Texas Couple Charged With Child Slavery
A Texas couple was indicted Wednesday, federally charged with enslaving a child from Africa for 16 years, denying her pay and education and putting her to forced labor in their home.
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Heiress to Liquor Fortune Charged in Sex-Slavery Case
Seagram’s liquor heiress Clare Bronfman was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on racketeering charges Tuesday in connection with a group that prosecutors say operated like a secretive cult and recruited women as sex slaves.
Read moreCostco Ducks Slave Labor Claims in 9th Circuit
The 9th Circuit held on Friday that Costco could not be held liable for selling products that may have been partially produced by slave labor, saying the plaintiff did not rely on the company’s representations about policing human rights abuses in its supply chain.
Read moreCompanies Duck Disclosure of Supply-Chain Slave Labor
Building on prior rulings, the Ninth Circuit issued six opinions Tuesday holding that corporations have no duty to disclose the use of slave labor in their supply chains under California law.
Read moreBail Denied for Self-Help Boss Accused of Sex Slavery
A federal judge in Brooklyn denied a bail package Tuesday for accused sex trafficker Keith Raniere, partly because it did not identify the trustee of the proposed $10 million bond.
Read moreNinth Circuit May Revive Costco Slave Labor Suit
A Ninth Circuit judge indicated Tuesday she might favor reviving a lawsuit accusing Costco of misleading consumers about slave labor in its supply chain for prawns.
Read moreChocolatiers Face Tough Slog in Slave Labor Appeal
Revisiting a controversial case that split appeals courts three years ago, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel indicated Thursday it will keep alive a lawsuit accusing Nestle and Cargill of aiding and abetting child slavery to get cheap cocoa.
Read moreNinth Circuit Sides With Mars in Slave Labor Dispute
Candy maker Mars Inc. doesn’t have to disclose that the raw ingredient used to make its candy bars might have been a product of child slave labor, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreNXIVM ‘Sex Lair’ Sought in Forfeiture Action
Government prosecutors called for the forfeiture of an upstate New York house where they say the founder of international professional-development group NXIVM repeatedly had sex with at least three of his “slaves.”
Read moreSelf-Help Boss Accused of Sex Slavery Appears in Court
The founder of professional-development group NXIVM was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Texas federal court, sensationally accused of heading a secretive cult that branded female followers with cauterizing pens and keeping them as sex slaves.
Read moreNXIVM Founder Keith Raniere Arrested on Sex-Slave Charges
The founder of international professional-development group NXIVM was arrested Monday on federal charges of running a cult-like organization in which female members were branded and considered sex slaves.
Read moreNanny to Saudi Royals Claims They Forced Her Into Slavery
A nanny hired by members of Saudi Arabian royalty living in the U.S., claims in court she was forced into slavery, subjected to psychological abuse and isolated from the outside world after her employers snatched her passport and refused to return it to her for nearly a year.
Read moreCherokee Lose Court Battle on Slave-Owning Legacy
The Cherokee Nation cannot deny membership to the descendants of black slaves owned by the tribe and others like it, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreFifth Circuit Revives Libel Case Over NY Times Slavery Quote
The Fifth Circuit reinstated a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Tuesday, ruling in favor of a Loyola University economics professor who claims the newspaper inaccurately reported that he thought slavery was “not so bad.”
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