lawsuit
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Black Teen Slammed to Ground at Texas Pool Party Sues Ex-Cop, City for $5,000,000
A Texas teen who was slammed to the ground and pinned down by a McKinney, Texas, police officer during a pool party in June 2015 has now filed a federal suit against the now former cop, the city and the McKinney Police Department, the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the report, Dajerria Becton and…
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Mich. Man Who Claims Cops Beat Him So Bad He Lost Vision in 1 Eye Files Lawsuit
A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit against the Eastpointe, Mich., police, claiming that he was strapped to a chair and beaten until he lost vision in one eye, and the entire incident was captured on video. According to Fox 2 Detroit, Frankie Taylor was arrested on drunken driving charges Aug. 10, 2015. In video,…
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Father of Slain Dallas Police Officer Is Suing Black Lives Matter for Inciting ‘War on Police’
The father of one of the Dallas police officers who were killed back in July is reportedly suing Black Lives Matter and other groups, claiming that organizers incited a “war on police” that resulted in his son’s death, the Star-Telegram reports. According to the report, Enrique Zamarripa filed a 43-page lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
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All Mansions Matter: Lawsuit Claims That Cam Newton Trashed Rental Property
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is being sued for reportedly trashing a California mansion after his dismal performance in the Super Bowl. According to Yahoo! Sports, Newton is “facing a $270,000 lawsuit over alleged damages to an $11 million home he rented in Beverly Hills.” Newton rented the luxury home during the summer from a…
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Steve Harvey: ‘I Don’t Want No Damn Race Team!’
Steve Harvey doesn’t want “no damn race team.” Harvey went on his radio show today to correct a story that TMZ Sports reported (and The Root picked up) noting that Harvey wanted to start a racing team with Terrance Cox, CEO of Diversity Motorsports, but NASCAR shot them down. Cox then filed a $500 million lawsuit…
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How NASCAR Shot Down Steve Harvey and Earned a Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Steve Harvey wanted to start a racing team, but his efforts stalled before they even got started because NASCAR is a good-ol’-white-boys league and Steve Harvey is … well, Steve Harvey. At least that is what Terrance Cox, CEO of Diversity Motorsports, says he believes, and he has filed a $500 million lawsuit against NASCAR…
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Federal Judge Finds Ferguson, Mo., School Elections Unfair to Black Voters
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Ferguson-Florissant School District in suburban St. Louis must change its election process, after finding that the current school system is unfair to black voters, USA Today reports. According to the report, U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel found that the current system illegally undermines the political power of black…
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Family of Martin Luther King Jr. Settles Dispute Over 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Medal
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. has settled a disagreement over what to do with the civil rights icon’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, although the terms of the settlement are not exactly known, Reuters reports. A judge confirmed that the matter was settled in an Atlanta court Monday. The trial to settle the…