County Auditor responds to school district lawsuit (The Greenville News) The Greenville County auditor said in a court response Thursday that he "welcomes" a lawsuit by the Greenville County School District over how much it can raise taxes each year, and he asked the judge to also rule on whether the district's 2006 tax increase exceeded the legal limit. [News Source]

Lawsuit Claims DPD Discriminates Against Gay Crime Victims (FOX 31 Denver) DENVER - The victim of a hate crime is filing a federal lawsuit against the Denver Police Department, claiming there is a pattern of discrimination against gay crime victims. [News Source]

WVU/Rich Rodriguez lawsuit heads for mediation (Detroit Free Press) West Virginia University's $4 million lawsuit against ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez is headed for mediation, with the goal of resolving the dispute by Aug. 1. But the order by Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Robert Stone is a standard part of a scheduling order, and WVU attorney Jeff Wakefield said Thursday he believes mediation is unlikely to help. [News Source]

Lawsuit Contests Legality of Education Law (FOX 13 Utah) A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges the legality of a 14-part bill that became a catch-all law for many Utah education issues. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 legislators, former lawmakers and education officials seeks an injunction to stop funding parts of the law and a declaration that programs created by it are unconstitutional. [News Source]

Metro Accident Leads To Lawsuit (The Kentucky Post) A deadly accident involving a Metro bus driver has turned into a lawsuit. A bus driver hit and killed two-year-old Isaiah Barnes last August near Fourth and Walnut streets downtown, just seconds after he got off the bus with his mom. [News Source]

Deal ends U.S. voter fraud lawsuit (Austin American-Statesman) A federal lawsuit alleging that state investigators enforced voter fraud laws in a way that targeted minorities and Democrats ended Wednesday with both sides declaring victory in a settlement. [News Source]

Trump lawsuit to end after casino purchase (Miami Herald) A Broward County lawsuit between flamboyant developer Donald Trump and his one-time confidante, Richard Fields, will be dismissed after a company headed by Fields purchases Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City for $316 million late this year. [News Source]

Lawsuit over Metea Valley spending tossed (Daily Herald) DuPage County Circuit Judge Kenneth Popejoy has thrown out the lawsuit filed by the parents' group Neighborhood Schools for Our Children against Indian Prairie Unit District 204. [News Source]

Trump lawsuit to end after casino purchase (Miami Herald) A Broward County lawsuit between flamboyant developer Donald Trump and his one-time confidante, Richard Fields, will be dismissed after a company headed by Fields purchases Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City for $316 million late this year. [News Source]

WVU-Rodriguez lawsuit headed for mediation (Sports Illustrated) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University's $4 million lawsuit against ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez is headed for mediation, with the goal of resolving the dispute by Aug. 1. [News Source]