lawsuits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) has sued the CDC over its air travel mask mandate, while Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (left) has sued and sent cease and desist letters to dozens of school districts over mask mandates.

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

5:00am July 18, 2022

A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises.

In this April 21, 2021, file photo, a delivery man bikes with a food bag from Grubhub in New York. The three biggest food delivery companies, DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats, sued the City of New York in 2021 over its law to permanently limit the amount t

National

D.C. sues Grubhub for allegedly using deceptive trade practices

10:09am March 22, 2022

by Ayana Archie

One of the accusations says prices for local restaurants on the app and website are typically higher than in-store prices, despite Grubhub saying they are the same.

Race
Courts

Explainer: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions

10:29am January 25, 2022

by Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action.

Politics & Government

Judge Weighing North Carolina Absentee Ballot Procedures

4:00pm October 07, 2020

by Associated Press

From left, Eli Harold (58), Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016.

Colin Kaepernick Is Getting An NFL Workout. Skeptics Question League's Timing

7:48pm November 13, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The private workout, set for Saturday, has raised questions about whether it's a PR stunt or a real opportunity for Kaepernick to return to the NFL, where's he's gone unsigned for nearly three years.

Brent Henderson harvests soybeans on his farm near Weona, Ark., in 2017. That crop showed symptoms of dicamba exposure. Henderson switched to Xtend soybeans the following year, he says, as "insurance" against future damage.

National

Is Fear Driving Sales Of Monsanto's Dicamba-Proof Soybeans?

11:34am February 07, 2019

by Dan Charles

Some farmers say they're buying a popular new soybean seed partly because they're afraid of crop damage from herbicide drift. A new lawsuit claims the seed maker is violating antitrust laws.

Queue Listen Now

Saints fans aren't happy with the NFL after a controversial no-call in Sunday's NFC championship game. One fan took out several billboards around Atlanta with his message for the league.

Angry With NFL After No-Call, Saints Fans Resort To Lawsuits, Billboards

5:46pm January 22, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"We'll probably never get over it," Saints coach Sean Payton said after Sunday's championship game. The team's fans aren't over it, either — and they're getting creative in their outrage.

Jury Tells Pork Giant To Pay $473.5 Million In Nuisance Lawsuit

12:12pm August 03, 2018

by Alex Derosier & Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2017. The broken windows show the room where a gunman sat as he opened fire on a country music festival, killing 58 people and wounding more than 500 others.

MGM Files Lawsuits Denying Liability Over Las Vegas Shooting

6:56pm July 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In October 2017, a gunman fired from his room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds. Now MGM, which owns the hotel, is asking the courts to declare it not liable.

Arts

Investor Group Has Deal To Buy Weinstein Co., Start New Movie Studio

10:21pm March 01, 2018

by Miles Parks

The group says the new company will be led by a majority-female board of directors. The firm had been in turmoil over allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against ex-Chairman Harvey Weinstein.