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Elvis Presley pictured with then-girlfriend Yvonne Lime at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee around 1957.

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A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud

Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter, alleged that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of Graceland had forged documents. A Tennessee judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to halt it.

May 22, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Anna Lange, a sheriff's sergeant in Houston County, Ga., poses for a picture, Nov. 14, 2023. A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against the sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery.

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Appeals court upholds ruling requiring Georgia county to pay for a transgender deputy's surgery

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff's deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. Houston County Sgt. Anna Lange had sued Sheriff Cullen Talton and the county in 2019 after she was denied coverage.

May 14, 2024
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TikTok's suit is in response to a law passed by Congress giving ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok and find a new buyer, or face a nationwide ban.

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  • Technology

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.

May 07, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Johnny Hollman

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Atlanta City Council approves $3.8M settlement with family of deacon who died after tased by police officer

The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to approve a $3.8 million settlement with the family of Johnny Hollman, a church deacon who died after being tased by a police officer during a struggle at the scene of a traffic accident.

May 07, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
John Barrow speaks to a Democratic group in Hoschton, Ga., on Monday, April 15, 2024, seeking support in his race for the Georgia Supreme Court. Barrow is basing his campaign for the high court around his support for abortion rights as he challenges incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson in a nonpartisan election in May.

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  • News

Georgia court candidate sues to block ethics rules so he can keep campaigning on abortion

A Georgia State Supreme Court candidate has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion. John Barrow sued Monday ahead of a deadline to reply to a complaint that he is violating state judicial ethics rules.

May 07, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Twyla Stallworth, a Black woman from Andalusia, Al., filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Andalusia, its police department and Ofc. Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

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  • Law

Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

April 26, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023.

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  • National

Ex-assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of boy who shot teacher

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to class and shot a teacher.

April 10, 2024
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Avid Bookshop files federal civil rights lawsuit against the Gwinnett County jail’s mail policy

Avid Bookshop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Gwinnett County jail’s mail policy as unconstitutional. WUGA’s Mary Ryan Howarth has more.

March 18, 2024
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The ExxonMobil logo appears above a trading post at the New York Stock Exchange.

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  • Climate

ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action

The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.

February 29, 2024
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  • Michael Copley
Letitia James promised to "take on" then-President Donald Trump when she ran for New York attorney general in 2018. In the years since, she has sued Trump repeatedly, sparking controversy and winning major victories in court.

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  • National

N.Y.'s crusading attorney general wins again with NRA verdict, Trump judgment

New York Attorney General Letitia James has built a reputation targeting powerful national figures. Critics say her lawsuits are politically motivated, but she keeps winning in court.

February 23, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
John Cheeks' lottery ticket matched the numbers posted online in January 2023. But when he tried to redeem his prize, he was repeatedly denied.

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  • Series: Join The Game

A man sues Powerball after being told his $340M 'win' was a mistake

In early January 2023, John Cheeks saw that the winning Powerball numbers online matched his lottery ticket. But when he tried to redeem the prize, he was told it was a "mistake." Now, he's suing.

February 21, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Snoop Dogg, left, and Master P seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans.

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  • Business

Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post for trying to sabotage their cereal

The rappers say that Walmart and Post Consumer Foods neglected their cereal brand and intentionally hid it in stockrooms to prevent it from being sold to customers.

February 09, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Southern Regional Medical Center sign

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  • News

Medical examiner rules the decapitation of a baby during delivery was a homicide

A medical examiner has classified the death of a Georgia couple's baby that was decapitated during delivery as a homicide. Attorneys for the family announced the finding by the Clayton County Medical Examiner's Office at a news conference on Wednesday.

February 07, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Governor Brian Kemp

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  • News

Georgia sues Biden administration to extend Medicaid program with work requirement

Georgia is suing the Biden administration to try to keep the state's new health plan for low-income residents running until 2028. Georgia Pathways is the only Medicaid program in the country that requires recipients to meet a work requirement.

February 02, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Emma, 18, stands for a portrait in Georgia on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

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  • News

Federal lawsuit seeks to force Georgia mental health agencies to improve care for children

Families who say their children suffered from being institutionalized for prolonged periods are suing three Georgia agencies that provide mental health services. The federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of families of four children with mental disorders that attorneys say worsened as the youths were institutionalized repeatedly and for long periods.

January 04, 2024
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