Richmond wants former FOIA officer’s whistleblower lawsuit thrown out


by WRIC

WRIC— The city of Richmond has asked a judge to toss out a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was fired out of retaliation for refusing to violate the state’s Freedom of Information Act.

WGNO—Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office mourns death of former chief. The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office announced the death of retired former Chief Earl Weaver.

Gothamist—Officer guarding mayor’s house unjustifiably shot a man from behind, lawsuit says. A police barrier. The shooting happened amid heavy police activity in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sept. 29, 2022, after two people were shot, the NYPD has said. [ more › ]

The Independent—Barrister loses patience as he condemns former Post Office executive: ‘That’s just word soup’. A former Post Office executive was condemned for using “word soup” jargon by a frustrated barrister during the Horizon IT inquiry on Friday 26 April. On her second day of giving evidence, Angela van den Bogerd was asked about the cases of several individual subpostmasters and their branches. Her response, when questioned on the specifics of settlement negotiations with Martin Griffiths, drew a frustrated outburst from Jason Beer KC, lead counsel to the inquiry. “What does that mean? That’s just...