State workers’ suit against Duckworth spills into Senate bid
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER A civil lawsuit alleging ethics violations nearly a decade ago has become an issue in a Democratic congresswoman’s bid to unseat first-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mark…
Lawsuits
Sandra Bland’s family sues state trooper, wants answers
By MICHAEL GRACZYK The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday…
Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome
By LISA CORNWELL A YMCA in Ohio excluded a 6-year-old boy from a summer camp and some other programs because he has Down syndrome and treated him hypocritically after using…
Anti-Muslim film back up on YouTube after court ruling
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and BRIAN MELLEY An anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors is back up on YouTube after a federal appeals…
Illinois justices overturn state’s landmark 2013 pension law
By JOHN O’CONNOR and KERRY LESTER The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday struck down a 2013 law that sought to fix the nation’s worst government-employee pension crisis, a ruling that…
Ex-Ohio State band director files defamation suit
By JULIE CARR SMYTH The marching band director at Ohio State University claims in a new lawsuit filed Friday that the university has damaged his reputation so much that he…
High court case threatens independent electoral map drawers
By MARK SHERMAN In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger…
6 women accuse hot yoga founder of sex assaults, groping
By BRIAN MELLEY A yoga guru who founded a rigorous routine of exercises practiced in steamy rooms around the world is facing lawsuits by six women who claim he sexually…