2 w. ago Trump’s suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat | Robert Reich

The president won’t prevail in court. But his cases against media companies have a potential chilling effect on criticism of the governmentDonald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump.Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump’s lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers

Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilitiesThe US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with disabilities.In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the US Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve riders with disabilities, including people who travel with service animals or stowable wheelchairs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Uber sued by Department of Justice for allegedly discriminating against passengers with disabilities

The DOJ alleges the rideshare company discriminated against passengers with disabilities, particularly those accompanied by service animals or using folding wheelchairs

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3 w. ago Nothing sensible ‘off the table’ to tackle Channel crossings – Attorney General

Lord Hermer said that in dealing with small boats ‘nothing sensible or practical or effective will be off the table’.

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3 w. ago SUE REID: As Government promises to stop the boats, revealing pictures of crowds queuing in France to catch traffickers' ride to Dover will startle and anger Britain

REID: All the migrants at the quayside bus stop were waiting for a free local ride to the beaches to run towards the boats which are now operated like a taxi service across to Dover.

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3 w. ago Legal aid group sues to preemptively block U.S. from deporting a dozen Honduran children

A legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works

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3 w. ago SUE REID: As Government promises to stop the boats, startling pictures of crowds queuing in France to catch traffickers' ride to Dover will startle and anger Britain

REID: All the migrants at the quayside bus stop were waiting for a free local ride to the beaches to run towards the boats which are now operated like a taxi service across to Dover.

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4 w. ago Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people

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last month Maine mass shooting survivors sue government for negligence: ‘Most preventable mass tragedies in American history’

The bew lawsuit accuses the Army of negligence for failing to act as shooter Robert Card’s mental health unraveled in the months before the October 2023 attack

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last month Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims' relatives sue US government alleging negligence

More than 100 survivors and relatives of victims of Maine's deadliest mass shooting are suing the federal government

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