More than 100,000 children in Orthodox Jewish schools in New York state are getting a substandard education that makes it virtually impossible for them to function in secular society, a federal lawsuit brought by former students alleges — but the suit has a potentially fatal legal weakness that might get it thrown out, experts say….
One of the top executives in The Trump Organization was on the board of Donald Trump’s charitable foundation for years, but said he only found out about that when the New York state attorney general announced a lawsuit aimed at shutting down the group. New York state attorney general Barbara Underwood filed a lawsuit Thursday…
Actress Ashley Judd filed a lawsuit against former film producer Harvey Weinstein for allegedly attempting to destroy her career, the New York Post reported. Judd told ABC News on Monday that because she would not give into Weinstein’s sexual advances, he stopped her from getting work. “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson said last…
The father of Meadow Pollack, the 18-year-old who was killed in the February 14 Parkland shooting, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the high school security officer who stayed inside while the mass murder of 17 students and teachers occurred, NBC News reported. In his lawsuit filed Monday in Broward Circuit Court, Andrew Pollack…
The brother of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against conservative activists and media organizations who allegedly spread conspiracy theories about his death, CNN reported. Seth Rich was shot to death in D.C. last July in what police believed to be a robbery. Right-wing individuals and groups suggested without…
Stormy Daniels, the former adult-film star who allegedly signed a nondisclosure agreement shortly before the presidential election promising to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with President Trump, sued his lawyer on Monday for defamation. Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, said that Cohen publicly portrayed her as having made up the affair with…
The parents of treasured Jewish actor Anton Yelchin, who died in a horrific accident in 2016, have reached a settlement with the company that produced the car that killed him. Yelchin, who was best known for his leading role in the new “Star Trek” movies, was killed in 2016 when his 2015 Grand Cherokee Jeep…
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, joked in a recent interview about the ongoing litigation he and Trump have with porn star Stormy Daniels, suggesting he might use winnings from the case to take a long trip. “The more I’m thinking about it, I might even take an extended vacation on her dime,” he told…
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