Minnesota sues JUUL for deceptive marketing targeting youth
St. Paul, Minn. (Dec. 4, 2019) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, announced Wednesday that the state is suing e-cigarette[…]
Category: Courts
-
Ruling against EPA one of many environmental lawsuits
SEATTLE (Aug. 13, 2018) — A court ruling forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children was just one of many legal actions[…]
-
Tribal government files three lawsuits against Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 8, 2018) — Ojibwe tribal governments and environmental groups on Aug. 7, filed three separate lawsuits against the MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The suites challenge[…]
APIA groups declare support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard
LOS ANGELES (July 30, 2018) — National Asian and Pacific Islander American groups have declared support of race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University. The Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) alongside[…]
-
Charges dropped on 17 remaining Philando Castile protester cases
St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 1, 2018) – The City of Saint Paul Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it will dismiss the remaining 18 criminal cases arising out of protests in front[…]
CAPAC members denounce Department of Commerce appeal of Sherry Chen Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2018) — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in response to the Department of Commerce’s decision to appeal a[…]
-
DHS attempting to remove International Entrepreneur Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 25, 2018) — A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement Tuesday said the agency is proposing a rule to end the International Entrepreneur Rule (IE Final Rule), a program that[…]
Chinese nationals and U.S. residents indicted in international drug and money laundering conspiracy
Total of 28 Charged With Conspiracy to Distribute Fetanyl and Other Lethal Drugs Resulting in Deaths and Injury WASHINGTON – Na Chu, 37; Yeyou Chu, 36; Cuiying Liu, 62; and Keping Zhang,[…]
-
ACLU sues Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and Coon Rapids Police Department
St. Paul, Minn. (March 22, 2018) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Anoka County Sheriff’s Department and Coon Rapids Police Department on behalf of Myriam[…]
Committee of 100 concerned about unfair prosecution of Chunzai Wang
New York City (March 2, 2018) — In another example of the harsh treatment of Chinese Americans, United States District Judge Cecilia Altonaga recently criticized the federal government for prosecuting[…]
