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More Prison Officers Claim Beard Discrimination In New York
ALBANY — More correction officers are accusing New York’s prison agency of discriminating when it comes to religious beards. A federal judge last week barred the state prison department from taking any “adverse action” against …
Crime
Purdue Pharma Asks Judge To Stop Lawsuits Against Sacklers
NEW YORK – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt all lawsuits against the company and its former directors, including members of the Sackler family, which owns the company. …
Business
Boy Scouts Consider Bankruptcy As Protection From Lawsuits
WASHINGTON – The Boy Scouts of America have hired a law firm to look into a possible bankruptcy proceeding as a protection from possible litigation, according to several media outlets. The law firm Sidley Austin …
