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In 1997, Blinkoff filed a lawsuit against the City of Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission (the “Planning & Zoning Commission”) and several members, alleging discrimination and denial of equal protection. Blinkoff inherited a parcel of land that had been operated as a gravel bank and excavated since the 1950s. She claimed that use of the land as a quarry had been exempt from the City of Torrington’s (the “City”) zoning regulations. Blinkoff alleged that she faced restrictions and selective enforcement based on her gender and religion. The 1997 case went to trial

The Supreme Court Case that Threatens to Upend US Labor Law

Priyanka Podugu

Within the next few months, the Supreme Court will release its decision for Glacier Northwest v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, a case that has held the attention of union activists and corporate leaders, alike. The case reached the Supreme Court in the aftermath of a 2017 strike organized by Teamsters on behalf of truck drivers employed by Glacier Northwest, a Seattle-based company that manufactures cement.^[1] The union timed the labor strike to begin after Glacier Northwest employees filled the company’s trucks with cement, causing some

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Jury selection continues in the YSL RICO case in Fulton County on April 12, 2023. (FOX 5)

ATLANTA – Some of the court-appointed defense attorneys in the YSL racketeering and gang trial involving rapper Young Thug and more than a dozen other defendants say they are not getting paid nearly enough.

One of the attorneys has asked the court to withdraw from the Young Slime Life case.

Angela D’Williams says the pay is “egregiously low for the amount of work and attention this trial requires.” She says the state’s public defender council denied her request for a pay increase.

UPDATES: The family of actor Lance Reddick is taking issue with a coroner’s conclusion on his cause of death.

Earlier reports linked Reddick’s death to heart disease. But the attorney representing the family is saying that cause of death was not proven by an autopsy and is inconsistent with Reddick’s habits and fitness.

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Attorney James Hornstein claimed Reddick was “the most physically fit person I’ve ever known.” He said the actor worked out daily at his home gym, doing extensive cardio and maintaining a strict diet. He said Reddick required “the availability of gym facilities” as a

An attorney for Jonathan Majors has claimed the woman who accused him of assaulting her on Friday night has withdrawn her allegations—and submitted statements to prove it.

“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows,” attorney Priya Chaudhry said in a statement on Sunday. “We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently. This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard

Defense attorneys for former Raiders player Henry Ruggs are continuing to push for a judge to explain why he recused himself from presided over the fatal DUI case.

The case, which has bounced between different judges in the Las Vegas Justice Court in recent weeks, is currently scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 4 in front of Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia, who is set to decide at the hearing if prosecutors have enough evidence for Ruggs to stand trial.

Letizia ruled on Monday that she did not have jurisdiction to grant a motion moving the case back

Whatever other failings and misdeeds Alex Murdaugh may be guilty of, he would “not have killed the people he loved most in the world,” his defense attorney told jurors Thursday before they decide whether the former Lowcountry attorney committed murder.

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Jim Griffin gave the final defense of Murdaugh Thursday after a six-week trial at the Colleton County Courthouse