Opponents of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship are pursuing new legal strategies to challenge it. The ACLU and immigration rights advocates have filed a class-action lawsuit arguing the order violates the Constitution, seeking an emergency restraining order. The suit, filed in New Hampshire, seeks to protect a class of babies and their parents, potentially filling gaps left by existing litigation. The legal move is an attempt to navigate a recent Supreme Court decision limiting sweeping injunctions, although justices have raised concerns about the use of nationwide class actions to challenge the order.
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Immigrant rights advocates swiftly filed a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. This action was taken in direct response to a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions against the order. The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU and other groups, alleges the administration is violating the Constitution, congressional intent, and Supreme Court precedent, seeking protections for affected babies and their parents. Constitutional experts and Rep. Jamie Raskin criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling and predicted the action of public interest groups would be to file a nationwide class action suit. This legal strategy follows the Supreme Court leaving the door open to other avenues to challenge the administration.
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A class-action lawsuit against the NSW police force alleges unlawful strip-searches at music festivals between 2018 and 2022. Evidence presented revealed that police knew drug detection dogs had only a 30% accuracy rate yet used them to justify the vast majority of searches, many of which lacked sufficient grounds under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002. The plaintiffs argued that inadequate training and a lack of justification for these searches, often based solely on a dog’s alert and the location, constituted widespread unlawful conduct. The state admitted one plaintiff’s strip-search was unlawful, highlighting the systemic issues within the police force’s procedures.
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Raya Meredith’s 2018 strip search at Splendour in the Grass, deemed unlawful by NSW Police, involved degrading treatment akin to sexual assault, including being forced to undress and bend over while a male officer observed. This incident, argued as assault, battery, and false imprisonment, lacked consent and violated statutory safeguards. The case, now a class action encompassing thousands of festival attendees disproportionately impacting Indigenous and diverse communities, alleges NSW Police routinely conducted strip searches without justification and inadequate training. The state’s admission of unlawful conduct underscores a pattern of improper searches at music festivals.
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A Florida family’s lawsuit alleges that nitrous oxide manufacturers and retailers are contributing to a national health crisis by exploiting a legal loophole allowing the sale of the gas as a culinary tool, despite its widespread recreational misuse. The suit, filed on behalf of a woman who died from nitrous oxide addiction, accuses companies of marketing the product with appealing flavors to encourage inhalation and distributing it through smoke shops. The lawsuit seeks the immediate removal of nitrous oxide from store shelves and damages for affected families, comparing the situation to past controversies surrounding vaping products. It proposes a class action against both manufacturers and retailers, aiming to address industry-wide practices.
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A CBC News investigation revealed that Loblaw, Sobeys, and Walmart grocery stores have been overcharging customers for meat by including the weight of the packaging in the price, violating federal regulations. This practice, discovered through customer complaints and CBC’s own purchases, has led to a proposed class-action lawsuit against the three grocers. While the companies claim to have addressed the issue and implemented corrective measures, concerns remain regarding the effectiveness of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s oversight, with former inspectors noting a decline in routine store inspections. The overcharging, even if seemingly small per purchase, could cumulatively represent millions in profit for the grocers.
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Apple will pay $95 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its Siri assistant illegally recorded and shared users’ private conversations with third parties, such as advertisers. The settlement, covering a class period from September 2014 to December 2024, includes payouts of up to $20 per Siri-enabled device. While Apple denies wrongdoing, the plaintiffs claim unintentional Siri activations led to the unauthorized recording and targeted advertising. A similar lawsuit against Google is currently pending.
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JGA Saddler, an Australian law firm, launched a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the company falsely advertised the effectiveness of phenylephrine in products like Codral and Sudafed. The lawsuit centers on the FDA’s declaration that oral phenylephrine is ineffective as a nasal decongestant, contradicting Johnson & Johnson’s marketing claims. This action followed the replacement of pseudoephedrine with phenylephrine after pseudoephedrine sales restrictions, potentially leaving consumers with ineffective congestion relief. Consumers who purchased these products since 2005 may be eligible for compensation if the lawsuit is successful.
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Walt Disney Co. settled a class-action lawsuit for $233 million, resolving claims of wage theft from over 50,000 current and former Disneyland employees. The settlement includes approximately $105 million in back pay owed since 2019, when Anaheim’s minimum wage law took effect, and additional penalties. The lawsuit alleged Disney violated the law by not adjusting wages accordingly, a claim initially dismissed but later overturned. A judge will review the settlement on January 17th, after which affected workers will receive notification of their payout.
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