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• Lawsuit against Chinese port builder in Djibouti highlights risks in Beijing’s plan to expand influence through ‘belt and road’ - Yahoo News February 17, 2019
  Lawsuit against Chinese port builder in Djibouti highlights risks in Beijing’s plan to expand influence through ‘belt and road’  Yahoo NewsA lawsuit against China's main state-owned port builder by the Middle East's largest port operator in the tiny African nation of Djibouti – to be thrashed out in ...
• SC family suing Kanye West for copyright infringement in Charleston federal court - KSLA February 17, 2019
  SC family suing Kanye West for copyright infringement in Charleston federal court  KSLAThe rapper is accused of using a South Carolina girl's passionate prayer in his Grammy-nominated song, “Ultralight Beam,” without proper permission and ...
• Transgender nurse barred from using men's restroom wins discrimination case against Iowa - USA TODAY February 17, 2019
  Transgender nurse barred from using men's restroom wins discrimination case against Iowa  USA TODAYA jury found that the state engaged in discrimination by forcing Jesse Vroegh, 37, to use the female facilities while a nurse at Iowa Correctional Institution.
• Younes Bendjima In More Trouble Following Lawsuit With Coachella Guard Whom He Assaulted - Celebrity Insider February 16, 2019
  Younes Bendjima In More Trouble Following Lawsuit With Coachella Guard Whom He Assaulted  Celebrity InsiderEver since Younes and Kourtney Kardashian broke it off, the former has experienced a litany of civil lawsuits for viciously attacking people, one.
• New York drops lawsuit against Christian activist for protesting outside abortion clinic - The Christian Post February 16, 2019
  New York drops lawsuit against Christian activist for protesting outside abortion clinic  The Christian PostA lawsuit New York state brought against a Christian pro-life activist who was accused of threatening patients and staff outside an abortion clinic in New York ...
• Most of Hunt Lawsuit vs. UFC Dismissed - FIGHT SPORTS February 16, 2019
  Most of Hunt Lawsuit vs. UFC Dismissed  FIGHT SPORTSMost of Hunt Lawsuit vs. UFC Dismissed on FIGHT SPORTS | All but one of Mark Hunt's claims in his lawsuit against the UFC, president Dana White and Brock ...
• Lawsuit Challenges New Policy Allowing Religious Discrimination By Tax-Funded Agencies - Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Blog February 16, 2019
  Lawsuit Challenges New Policy Allowing Religious Discrimination By Tax-Funded Agencies  Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty BlogFeb 16, 2019 | Blog |. Written by Don Byrd. Americans United filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump Administration's waiver that allows federally ...
• Mississippi suit to cover all who lost voting rights, judge says - NBCNews.com February 16, 2019
  Mississippi suit to cover all who lost voting rights, judge says  NBCNews.comFormer Mississippi convicts who are suing to have their voting rights restored can represent everyone who falls into that category, U.S. District Judge Daniel ...
• Lawsuit: Border agent detained U.S. citizens for speaking Spanish - Boston 25 News February 16, 2019
  Lawsuit: Border agent detained U.S. citizens for speaking Spanish  Boston 25 NewsThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two women, both U.S. citizens, who say a border patrol agent unlawfully detained them ...
• Widow of Kentucky Worker Files Lawsuit Against Utility - U.S. News & World Report February 16, 2019
  Widow of Kentucky Worker Files Lawsuit Against Utility  U.S. News & World ReportLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The widow of a worker who was killed last year when his dump truck came into contact with high-voltage power lines at a construction ...