Over Worker Death

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines against two construction firms working on a new Amazon facility in Philadelphia after a worker died from being trapped when an excavation wall collapsed last summer. General …

New York State Ethics Commission Hit by Cyber Attack

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)— New York’s ethics commission has shut down its online filing system as authorities investigate a “deliberate malicious cyberattack.” The Joint Commission on Public Ethics said late Friday that a forensic analysis confirmed the attack several days after …

Virginia School Board to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Blocking Elite School’s Admissions Policy

A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton found that impermissible “racial balancing” was …

Maine Senate Advances Equal Rights Amendment

Maine’s Senate voted Wednesday to advance a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would prohibit discrimination based on gender, although it will require further votes. The 22-12 vote keeps the proposal moving but fell short of a two-thirds majority …

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