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Lorraine Bailey
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Police shooting
OXFORD, Miss. -- A federal judge rejected a police officer’s proposed jury instruction for an upcoming civil rights trial, finding that the cop’s recommendations “all but instruct the jurors to rule in his favor.” While the officer did not fire the fatal shot that killed an innocent civilian, he fired the first shot – at a dog – which set in motion a chain reaction that led to a man’s death. Jurors must decide whether the officer is liable for his actions.
Contempt of court
CHICAGO – The Seventh Circuit ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to take two corporate officials of a Wisconsin salon into custody for repeatedly refusing to comply with an order issued by the National Labor Relations Board. The Board found that the salon violated the law by firing an employee for raising concerns about the adequacy of the company’s Covid-19 safety protocols.
LGBTQ children's books
FORT SMITH, Ark. – A federal judge refused to dismiss a First Amendment suit challenging the constitutionality of a county library’s decision to remove all books with LGBTQ themes from the children’s section and place them in the adult’s section with a prominent color label. Even though children may still check out books from the adult’s section, library users may still be able to show the policy is a burden to their access to these books.
Yosemite brush
SAN FRANCISCO – The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction against Yosemite National Park aimed at stopping two projects to thin vegetation in the park in preparation for controlled burns. The projects do not require a full review of their environmental impacts, because they qualify as minor changes to the park.
"Cooking Mama" licensing
NEW YORK (CN) — A federal judge granted a Japanese video game maker's motion to confirm a $21 million international arbitration award in a dispute with an American video game developer over the licensing of its highly successful franchise "Cooking Mama." The arbitration tribunal did not show a manifest disregard for the law by finding it proper to pierce the corporate veil with regard to liability.
Father's Day drowning
BATON ROUGE, La. (CN) – A federal judge awarded a widow and three children $4.8 million in a default judgment against a business that rents floatation tubes for customers on the Amite River. The husband and father, who could not swim, drowned when he fell out of the inner tube. The company did not respond to allegations that it falsely assured customers who could not swim that the river was safe and that life jackets were not necessary because of the alleged shallow river depth.
Seventh Circuit Hears Arguments in Obama Library Land Grab Suit
The Seventh Circuit was skeptical Thursday of a parks advocacy organization’s arguments opposing the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park, in a case that has left many supporters of the former president bewildered and angry.
Full Seventh Circuit Finds Wisconsin County Liable in Prison Rape Case
In a 7-4 en banc ruling, Seventh Circuit found a Wisconsin county liable for failing to supervise a male guard in charge of female inmates, allowing him to sexually assault five women hundreds of times over three years.