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Sep 24, 2018

Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement in NYPD Beard Accommodation Case

Today, Judge Paul G. Gardephe granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement on behalf of officers who wear beards due to...

DOJ Files Statement of Interest in BLH Challenge to City's Use of Police as First Responders to Mental Health Crises

New York, NY – October 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by New York...

Nicholas Feliciano settles his cases against the City of New York for $28,750,000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY April 7, 2024 What: Nicholas Feliciano settles his cases against the City of New York for $28,750,000...

BLH Files Suit on Behalf of El Paso Woman Repeatedly Raped by Staff at Fort Worth Federal Women's Prison Medical Facility

April Lacey was sent to the FMC Carswell Unit in Fort Worth due to medical reasons. While there she was repeatedly raped by FMC Carswell...

BLH Files Amended Complaint in Columbia University "Doxxing" Case, Adding Two More Students

BLH has filed an amended Complaint in Hafez v. Accuracy in Media, Inc. et al. , adding two additional Plaintiffs in one of the first...