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  1. 15 States Sue Trump Over Decision to End DACAAttorneys are arguing that the president was motivated by racism.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. People Denied Entry to U.S. Under Travel Ban Can Reapply for VisasThe case that blocked Trump’s original executive order has been settled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Twitter Users Sue Trump for Blocking ThemAmericans have a First Amendment right to troll the president, they argue.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. 18 States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Student-Loan ProtectionsThe Education secretary is blocking new rules that would make it easier for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to have their debts forgiven.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. conflicts of interest
    Trump Can Accept Payments From Foreign Governments, Justice Department ArguesThe Trump administration is trying to quash a lawsuit that accuses the president of violating the U.S. Constitution.
    By Chas Danner
  6. Ohio Sues 5 Drug Companies for Fueling the Opioid EpidemicThe firms knowingly misled doctors and patients about the risks inherent to opioid painkillers, the lawsuit alleges.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into UberThe probe focuses on whether Uber was using an internal tool to evade authorities in cities where it was not authorized to operate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Federal Judge Says Trump Incited Violence at Campaign Rally, Lawsuit Can ProceedA federal judge has ruled that what Trump says actually matters, and in the case of a campaign rally last year, plausibly incited violence.
    By Chas Danner
  9. Key House Republicans Move to Stabilize ObamacareTrump has promised Obamacare’s imminent demise. But two powerful House Republicans plan to make the law harder to sabotage.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Families of Hundreds of 9/11 Victims Sue Government of Saudi ArabiaA major lawsuit filed in federal court tries to hold the country accountable for “facilitating the September 11th attacks.”
    By Jen Kirby
  11. Former Trump University Student Still Wants to Take the President to CourtA member of the class-action suit has asked the federal judge to let her reject the settlement so she could potentially pursue her own lawsuit.
    By Jen Kirby
  12. select all
    Family Sues Apple for Not Making Thing It PatentedCan a company be at fault for not bringing something to market?
    By Brian Feldman
  13. today in donald trump
    Trump: The ‘Only Bad Thing’ About Becoming President Is Settling Fraud CaseHe’s upset with the consequences of the election, too.
    By Chas Danner
  14. President-elect Trump Is Suing Washington, D.C. (Again)Believe it or not, Trump would like to avoid paying taxes.
    By Charley Lanyon
  15. ABA Won’t Publish Study Calling Trump ‘Libel Bully’ for Fear of Libel BullyingThis is how the bullies win.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. Melania Trump Sues the Daily Mail for $150 Million Over Escort RumorsYou can’t say she didn’t warn them.
    By Charley Lanyon
  17. transgender rights
    Court Won’t Change Virginia Transgender RulingThe ruling was the first to find transgender students are protected under Title IX.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  18. today in donald trump
    Judge Orders Trump University Documents ReleasedTrump accused the judge of bias during a campaign rally.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  19. transgender rights
    11 States Sue Obama Over Transgender PolicyThe suit calls Obama’s policy a “massive social experiment” and objects to his interpretation of Title IX.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  20. lawsuits
    Hulk Hogan Is Suing Gawker Again, Says It Leaked His Racist CommentsGawker denies the allegations.
    By Joe DeLessio
  21. voting rights
    Federal Judge Upholds Controversial North Carolina Voter ID LawHe ruled the law does not discriminate against minorities.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  22. the gig economy
    Uber Agrees to Pay $100 Million to California, Massachusetts DriversThe settlement avoids having the drivers reclassified as employees.
    By Jonah Shepp
  23. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Manager’s Battery Charge DroppedTrump personally called the prosecutor’s office and urged them to do “the right thing.”
    By Claire Landsbaum and Eric Levitz
  24. columbia university
    Columbia Professor Sues University for Sexual Harassment“I felt really betrayed. I thought the university should have solved this.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  25. early and often
    Trump Campaign Manager Might Sue BuzzFeed“I told McKay Coppins that his story was inaccurate. I told him not to publish.”
    By Gabriel Sherman
  26. awful things
    District Judge Resigns After Sex Abuse ChargeRoberts’s accuser says he raped her repeatedly in 1981.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. crimes and misdemeanors
    Kalamazoo Shooter Not Actually Suing Uber for ‘Emotional Distress’The $10 million lawsuit is bogus.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  28. feel the bern
    Sanders Campaign Sues Ohio to Let 17-Year-Olds Vote in Democratic PrimarySanders needs the teens.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. birthers
    New York Judge Dismisses Ted Cruz Birther LawsuitHe ruled the suit was filed too late.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. lawsuits
    Trump Might Sue Cruz for Being Born in Canada The birther is back!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. Bronx Teen Dunks Basketball, Collects $50,000 From New York CitySpoiler: The hoop broke.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. A Few Bad Cops Cost the Chicago P.D. MillionsOne hundred twenty-four cops account for a third of all settlements paid.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  33. Florida Woman Banned From Owning Cats After 102 Are Removed From Her HomeShe hoards them.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  34. Accused Murderer Sues MTA for Unsafe ConditionsHis guilty conscience didn’t cause him to jump in front of a train — he slipped.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  35. Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Over Secretly Filmed VideosThe women’s-health organization goes after the Center for Medical Progress.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  36. lame excuses
    Jean-Marie Le Pen Suing Over ‘Damaging’ SelfieHe’s claiming $54,000 in damages.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  37. NYPD Gets Civilian Oversight to Ensure No SpyingNow a Muslim actually has to do something wrong to be investigated. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  38. airbnb porn!
    The Gay Porn Auteur and the Airbnb RentalEver wonder where pornographers get those lavish mansions they always seem to film in?
    By Eric Levitz
  39. Man Gets Hit by Sliding-Glass Door, Receives $21.5 Million in DamagesWalking into glass doors has never been this profitable.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. journalism
    UVA Fraternity Hits Rolling Stone With $25 Million LawsuitMore fallout in the bungled campus-rape exposé.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. lawsuits
    Long Island Man Returns From Florida to Find His House Has Been Demolished He’s suing.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  42. lawsuits
    Dog Injured in Manhole Explosion Sues ConEdThe black Lab was left with singed paws after the incident.
    By Jessica Roy
  43. lawsuits
    Couple Sues After Photo Ends Up on Erotic NovelThe plaintiffs’ engagement photo was used as the cover art for A Gronking to Remember.
    By Jessica Roy
  44. subtle sexism
    Ellen Pao and the Sexism You Can’t Quite ProveA covert culture of discrimination is often the one that hurts women the most. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  45. lawsuits
    The Implosion of Nicholas Sparks’s Prep SchoolA former employee has filed a lawsuit accusing Sparks of religious discrimination as well as racism and homophobia.
    By Steve Fishman
  46. new york’s finest
    Ramarley Graham’s Family Receives $3.9 Million Settlement The unarmed 18-year-old was killed by an NYPD officer in 2012.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. cable news news
    City of Paris Plans to Sue Fox News [Updated]Start cooking up those freedom fries.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  48. new york’s finest
    Man Hit With NYPD Nightstick Plans to Sue NYC for $3 MillionTwenty-year-old Donovan Lawson is claiming Officer Evans Mazile used excessive force against him back in November.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  49. weed
    Lawsuit Filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma Seeks to Harsh Colorado’s Mellow Not cool, guys.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  50. lawsuits
    Central Park Five to Sue New York State for $52 MillionThe men wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case got a $40 million settlement from the city this summer.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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