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Shelby County, MSCS board sue again to stop school takeover

Shelby County, MSCS board sue again to stop school takeover

The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County Chancery Court on Oct. 7, the evening before the state oversight board planned to meet.
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Smithfield Foods to Face Trial in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Smithfield Foods to Face Trial in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Smithfield Foods, a major U.S. pork processor and hog producer, is set to face a federal age discrimination trial. This development follows a ruling by U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson, who denied Smithfield's attempt to resolve the case before trial. The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleges that Smithfield terminated a 59-year-old senior sales employee due to her age. Smithfield Foods disputes these allegations, maintaining that the employee's dismissal was based on legitimate business considerations, not age. The court's decision means that the conflicting claims and evidence will now be presented to a jury for deliberation. The case falls under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects workers aged 40 and older from employment discrimination. This legal proceeding highlights ongoing scrutiny regarding age-related employment practices within large corporations.
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EEOC Prepares to Rescind 2012 Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions

EEOC Prepares to Rescind 2012 Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving to repeal its 2012 enforcement guidance concerning the use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has received a draft final rule from the EEOC, titled “Rescission of Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.” This guidance, issued in 2012, outlined how arrest and conviction records could lead to intentional discrimination (disparate treatment) or disproportionate impact (disparate impact) on protected classes. While the timeline for OMB approval and subsequent publication by the EEOC is not yet clear, the move signals a significant shift in the agency's approach to these issues. The original guidance provided a framework for employers to establish “business necessity” for considering such records, often relying on the “Green factors” which include th...
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Cooperstown Dreams Park Loses Federal Case Over YouTube Satire

Cooperstown Dreams Park Loses Federal Case Over YouTube Satire

A federal judge has dismissed federal copyright and trademark infringement claims brought by Cooperstown Dreams Park against YouTube channel Baseball Doesn’t Exist and its satirical video, “Cooperstown, Where 12-Year-Olds’ Dreams Go To Die.” U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Coombe last week reasoned that “a reasonable observer of the video could only understand it as ridiculing and […]
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Free-speech groups sue over LA council's ban on N, C-words in meetings

Free-speech groups sue over LA council's ban on N, C-words in meetings

The lawsuit comes less than three months after free speech groups asked the council to repeal the ban in July and threatened to sue if they did not.
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Jones Day Partner Margaret C. Gleason Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western District of Pennsylvania

Jones Day Partner Margaret C. Gleason Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for Western District of Pennsylvania

Jones Day announced that Pittsburgh partner Margaret C. (Meg) Gleason has been appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Gleason will assume her new role on November 9, 2026, filling the vacancy left by the upcoming retirement of Judge Maureen P. Kelly. Gleason has been with Jones Day in Pittsburgh for over 19 years, where she developed a complex civil litigation practice. Her experience includes serving as trial counsel in federal and state courts and in arbitration for high-stakes cases involving breach of contract, business torts, trade secrets, securities litigation, and class actions. Notably, she was part of a trial team that secured a $125.7 million verdict in a post-closing adjustment dispute. Additionally, Ms. Gleason has maintained an active pro bono practice, including leading a successful federal case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. She also serves as the hiring partne...
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Appeals court says Atlanta family cannot take the government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid

Appeals court says Atlanta family cannot take the government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid

A federal appeals court has ruled that an Atlanta family cannot take the federal government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid on their home in 2017
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Accenture Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $25 Million Over DEI Practices

Accenture Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $25 Million Over DEI Practices

Accenture Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $25 Million Over DEI Practices
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Federal Judge Orders Release of Louisville Woman Detained by ICE

Federal Judge Orders Release of Louisville Woman Detained by ICE

A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Armelle Bondonga, a Louisville woman who had been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Southern Indiana for eight weeks. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted a writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday, mandating her release. Bondonga was arrested by ICE agents on August 12 during a routine interview for her marriage-based green card. An immigration judge had previously denied her bond in September, citing an 'administratively final' removal order that placed her case under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. However, Judge Pratt's order noted that the 90-day removal period Bondonga faced had expired. Bondonga's legal team argued that ICE 'disobeyed the law' by detaining her, and she has initiated proceedings to reopen her removal case. Bondonga immigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo with her family in 2013.
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Federal judge ready to let Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools takeover proceed

Federal judge ready to let Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools takeover proceed

The order came days after an Oct. 2 preliminary hearing at Fred Thompson Federal Courthouse in Nashville, which lasted just over half an hour.
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3 of Nolan Wells' friends sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation

3 of Nolan Wells' friends sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation

Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
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Smithfield Foods to Face Trial in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Smithfield Foods to Face Trial in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Smithfield Foods to Face Trial in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit