UVA Frat Files $25 Million Lawsuit Against 'Rolling Stone'
Phi Kappa Psi Says It Suffered 'Extreme Damage' From The False Report
The University of Virginia's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine on Monday claiming that a since discredited 2014 expose ("A Rape on Campus") on an alleged freshman gang rape at the frat's house put some of the organization's members in danger. It's the latest suit over the story, joining a July legal action by three Phi Psi alumni as well as a $7.5 million suit by a UVA associate dean, Nicole Eramo, who said her reputation was damaged by the report. "The fraternity chapter and its student and alumni members suffered extreme damage to their reputations in the aftermath of the article’s publication and continue to suffer despite the ultimate unraveling of the story," the UVA Phi Psi chapter said in a statement about the suit, which also names the article's writer, Sabrina Erdely. "The article also subjected the student members and their families to danger and immense stress while jeopardizing the future existence of the chapter."
Police Questioning Man In Judge Shooting
Authorities in Houston confirmed late Monday that they had arrested a "person of interest" in connection with shooting of Travis County felony court judge Julie Kocurek, who was attacked in her driveway and shot on Friday night. Investigators in Austin are combing through the veteran judge's long case file in search of anyone who might hold a grudge against her. The person in custody was taken in on "unrelated charges" and Kocurek was listed in stable condition with injuries from shrapnel and glass.
President Obama's Immigration Plan Goes Down Again
A U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans shot down the last, best hope for President Obama to pass any meaningful immigration legislation during his presidency. The ruling shut down an executive order Obama made in November 2014, which would have shielded 5 million undocumented immigrants who've been in the U.S. for five years from deportation. The appeals court ruling that Obama's action was unconstitutional effectively ended hopes for the program as 26 states fight to block it, though it could pave the way for the Supreme Court to take up the case.
Quick Take 1: Fast food workers around the country are planning a nationwide strike on Tuesday in their fight for a $15 minimum wage; the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Plans call for protests in 270 cities featuring tens of thousands of workers in the biggest demonstration since the movement began three years ago.
Here We Go Again: The Republican presidential candidates will take the stage in Milwaukee tonight at 9 p.m. ET for the fourth debate. Fox Business Network will air this one and the pressure is on to stick to the script and avoid what some have labeled the "CNBC circus" of the last debate, where some felt the moderators lost control of the event and focused to much on "gotcha" questions.
Daily Pic: Just like the not-UFOs over Los Angeles last weekend, there were some not alien landing pods hovering over Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday that freaked some people out. The amazing circular objects hovering over the city weren't alien invasion ships, though, but just really cool lenticular clouds.
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