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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s position that the organization was protected from civil liability.The Justice Department revealed its new stance in a letter it filed in federal court in New York on Thursday as part of a lawsuit that aims to hold the agency, known as UNRWA, accountable for the Oct. 7, 2023, deadly attack on Israel by Hamas. The change in position underscores the hardened perspective toward the agency under the Trump administration following allegations by Israel that some...

The Trump administration has been inundated with lawsuits. While this is hardly surprising, the sheer volume — well over 100 as of this writing — and the speed at which unfavorable rulings have been issued against the president are remarkable. The rapid pace of these cases has muddled key legal issues. Notably, many cases involving contracts, back pay, and civil service protections likely do not belong in federal district court at all. These courts have, in turn, successfully backlogged Trump’s agenda by issuing temporary restraining orders — a unilateral command to back down without any opportunity to appeal. The Department...

Critics warn these cases, which also target other large emitters, including utilities and industries, will drive up energy prices for consumers, if successful. he Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a request from 19 red states hoping to stop blue state lawsuits seeking to extract money from oil companies for allegedly causing damages from climate change. The State of Alabama was joined by 18 other Republican attorneys general, including those representing West Virginia and Wyoming, in asking the high court to stop states like California and New Jersey from seeking damages the blue states claim are caused by greenhouse gas...

A new bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates could bring back corporal punishment in public schools, reversing a long-standing prohibition. House Bill 2545 aims to permit school principals to administer moderate corporal punishment under specific policies set by the State Board of Education and county boards. If passed, the bill would amend the Code of West Virginia to include the following provisions: Authorization for Principals: School principals would be allowed to administer corporal punishment, provided they follow policies established by state and local education boards. Parental Involvement and Alternatives: The bill encourages county boards to consider alternative...

**SNIP** Fox News Digital compiled a list of the groups, state attorneys general, cities or states, and individuals who have launched lawsuits against the Trump administration's executive actions. The list includes the various groups and individuals challenging the Trump administration in court, as well as the executive order or proclamation that sparked the suit. Jan. 20, 2025: New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support; League of United Latin American Citizens; Make the Road New York (Executive Order: Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship) Jan. 20, 2025: O. Doe; Brazilian Worker Center, Inc.; La Colaborativa (Executive Order: Protecting the Meaning and...

Lawfare hasn’t stopped since Donald Trump became president again, but has been repackaged into civil litigation to stop his second term agenda—and most of the civil lawfare can be traced to groups affiliated with a coalition known as Civil Service Strong. Members of the coalition scored federal court wins in recent days to temporarily block Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, to delay a federal employee buyout, and to halt the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The member groups have also been involved in numerous other lawsuits against the Trump administration, including challenging the Schedule F executive...

The Trump administration has filed suit against the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago, arguing their sanctuary laws “interfere” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to arrest and deport illegal migrants — the first of many such lawsuits to come, Justice Department officials told The Post. The suit singles out several state and local laws that the Justice Department identifies as inhibiting the federal government’s ability to enforce US immigration law. “We’ve identified Illinois, the city of Chicago and Cook County as all having laws and ordinances on the books that impede federal immigration enforcement, in...

Trump’s executive orders and memoranda to his department heads are thrilling. He’s doing all the right things. But of course, signing pieces of paper is easy. The hard part is getting those things to happen. Trump will face opposition from the entrenched federal workers (all of whom have been protected for decades by their increasingly partisan, leftist unions), from Democrat-run states, and from individual actors. Most of this will end up in the courts, so we need to hope that judges correctly read the American mood and give Trump his way on acts manifestly within his constitutional purview. Last week,...

A San Diego law firm already has retired police and firefighters ready to investigate the cause of Los Angeles-area fires to determine the cause of the devastating blazes and whom to sue VIDEO AT LINK............ Dozens of victims of the Los Angeles area fires are turning to a San Diego law firm to help them recover from devastating losses. Gerald Singleton, one of the nation's top lawyers when it comes to fire-related lawsuits, said his firm already has dozens of clients. During the past two decades, his firm has represented 26,000 victims including those affected by the devastating wildfires in...

I am providing the Civil Liability case against Nifong as an example of what all the J6'rs, Trump, Navarro, Bannon, and anyone damaged by Lawfare should go after their persecutors. The can also go after the individual FBI agents, DA's, Judges, .... All J6'rs should file a class action suit for damages. Here is an example in the Nifong case. Judge allows Duke lacrosse lawsuit to go forward Published March 31, 2011 RALEIGH, N.C. – Three former Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape five years ago can pursue a lawsuit against the ex-county prosecutor and police investigators who handled...

Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, one of the most prominent so-called “gender doctors” around, came under fire in October after she chose to withhold the findings of her nearly decade-long study on puberty blockers that appeared to contradict her personal beliefs. It turns out, however, that this sticky situation was only the beginning for Olson-Kennedy. Just last week, the doctor was hit with a weighty lawsuit from a college student at UCLA. A young woman, Clementine Breen, sued Olson-Kennedy on the grounds that the doctor “did not follow gatekeeping safeguards and pushed her into irreversible [transgender] treatment at the age of 12.”

It really spiraled into a long, arduous journey of learning what happens when big corporate interests overtake the needs of an individual," said Brianne Dressen. ... She struggled to survive a COVID vaccine clinical trial, but Brianne Dressen’s story led to a global movement and a historic court battle. ... In 2020, Dressen was a busy mom, a preschool teacher, and married to a PhD chemist. She volunteered to be part of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial. “It just seemed like second nature to me. I was watching what was going on on the news. Medical professionals are in my...

he United States vaccine injury compensation system is grappling with significant challenges in handling claims tied to COVID-19 vaccines. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic warns that without major reforms, clearing the backlog in the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) could take almost 10 years, revealing significant system inefficiencies. The CICP, designed to handle emergencies on a smaller scale, has struggled to adapt to the demands of a global vaccination effort. According to a report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, "The current backlog would take nearly a decade to eliminate without accounting for any new...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A jury just awarded a Rio Rancho man with what could be the largest medical malpractice verdict in history. The Rio Rancho man ended up suing NuMale Medical Center at Wyoming and Paseo because of what he’s gone through and lasting medical consequences. According to the lawsuit, the physician assistant in this case is Steven Chapman. The victim – Michael – told Chapman he was interested in testosterone replacement therapy to improve his energy and a medically managed weight loss plan. But according to the lawsuit, Chapman brought up erectile dysfunction. Even though Michael said he...

A groundbreaking lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas accuses financial giants BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street of colluding to manipulate the U.S. coal market. The case, spearheaded by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and supported by 10 other state attorneys general, alleges that these firms have used their substantial ownership stakes in major coal producers to suppress competition and artificially raise energy prices. The states listed as plaintiffs are” Texas Alabama Arkansas Indiana Iowa Kansas Missouri Montana Nebraska West Virginia Wyoming According to the 108-page complaint, BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street collectively...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them. The owners of the Cup Foods convenience store and other businesses operating near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue argue that the city’s failure to address deterioration and crime in the neighborhood has ruined their businesses and constitutes an unlawful taking of their property without just compensation, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Thursday. They’re seeking $30 million in damages. The area, now known as George...

One in three Britons are afraid to give women CPR because they are worried about touching their breasts, a study reveals. The same proportion of men (33 per cent) also fear being accused of 'inappropriate' touching when giving women chest compressions. However, just 13 per cent of women have the same reservations, according to the survey of 1,000 UK adults for St John Ambulance. The first aid charity warned the sexual taboo is putting women at greater risk of dying from cardiac arrest and stressed: 'When it comes to CPR, every body is the same.' ... {skipping to end of...

A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, have signed a brief against a federal electric truck mandate. On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a new electric truck mandate to increase sales of electric semitrucks from 2027 through 2032. EPA will require electric models to account for 60% of new urban delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractor sales by 2032. The cost of electric trucks are typically two to three times more expensive than diesel trucks, according to the Institute for Energy Research. Truckers will also have to invest $620 billion...

Hawaii’s Democrat governor said Wednesday that parties involved in lawsuits regarding the 2023 wildfires are nearing a settlement. The lawsuits were brought against the state, Maui County, and utilities following the devastating wildfires that tore across Lahaina and left residents devastated in August of 2023, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday. As the fires raged, Governor Josh Green said they were “likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s state history,” according to Breitbart News. Video footage shows the fires ravaging the community as people tried to escape: Per Wednesday’s AP report, Green explained the settlement of claims will come...

Rachel Rodriguez and Mimi Miller, attorneys at Vires Law Group in Florida, have led a charge to compile evidence of serious crimes committed during the COVID era, by Federal officials as well as by hospital administrators. This evidence is of crimes, argue the attorneys, that range from racketeering to kidnapping to elder abuse and even to trafficking and murder. The attorneys' submission names Dr Rochelle Walensky, Dr Anthony Fauci, Dr Robert R Redfield, Dr Deborah Birx, and other high-placed Federal officials, as well as Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance. They also identify hospital administrators of three states -- Texas, Louisiana,...