A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Friday seeking an injunction against the District of Columbia police department's vehicle checkpoint program, calling the "military-style" initiative unconstitutional and ineffective. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 800 black farmers filed a new lawsuit against the Agriculture Department just two weeks after Congress reopened a 1999 settlement over past discrimination. ...more

June 5, 2008

In an effort to pressure lawmakers to toughen legislation on consumer product safety, consumer groups this week began publicizing the recent settlement of a major lawsuit against Sears for installing millions of kitchen ranges that were vulnerable to tipping over. ...more

February 21, 2008

Three people have sued Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of discrimination against Haitian-Americans. ...more

January 24, 2008

Improper training and bad steering by the ship's second officer caused a Princess Cruises ship to tilt suddenly in 2006, injuring almost 300 people, the National Transportation Safety Board determined Thursday. ...more

January 11, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he wants three trial lawyers to review documents for a possible class-action lawsuit against property insurers, alleging that the industry hasn't passed on savings to consumers as required by a new Florida law. ...more

December 20, 2007

Mireya de los Santos has left her three girls just once. She went to register this spring with a probation officer after pleading guilty to driving - repeatedly - without a license. The probation officer alerted immigration officials, who started deportation proceedings against her. ...more

November 13, 2007

They can be seen hanging behind the counter at the minimart, those brightly colored phone cards for calling Latin America, Africa and Asia. Often they are the only reliable way for immigrants to stay in touch with their families. ...more

November 10, 2007

Experts say Nora Sandigo's bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to stop deportation of illegal immigrants with U.S.-born children hasn't a prayer. Sandigo just nods. She has heard it all before. ...more

November 5, 2007

The state owes nearly 41,000 Palm Beach County residents fair compensation after removing citrus trees from their yards in a failed decadelong effort to eradicate a harmful bacteria, an attorney said Monday during opening statements in a class-action lawsuit. ...more

October 16, 2007