Feds and Florida headed to court over voter purge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A legal standoff has developed between Florida and the Obama administration over a contentious voter purge pushed by Gov. Rick Scott...
MIAKAs file lawsuit against AKA's
theGRIO REPORT - An organization of men interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha, known as MIKA, plan to file a lawsuit against the oldest National Pan-Hellenic Council sorority...
Detroit may go broke by June 15
theGRIO REPORT - The city of Detroit will run out of money by June 15 if a lawsuit challenging the validity of the consent agreement the city signed with the state of Michigan in April is not withdrawn...
Mega-lawsuit says NFL hid brain injury links
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A concussion-related lawsuit bringing together scores of cases has been filed in federal court, accusing the NFL of hiding information that linked football-related head trauma to permanent brain injuries...
Who cares if 'The Bachelor' is black?
OPINION - According to the defendants, it's their right not to cast people of color, and they won't be forced to feel bad about that...
Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...
Beyoncé faces lawsuit over video game
NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan judge says a lawsuit by a video game developer against Beyonce can go to trial...
Justice Dept. plans to sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio
PHOENIX (AP) - Federal authorities have said they plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos...
Beastie Boys sued for illegal sampling
Tuf America claims the rap trio illegally sampled two of Trouble Funk's songs, and used portions of them to compose four songs, two on their debut album Licensed To Ill, and two on Paul's Boutique...
A widower’s dangerous attack on birth control
OPINION - Mike Yard, comedian and widower of 36-year-old plus-size model/actress, Mia Amber Davis, is reportedly suing his late wife's obstetrician-gynecologist for prescribing her birth control pills...
