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George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. The civil rights lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court...

Body-camera footage made public Wednesday from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest captured a panicked and fearful Floyd pleading with the officers in the minutes before his death, saying “I’m not a bad guy!” as they tried to wrestle him into a squad car.

Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was announced at the start of a hearing in a federal lawsuit in Boston brought by…

Singer Anita White says a lawsuit filed against her by a country group over the use of the name Lady A is an example of white privilege being used against her.

The Duchess of Sussex has asked a British court to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield of anonymity

Northeastern University announced Wednesday afternoon that it would join Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in filing a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over new rules barring international students from living in the country while taking online courses. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, asks...

“Her childcare options evaporated overnight.” It happened to thousands of families when the state of California forced everyone to stay home as the coronavirus crept into town. It happened to Drisana Rios. The mother of two was an account executive with insurance firm HUB International in San Diego. In March, she was sent home to work alongside a needy 1-year-old…

More information continues to be revealed about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from royal life. According to PEOPLE magazine, a source close to the couple admitted the Duchess was left frustrated with how Kensington Palace addressed the false tabloid reports published about her.

Roc Nation’s philanthropy arm, Team Roc, filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections earlier this year on behalf of over 150 inmates in the state’s Parchman prison in response to conditions described as “barbaric.” Attorney Jessica Rice, who is working with Team Roc, explains why this case is important in Mississippi and details the long history of...

Johnny Depp’s lawyers have failed to stop the American actor’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper until she is called to give evidence.

A British judge has rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit brought by actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused his ex-wife.

New court documents from Meghan Markle’s ongoing lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday reveal the Duchess of Sussex felt “unprotected” by the Royal Family.

Lawyers for British tabloid The Sun have urged a judge to throw out Johnny Depp’s libel claim against the paper.

Lawyers for the helicopter pilot being sued by Kobe Bryant’s widow asked that her lawsuit be moved out of Los Angeles, claiming the defense can’t get a fair trial in the Lakers’ backyard.

Legoland California Resort is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for allegedly not giving refunds or adjusting memberships while it was shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.

Six women have filed civil lawsuits against USA Swimming, its local associations in California and three now-banned coaches claiming the national governing body failed to protect them from abuse by those coaches

Attorneys for the parents of a disabled teen in Ohio say they have settled a lawsuit over his forced baptism at a church picnic in 2016.

A bishop in San Diego’s South Bay community is suing the state and county, arguing it is time to let his church reopen for worship services because he believes church is an essential service.

A bishop in San Diego’s South Bay community is suing the state and county, arguing it is time to let his church reopen for worship services because he believes church is an essential service.

Two NFL players said they were sexually harassed and assaulted by a female passenger on a United Airlines flight and accused two flight attendants of failing to properly respond to their complaints, according to NBC News.