6 d. ago Worker unfairly dismissed after Michael Jackson impersonation – tribunal

Lucasz Zawadzki received over £10,000 in compensation after an employment judge found that he was unfairly dismissed.

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8 d. ago Court tosses Trump lawsuit against Maryland judges over US deportations

Trump-nominated federal judge said Maryland judges were ‘absolutely immune’ from suits over their judicial actionsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit filed by the Trump administration earlier in the summer against all 15 judges serving on Maryland’s federal district court – a case that opposed pausing some deportations from the state.In a 37-page ruling, US district judge Thomas Cullen of Virginia’s western district – who was nominated and confirmed to his position during Donald Trump’s first presidency – wrote that “any fair reading of the legal authorities cited by defendants leads to the ineluctable conclusion that this court has no alternative but to dismiss”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals

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1 week ago Police whistleblower who alleges a 'rotten culture of cronyism' among senior cops forces GMP back into court

EXCLUSIVE: Retired detective Pete Jackson's claims were dismissed by an employment tribunal last year - a judge has now allowed him to appeal

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1 week ago Women’s groups hail Noel Clarke libel defeat as victory for victims and press freedom

Campaigners say judgment shows powerful men cannot hide behind money and libel laws to silence accusersWomen’s groups have said a high court judgment dismissing a libel claim against the Guardian by actor Noel Clarke marks a victory not just for his victims, but for press freedom and public interest reporting as a whole.They said too often “wealthy and abusive men” have been able to use the courts to try to silence victims, hiding “behind injunctions, NDAs, [and] threats of defamation suits”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Charities welcome libel defeat for BBC star Noel Clarke in £70m sexual misconduct case

Women's charities have welcomed a high court judgement dismissing a £70 million libel claim against the Guardian by Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke.

Economics

1 week ago Musk must face lawsuit brought by voters he convinced to sign petition in $1 million

A Texas judge rejected Musk’s request to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a group of voters who say they were misled into signing a petition and handing over personal information for a chance to win $1 million

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2 w. ago Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge to dismiss a human smuggling case against him

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2 w. ago Kevin Costner drops explosive images that threaten to blow 'unscripted rape' claim sky

Kevin Costner has hit back at stuntwoman Devyn LaBella's lawsuit in new court filings containing images that appear to show she was smiling and 'comfortable' on set while rehearsing a 'rape' scene.

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2 w. ago Old workers discover if they're 'victims of age harassment' if young colleagues are loud

A tribunal judge has dismissed a case brought by Catherine Ritchie - an administrator in her 60s - that claimed her "boisterous" young co-staff's behaviour was age harassment

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2 w. ago Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center

A federal judge in Miami has issued a split decision in a lawsuit about detainees’ rights at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the Florida Everglades

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3 w. ago Judge dismisses NC State's 'Cardiac Pack' lawsuit for name, image, likeness compensation

A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the 1983 N

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