New York top court throws out racial bias suit over NYC gifted schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — New York’s highest court on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit accusing New York City’s public school system of widespread discrimination against Black and Latino students in admissions to the city’s gifted and talented public school programs. The Court...Eighth Circuit blocks Iowa immigration law
(CN) — Iowa cannot enforce a 2024 state statute that makes it a crime for a person previously deported to reenter the state, a federal appeals court said in a decision issued Thursday. The statute, passed by Iowa’s GOP-dominated Legislature in 2024 and signed into law...
Racing teams on course for trial against NASCAR after failed settlement talks
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) — NASCAR and the two teams suing it appeared in Charlotte court Thursday with dueling requests for summary judgment. Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing — a team partially owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan — had appeared privately with...
Environmental groups sue feds over California coast whale deaths
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Two environmental nonprofits filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Marine Fisheries Service on Thursday, claiming the organizations haven’t done enough to prevent whale strikes in California shipping lanes. The Center for...
Ninth Circuit orders closer look immunity defense for private ICE facility
SEATTLE (CN) — Whether a case over state access to a private immigration detention facility in Washington state ends up back in state court will hinge on an evidentiary hearing, a three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday. The GEO Group operates the...
Attorneys demand access to ICE detainees at LA facility
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A group of immigrant rights advocates on Thursday asked a federal judge to order the government to allow them access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees held at a processing center in downtown Los Angeles. Mark Rosenbaum, senior special...
Animal rights groups challenge USDA pig slaughter rules at Second Circuit
MANHATTAN (CN) — A panel of federal appeals judges in New York City presided Thursday over arguments from a coalition of animal protection groups that claim changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal slaughterhouse inspection protocol increased the risk of...
Dem lead in NJ governor race shrinks to a toss-up
TRENTON, N.J. (CN) — The contest between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli for who becomes the Garden State’s new governor may not be the flashiest race in the country, but so far it appears to be the tightest. Since both candidates easily secured their nominations...
Seventh Circuit sides with Lands’ End in toxic uniform class action
CHICAGO (CN) — A Seventh Circuit panel reaffirmed an order in favor of retailer Lands’ End on Thursday in an underlying class action from a group of airline employees who said the retailer’s uniforms made them sick. A group of 600 Delta Air Lines employees...