New York Times: “At a time of growing tensions involving Muslims in the United States, a record number of Muslim workers are complaining of employment discrimination, from co-workers calling them “terrorist” or “Osama” to employers barring them from wearing head scarves or taking prayer breaks.”
1200 WOAI radio: “he state of Texas today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a federal appeals court in Washington DC, claiming four new regulations imposed by the EPA are based on the ‘thoroughly discredited’ findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and are ‘factually flawed,’
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Prisoner GW 1171 is not happy with the Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe. D.J. Goodson sued the sisters in federal District Court for intentional infliction of emotional distress caused by watching their two reality TV shows “Keeping Up with the Kardasians” and “Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami.” In addition to $75,000 in damages, GW 1171 also wants the court to order the sisters to say to him, “D.J. we are sorry for emotionally stressing you out & we love you!”
I’ll bet a lot of other people feel the same way. Could a class action lawsuit be next? Here’s the best parts of the actual Kardashian_Lawsuit :
11. During season two the defendants engaged in disturbing acts of violence and racially prejudicial acts in which they knew would affect the plaintiff psychologically and emotionally.
13. Defendants intended there
[sic] actions to cause plaintiff to suffer extreme emotional distress due to their outrageousness of actions involving violence (domestic abuse) to include a boxing match in which a handicapped individual observed the abuse of defendant Kim Kardashian. The many domestic and emotional abuses involving Kourtney Kardashian by her paramour Scott. Defendant Khloe Kardashian on one occasion referred to a baby doll as being “the black baby”.14. Defendants actions amounted to a physical manifestation of the emotional distress of plaintiff.
16. Defendants sexually explicit actions intertwined with domestic abuse, fights of violence, extensive use of abusive language, sexual content and innuendo, nudity, outright disrespectful and disturbing actions, no respect for the law, and plain senseless and stupid actions, comments, behaviors, etc. as a result of defendants conduct the plaintiff suffered from mental anguish, embarrassment, shame and humiliation and continues to suffer from nervousness, anger issues in which continues as to plaintiff suffering.
WHEREEFORE, plaintiff demands judgment against defendants in d amount in excess of $75,000.00 for compensatory and punitive damages, plus interest and costs.
Declaratory relief declaring the actions of defendants in which [sic] continue be deemed outrageous and subjected to cause emotional distress and to provide relief to prevent future damages by defendants.
Implementation of a third party to monitor defendants actions to prevent further harm to plaintiff who is a viewer or provide warnings prior to airing any episode in which defendants causes emotional distress by and through their unmonitored and unrestricted behaviors, comments and and actions.
It is furthered requested that all defendants offer a sincere apology for their actions to plaintiff on both above mentioned broadcasts as folIows “D.J. we are sorry for emotionally stessing you out & we love you!”
The Volokh Conspiracy: “The woman who broke up a North Carolina couple’s marriage has to pay $5.8 million [to the ex-wife].” See the WNCT TV video report.
Los Angeles Times: “A federal judge in Riverside declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional Thursday, saying the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy violates the 1st Amendment rights of lesbians and gay men.” Read the judge’s decision.