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The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge complex, pictured in 2016, was the site where five nooses were found, the EEOC alleges.

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A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil saying the company failed to take action to prevent a racially hostile work environment.

March 05, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
The Effingham County School District logo is displayed on a clear glass wall inside a building.

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Lawsuit over school ban on Black Lives Matter shirts dropped

A federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that had accused a Georgia school district of racial discrimination, including for barring students from wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts.

February 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Cleveland Browns running back Willis McGahee is helped from the field after getting injured during an NFL game against the New England Patriots on Dec. 8, 2013. Ten retired NFL players, including McGahee, accused the league of lies, bad faith and flagrant violations of federal law in denying disability benefits in a potential class action lawsuit filed on Thursday in Baltimore.

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Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits

Ten former players are suing the National Football League, claiming its doctors were biased and purposely gave them unfavorable reports so the NFL could justify not paying for disability benefits.

February 10, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Owners of apartments (seen at right) opposite Tate Modern have won a privacy case against the famous art gallery.

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Tate Modern's terrace is a nuisance for wealthy neighbors, top U.K. court rules

For years, tourists have peered into multi-million-dollar apartments from the top of London's busiest art gallery. Britain's Supreme Court says that has to change.

February 03, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Former President Donald Trump is suing <em>Washington Post</em> journalist Bob Woodward over Woodward's latest book, <em>T</em><em>he Trump Tapes</em>.

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Trump sues Bob Woodward for releasing audio of their interviews without permission

The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.

January 31, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills.

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New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills

Supporters of abortion rights have filed separate lawsuits challenging abortion pill restrictions in North Carolina and West Virginia. The lawsuits were filed Wednesday.

January 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas.

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Walker campaign staffer lawsuit says GOP activist groped him

A staffer on Herschel Walker's Republican Senate campaign has filed a lawsuit against prominent conservative activist Matt Schlapp, accusing Schlapp of groping him during a car ride in Georgia before last year's midterm election.

January 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Supporters of Georgia's transgender and non-binary community stroll through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.

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3 sue to strike Georgia ban on transgender care for workers

Two state employees and a public school media clerk are suing the state of Georgia. They say in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that the state employee health plan is illegally discriminating by refusing to pay for gender transition-related health care.

December 14, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Taylor Swift poses with her trophies at the 50th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles in November, just days after the botched ticket presale.

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Dozens of Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster in the wake of its ticket sale fiasco

The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges fraud and antitrust violations, among other claims. Nearly 400 more people have since shown interest in joining and will be added as plaintiffs, a lawyer tells NPR.

December 06, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A Florida woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz of misleading advertising, saying its Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese takes longer to prepare than the 3 1/2 minutes on the label.

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A woman sues Kraft, claiming Velveeta macaroni preparation time is misleading

Kraft Heinz says its Velveeta Shells & Cheese cups are "ready in 3 1/2 minutes." The proposed class action lawsuit counters that microwaving is one of several steps and seeks $5 million in damages.

November 28, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
 Each year, hundreds of thousands of people visit the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia to kayak, hike, fish, and participate in other recreational activities. A federal lawsuit filed on Nov. 15 by environmental groups claims that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is violating the Clean Water Act by not protecting wetlands that are at risk of mining. Photo contributed by Joy Campbell

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Saga of proposed mine at Okefenokee Swamp’s edge still mired in legal challenges, regulatory reviews

Conservationists are waging another legal challenge against a company’s strip-mining plans near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Georgia. 

November 22, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Town at Trilith and Trilith studios are facing a lawsuit from Black residents alleging years of discrimination going unaddressed.

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Black residents sue Trilith Studios' housing development, citing years of unaddressed discrimination

Black Residents in a planned community affiliated with a Fayetteville movie studio are filing a discrimination lawsuit against their community. They say previous efforts to address problems over the past four years have failed.

November 18, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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Democrats sue over lack of Saturday early voting in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff

State officials say the law bars optional early voting the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Lawyers representing Democrats disagree.

November 15, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of <em>Vogue,</em> at the 'Chanel Cruise 2017/2018 Collection' at Grand Palais on May 3, 2017 in Paris, France. The magazine is suing rappers Drake and 21 Savage for a violation of trademark rights.

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  • Law

'Vogue' has 'an easy case' in lawsuit against Drake and 21 Savage, experts say

The magazine's publisher is suing the two Grammy award-winning artists for releasing a parody Vogue issue to promote their new album.

November 10, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Drake and 21 Savage released an Instagram post on Oct. 30 promoting a fake <em>Vogue</em> magazine cover. <em>Vogue</em>'s publisher Condé Nast is now suing both rappers for using the fake cover to promote their new album.

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  • Arts & Life

'Vogue' sues rappers Drake and 21 Savage over fake magazine cover promoting new album

Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, is seeking at least $4 million in damages over the rappers' fake Vogue cover.

November 09, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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