Sex Abuse Survivors Reach $395 Million Deal With San Francisco Diocese
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to a $395 million settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse,…
Supreme Court Bars Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by prison guards could…
Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson, Ex-MLB Pitcher, Found Liable for $176 Million in Hit-and-Run
A civil jury in Los Angeles found Rebecca Grossman, a California philanthropist, and Scott Erickson, a former Major…
‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
Judges retain a special status even after they hang up their robes. Addressing them in a 2020 article,…
Inside Trump’s Deal With the I.R.S. to Drop His $10 Billion Lawsuit
Time was running out. President Trump had sued the I.R.S. for $10 billion, and a federal judge was…
Who Is the Prosecutor Investigating E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits?
The federal prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation related to E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer who accused…
Families Settle Suit Over Deaths in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The families of five of the six men who were killed when a cargo ship crashed into the…
Australia Sues 3M for $1.4 Billion Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Australian government said on Thursday that it was suing 3M for more than $1.4 billion in damages,…
Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Inaccurate Claims About the $1.8 Billion Fund
The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they have been politically persecuted has set…
Supreme Court Permits Lawsuits Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a U.S.-owned port business whose dock front property was seized in…
How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy
The $1.8 billion fund created by the Trump administration this week to pay people who claim mistreatment by…
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
In January, on a flight to his Florida club Mar-a-Lago, President Trump mused about his $10 billion lawsuit…