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#1 Texas Prosecutor Drops Most Cases Against Austin Police Officers Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests

Dec 6 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd`s killing said Monday he was...

#2 New Jersey Casino Workers Light Up in State House to Protest Smoking in Workplace

Dec 18 2023 // With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City`s casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday.Members of the United Auto Workers union...

#3 New North Carolina Laws on Rioting, Power Station Attacks, Guns Take Effect

Dec 4 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New or tougher criminal penalties against rioting, vandalizing power stations and harassing law enforcement officers and emergency workers are among North Carolina laws approved this year that...

#4 Louisiana Community Protest Approval Process for Ammonia Plant

Nov 8 2024 // ELKINSVILLE, La. (AP) — A dispute over a planned ammonia plant near a historic Black town in southeastern Louisiana ratcheted up a notch with a challenge to the state’s approval process.The battle over the plant is...

#5 Cops Vow to Avert Risk of Havoc From DNC Protesters Converging in Chicago

Aug 20 2024 // Security is always tight at Chicago’s Accenture Tower, a skyscraper that connects to a downtown transportation hub and houses the Israeli consulate. This week it will resemble a fortress.Located less than two miles...

#6 Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract

Apr 18 2024 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud...

#7 States Worried About Election Unrest Take Security Precautions

Nov 5 2024 // A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where a Nevada county tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on high alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby. The National...

#8 Predictive Model Delivers Insights as Insurers, Reinsurers Brace for More Civil Unrest

Oct 9 2024 // Executive Summary: Insurers and reinsurers are responding to heightened risks of civil unrest with better calculations of their probable maximum losses, careful risk pricing, clear contractual wordings, and by using new...

#9 Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade

Jun 27 2024 // Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade near a Seattle police precinct have been awarded nearly $700,000 after a federal court jury decided their civil rights were...

#10 West Texas Truckers Protest Low Wages, Working Conditions

Jul 3 2024 // MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in the Permian Basin, a historic first for the nation’s busiest oil field.About a dozen...

#11 ‘It’s in the Mail’ Is Not Good Enough to Protest Workers’ Compensation Claim

Apr 25 2024 // A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers’ compensation law judge within the 28 day statutory period, the judge did not...

#12 Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests

Jan 29 2024 // Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides.The...

#13 Insured Losses From UK Riots Will Be Manageable, With Claims Below £250M: Report

Aug 13 2024 // Insured losses from recent riots in the United Kingdom are expected to remain at manageable levels with a limited impact on insurers’ credit profiles, according to credit agency Morningstar DBRS, in a market...

#14 Appeals Court Returns Part of Dakota Access Pipeline Protestor’s Lawsuit

Sep 30 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, who alleged excessive force by law enforcement officers.Eric Poemoceah, of Oklahoma, filed...

#15 Judge: Protestors Can’t March Through Security Zone at Republican National Convention

Jul 11 2024 // MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to have closer access to...

#16 Atlanta City Council Approves $2M for Students Pulled from Car During Protest

Jul 3 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused...

#17 3 Emerging Risks: AI-Driven Civil Unrest, Heavy EVs, Solar Panel Safety

Feb 23 2024 // Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of...

#18 Minneapolis Settles Suit Alleging Journalists Were Harassed, Hurt Covering Floyd Protests

Feb 14 2024 // The city of Minneapolis agreed last week to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd.The...

#19 Texas Assisted Living Facility Sued for Firing Worker With Sleep Disorder

Aug 2 2024 // VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, violated federal law when it denied an employee an accommodation for her sleep disorder and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment...

#20 Texas Manufacturer to Pay $35K for Denying Job to Applicant with Opioid Use Disorder

May 23 2024 // The Modern Group, Ltd. (TMG), headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, and one of its subsidiaries, Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC, a manufacturing and service company which builds oilfield service equipment for energy and...