The suit seeks to upend an order from a Maryland judge last month protecting immigrants’ due process rights. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the...
US film and TV giant Tyler Perry has been sued for $260m (£194m) by an actor who has accused the mogul of sexually assaulting him while working on his TV shows. Derek Dixon has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing Perry of using his influence in the entertainment industry to create a “coercive, sexually...
A bit of Hollywood news this afternoon. Last December the NY Times published a big story about the behind the scenes drama that happened on a movie set between star Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni. Lively filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni and the producer of inappropriate behavior and also of allegedly hiring a crisis...
The US Supreme Court has blocked a lawsuit brought by Mexico that sought to hold American gunmakers accountable for playing a role in country’s struggle with drug cartels. The court voted 9-0 to reject the suit, in the process upholding a 2005 law that shields gun manufacturers from liability if weapons they produce are misused....
More than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities, according to the law firm bringing the case. Rylands Garth says there are now more than 1,100 former players involved, with 784 from rugby union and 319 from rugby league. Steve Thompson, Mark Regan and Phil Vickery – part...
A former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testifying anonymously as “Mia”, took the stand in his sex tracking trial in New York. During her testimony, she said the rap mogul called her after singer Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him in 2023, accusing him of physical and sexual abuse. “Mia” also alleged that during...
It’s hard to believe it has been six years since the Smollett hoax, but it was Jan. 29, 2019 when it happened. Today, Smollett agreed to settle a civil suit with the city by paying $50,000 to the local charity of his choice. Last month, federal court records revealed the city and Smollett had reached...
For the six years Marina, 35, had no valid driver’s license, she felt constant fear when behind the wheel. She would limit her travels to what was strictly necessary, forgoing professional, educational and leisure opportunities. “I felt persecuted and had too much fear,” she told Truthout in Spanish. “It was something that impacted all of...
Part of the Series Covering Climate Now This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Less than a day after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit aiming to stop Hawaiʻi from taking oil companies to court for their role in the climate crisis, the state last...
I missed this when it happened just over two weeks ago. Tate’s former girlfriend Brianna Stern made a police report and filed a lawsuit in civil court accusing him of beating and threatening her during her 10-month relationship which began last July. Ms. Stern, a model and influencer with her own cryptocurrency coin, was searching...
One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. He told BBC Sport he sustained regular concussions during his careers in both...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A behind-the-scenes legal effort to force Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution could end up helping President Donald Trump in his push...