Princeton Mayor Mark Freda is blamed in lawsuit for sparking stolen car chase that lead to 15-year-old thief crossing into oncoming traffic and smashing into a vehicle killing two
Mark Freda, 66, jumped into action while behind seat of his SUV November 7, 2021, when he saw cops were pursuing a Jeep that had been stolen by two teens It culminated with the fleeing car, commandeered 15-year-old Damajia Jenay ‘Majia’ Horner, crossing into oncoming traffic and killing another motorist The head-on collision left the […]
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Lawsuit filed against Princeton Mayor Mark Freda, chased car, killed two | World News
According to the court papers, Princeton Mayor Mark Freda tried to help chase down a fleeing car thief before the vehicle crashed and ended up killing two people. While the Mayor or his attorney have not issued any statement on the matter, they call Jodi’s death “an act of God” in the response they have […]
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Black man who says he was elected mayor of Alabama town alleges that White leaders are keeping him from position | #elections | #alabama
A Black man who says he was elected mayor of a rural Alabama town but has been kept from taking office by White leaders of the town has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. Patrick Braxton, 57, is one of several plaintiffs named in Braxton et al v. Stokes et al. The other plaintiffs — […]
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Black man who says he was elected mayor of rural Alabama town files federal civil rights lawsuit claiming white leaders are BLOCKING him from the role
The plaintiff, Patrick Braxton, 57, claims he filed the necessary proper paperwork to run in the town’s 2020 mayoral election – and won when no one else did When the situation was understood, the filing claims, the incumbent and town council held an illegal, secret election to keep him on as mayor of the town […]
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Black man who says he was elected mayor of Alabama town alleges that White leaders are keeping him from position
A Black man who says he was elected mayor of a rural Alabama town but has been kept from taking office by White leaders of the town has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. Patrick Braxton, 57, is one of several plaintiffs named in Braxton et al v. Stokes et al. The other plaintiffs — […]
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Coalition Sues Over New Arkansas Library Obscenity Law
After news last month that legal action was imminent, a coalition of 18 plaintiffs led by the Central Arkansas Library System has now filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Arkansas law that would expose librarians and booksellers to criminal liability for making allegedly inappropriate books accessible to minors. The 34-page complaint, filed on June […]
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Libraries And Publishers File Suit Over Arkansas’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Book Restrictions
A group of libraries, bookstores and publishers filed a federal lawsuit Friday to challenge an Arkansas law restricting books for children and punishing librarians who violate the rule, alleging that it is “unconstitutional.” Senate Bill 81, which was signed into law on March 31 by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) and goes into effect in August, will […]
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EC mayor sues and blasts Common Council over city election maps
EAST CHICAGO — The mayor is suing to stop the May 2 primary election from using a Common Council map drawn by his opponents. Mayor Anthony Copeland is asking Lake Superior Court Judge Bruce D. Parent to restrain election officials from distributing ballots based on changes to the boundaries of the six districts in which […]
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City Council to meet Tuesday to consider annexation, other matters | News | #citycouncil
The Tehachapi City Council will consider a proposed annexation and a number of matters related to real estate and development at its meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Typically, the council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. However, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the Monday […]
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Florida mayor brings challenger to court in bid to kick him off ballot
ALL RIGHT, ARI, THANK YOU. THE MAYOR OF WEST PALM BEACH, KEITH JAMES, IS SUING HIS CHALLENGER, CLAIMING HE DOESN’T EVEN LIVE IN THE CITY. OWNER RODNEY MAYO IS THE PERSON CHALLENGING JAMES FOR REELECT. JAMES WANTS MAYO THROWN OFF THE BALLOT AHEAD OF THE MARCH 14TH ELECTION. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TERRI PARKER JOINING US NOW […]
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