NYC vaccine mandate for school staff survives court challenge
A federal judge rejected a request to temporarily block New York City's vaccine mandate for Education Department employees because she couldn't "ignore the harm" if schoolchildren were exposed to COVID if she gave temporary relief from a mandate meant to protect them.
Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M
Owen Diaz alleged in a lawsuit that he was harassed and faced “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word,” while working at Tesla’s Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting.
Potential blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term underway
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench in-person on Monday for the first time since the pandemic began. And this new term is shaping up to be a blockbuster — with cases on religion, abortion, and the Second Amendment.
Donald Trump faces deadline for questioning in defamation suit
A court has set a Dec. 23 deadline for former President Donald Trump to undergo questioning in a former "Apprentice" contestant's defamation lawsuit over what he said in denying her sexual assault allegations.
Lawsuit blames baby’s death on ransomware attack at Alabama hospital
A lawsuit filed by an Alabama woman attributes her baby’s death to a ransomware attack at Springhill Medical Center, which resulted in diminished care.
Court allows vaccine mandate for NYC school employees, for now
Several unions have sued New York City to stop its vaccine mandate for teachers and other workers in schools, saying that it violates workers' rights. But a state judge has lifted a restraining order for now.
Judge blocks New York's medical worker vaccine mandate
Judge David Hurd in Utica has temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated.
Judge rules Ohio hospital can’t be forced to treat COVID-19 patient with ivermectin
An Ohio judge ruled this week that a hospital cannot be forced to treat a severely ill COVID-19 patient with ivermectin, reversing an earlier decision.
Elizabeth Holmes Theranos trial: live updates from jury selection
Get live updates from day two of jury selection in the blockbuster trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled founder of Theranos.
Cuomo's legal fees to cost New Yorkers $9.5 million
Resigning from office probably didn’t end former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal problems, and no matter what happens next, taxpayers are likely to wind up with a hefty bill.
Parents must pay son $30,441 for tossing his porn collection
A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection.
R. KELLY TIMELINE: Life, lurid rumors, lawsuits, criminal charges
R. Kelly has long faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public through documentaries or court documents. This is a timeline of Kelly's life, from his early days in Chicago through his rise and fall as an R&B artist.
Vaccine mandates: Can your employer require you to get the shot?
Employers can require that workers be vaccinated, according to an employment law experts.
T-Mobile hit with class-action lawsuits over data breach
Over 53 million T-Mobile customers have been impacted by the cyberattack.
Staten Island restaurants sue to block vaccination proof mandate
A group of New York City restaurants asked a judge this week to block the city's latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, calling the city's mandate that customers show proof of vaccination "arbitrary, irrational, unscientific and unlawful."
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre sues Prince Andrew, saying he sexually abused her when she was 17
One of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accusers has sued Prince Andrew, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17.
Zoom settles privacy miscues at start of pandemic for $85 million
Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its videoconferencing service's weak privacy controls opened too many peepholes into its users' personal information and made it too easy to disrupt their meetings during the early stages of the pandemic.
Employers can legally mandate COVID shots | EXPLAINER
The Justice Department says individuals must be informed of their "option to accept or refuse administration" of an emergency use vaccine like the coronavirus shot. But that doesn't prohibit employers from mandating vaccinations as a condition of employment.
DOJ: Federal law doesn’t prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates
An opinion posted on Monday by Justice Department lawyers states that federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private businesses from mandating COVID-19 vaccines under emergency use authorization.
Manhattan Marriage Bureau reopens for in-person ceremonies, licenses
For the first time since March 2020, in-person weddings and marriage license appointments are back at the bureau located in Lower Manhattan.