Missouri’s attempt to block members of Westboro Baptist Church, a gay-hating fundamentalist church, from protesting at military funerals in on hold. Members of the Kansas-based church picket funerals of veterans killed during the war, where they often hold up signs claiming that the soldier’s death is God’s punishment for homosexuality. Their activities are not just…
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Ex-Clear customers file class action suit
A group of consumers has filed a class action lawsuit against Verified Identity Pass (VIP) after the company refused to provide refunds to members of its popular Clear program, which reduced security wait times for consumers willing to pay an annual fee and undergo preemptive security screenings. Clear closed on June 22 after a dispute…
Judge orders release of public pension data
California’s leading taxpayers’ rights group says the public scored a major legal victory this week when a judge ruled that a county’s pension records are not entirely confidential. The judge ruled that the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, a public pension watchdog group, are entitled to a list of names…
Jammie Thomas will appeal, lawyer says
It’s official: Jammie Thomas-Rasset intends to appeal her case, one of her lawyers told CNET News on Wednesday. “She’s not interested in settling,” attorney Joe Sibley said in a brief phone interview. “She wants to take the issue up on appeal on the constitutionality of the damages. That’s one of the main arguments–that the damages…