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Interior's response to denial of Elizabeth Klein records not good enough, group argues
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Explain yourself, an advocacy group is telling the Department of the Interior after it rejected a Freedom of Information Act request. -
Plaintiffs firm, client do battle over contingency fee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A law firm is suing a woman for her alleged nonpayment after winning her a case. -
Group asks judge to speed up release of ethics records from Interior Department about Elizabeth Klein
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The nonprofit suing the Department of the Interior for records related to one of its top officials – who just happens to be a climate activist – wants the judge hearing its case to speed things along. -
Judge won't let D.C. police make new argument against post-George Floyd law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – District of Columbia cops will not have the chance to correct problems with their lawsuit that challenges a law passed during anti-police protests. -
Lawsuit alleges violence by cops at police brutality protest
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Police brutality protestors say that is exactly what happened to them in Washington D.C. -
Interior Dept. defends off-road vehicle use at Glen Canyon in Utah
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A group hoping to protect the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area from all-terrain vehicles faces resistance in its lawsuit against the Department of the Interior. -
Lawsuit claiming Exxon isn't doing enough about climate change kicked back to D.C. court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Exxon won’t get to defend itself in federal court from an advocacy group that claims the company has not done enough to combat climate change. -
Election 2020 aftermath: Voting machines sue pillows for defamation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The voting systems company accused of manipulating last year’s Presidential election is suing MyPillow and its founder, Mike Lindell, for defamation. -
National Park Service sued for letting off-road vehicles in Glen Canyon
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The National Parks Conservation Association is suing the National Park Service for allowing off-road vehicles in the area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. -
Group of AGs sues Google, target unlawful search monopoly, related advertising
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs suing Google, claiming the tech giant illegally has a monopoly on general search engines and related advertising markets. -
D.C. cops lose challenge to post-George Floyd discipline law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The District of Columbia has fended off a lawsuit that challenged new rules for cops in the wake of anti-police protests over the deaths of George Floyd and others. -
FDA's refusal to transition New Drug Application for MS medicine leads to lawsuit
After the FDA allegedly refused to transition a New Drug Application into a Biologics License Application, a pharmaceutical company took legal action against the organization and other related entities on March 24. -
Political groups push for Federal Election Commission to respond to claims against Jeb Bush
Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 are urging the Federal Election Commission to take action on its Federal Election Campaign Act lawsuit. -
DOJ files antitrust case against NACAC over student recruiting
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A federal agency has filed a lawsuit against the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) over allegations it "established and enforced illegal restraints" on the ways colleges can compete when it comes to recruiting students. -
Consol Energy sues major U.S. railroads alleging illegal fuel charge scheme
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Consol Energy has filed a suit against some of the largest U.S. class I railroads alleging an illegal fuel charge scheme. -
Former Howard University Hospital employee alleges she was fired for reporting unlawful billing practices
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The former director of nursing for emergency and trauma services at a Washington, D.C. hospital alleges she was fired for reporting unlawful Medicare and Medicaid billing practices. -
Advocacy groups sue over One National Program rule regarding vehicle emission standards
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Public interest organizations allege that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's (NHTSA) preemption rule that relaxes vehicle emissions standards under the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 is invalid. -
New Jersey, Connecticut sue EPA over pollution from Pennsylvania, Virginia
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Two states have filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency claiming the agency has failed to require the submissions of state implementation plans (SIPs) in compliance with the "Good Neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act. -
Group files lawsuit to get feds to take action on threatened species of coral
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Center for Biological Diversity alleges a federal department has failed to designate a habitat as required by federal law for several threatened species of coral. -
OGI Group seeks to confirm $9.6 million arbitration award against Iraqi ministry
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A Canadian corporation is asking for a court to confirm an arbitration award of $9.6 million entered into its favor last year over the development of an Iraqi oil field.