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Settlements reached in suit over D.C. breathalyzers
Four people who challenged their D.C. drunken driving convictions based on flaws in the police department's alcohol breath-test equipment have settled with the District.
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D.C. cabbies sue Mayor Gray and Taxicab Commission chairman Ron Linton
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Two cab companies are suing Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Taxicab Commission chairman Ron Linton, claiming that the two officials have "refused to treat the district’s taxi drivers in a manner that is fair and consistent with the law."
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Miracle Hands director Cornell Jones calls two gay D.C. councilmen 'faggots'
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Last week, the office of the D.C. attorney general filed suit against Cornell Jones, a former drug kingpin who runs the nonprofit Miracle Hands, alleging that he diverted more than $300,000 from a city HIV/AIDS program to renovate the Stadium Club, a strip joint. On the radio this weekend, he attacked two critics on the D.C. council — David Catania and Jim Graham, both openly gay — by calling them "a couple of gay guys who sometimes get to acting like little faggots.”
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Whole Foods smacked with lawsuit for collecting zip codes
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When that retail employee innocently asks for your zip code at checkout, most will rattle it off without a second thought. But one California woman alleges that Whole Foods used those zip codes, along with additional information from credit cards, to obtain customers’ home addresses.
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Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver accuses blind man of pirating porn
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Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, the local law firm behind the US Copyright Group, has been waging a war against movie piracy for some time now. They've suffered setbacks, boosted business for other lawyers, and continue to send frightening settlement letters to thousands of people suspected of illegally downloading movies, including the adult variety. Now, somewhat inevitably, they've accused a blind man of stealing porn.
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Dan Snyder thinks lawsuit would be better without all that 'evidence'
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Washington Redskins owner says most of Washington City Paper's exhibits in its motion seeking to dismiss his lawsuit against the paper should be thrown out.
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Pershing Park suit: Police may have destroyed evidence
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Protests in the District are a fairly usual event, but this one was different: On the morning of September 27, 2002, about 400 people — activists and bystanders alike — were arrested during a World Bank protest in Pershing Park, many of them hog-tied and held for more than 24 hours. Now four former students detained during the mass arrests are alleging that a D.C. police employee destroyed evidence related to the case.
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ACLU files suit in Snyder, City Paper case
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The never-ending saga of Dan Snyder's lawsuit against the City Paper, well, never ends. Now the American Civil Liberties Union is stepping in, filing an amicus curiae brief saying that the Redskins owner must prove speedily that the alt-weekly knowingly published defamatory information, reports WTOP.
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D.C. sued by tobacco company over wrapping paper law
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When a bong is too much and a bowl not quite enough, you need a cigar wrapper packed with pot. And now, a Kentucky-based tobacco company is making sure that your right to get blunted is protected.
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ACLU sues D.C. cops over photographer's detainment
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Last summer, photography student Jerome Vorus, 20, was detained by several police officers after photographing them during a traffic stop in Georgetown. Now he's suing them.
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Former Sidwell Friends staffer target of sexually charged lawsuit
Can a staff psychologist at an elite private school have an affair with the mother of a student? Even if he's responsible for providing counseling to the student?
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Daniel Snyder lawsuit: No settlement in sight
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"We have spoken," says Snyder lawyer Patty Glaser of the two sides in the City Paper suit — with an air of finality.
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D.C. can still sue Adrian Fenty's fraternity brothers' company
CommentA revised settlement in a lawsuit between the city and a company owned by former Mayor Adrain Fenty's fraternity brothers still allows the district to sue the company for other claims.
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Supreme Court hears argument in Wal-Mart sex bias claim
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The Supreme Court is questioning a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of at least 500,000 women claiming that Wal-Mart favors men over women in pay and promotions.
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Prince George's County man says nail salon discriminated against him
CommentIn a lawsuit filed Feb. 15 ,Tracy Wiggs alleges that TT&C Nails charged him $35 for a "buff-up" that's advertised to women for $30.
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Friends of Frederick County sues over New Market plan
A lawsuit filed in Frederick Circuit Court by Friends of Frederick County and 14 others challenges the Town of New Market's planning documents
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Redskins spokesman: Snyder lawsuit against WCP was a 'last resort'
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The Redskins senior vice president says the owner's lawsuit was the only way to stop "unconscionable personal attacks" by writer Dave McKenna.
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Federal judge rules against Arlington dog mural
CommentAn Arlington business owner has lost a federal lawsuit against the County over a mural.
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