Ex-Texas Education Agency employee’s lawsuit tossed in ouster over creationism e-mail (Dallas Morning News) A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday by a former state science curriculum director who alleged that she was illegally fired for sending out an e-mail on a lecture that was critical of those wanting to teach creationism in science classes. [News Source]

Corrupt Pa. judge seeks dismissal of kids’ lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A Pennsylvania judge who pleaded guilty to corruption is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of children who allege he violated their civil rights by taking money in exchange for sending them to private detention centers. [News Source]

US government files civil lawsuit against BP for oil spills on North Slope (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., alleging violations of federal clean air and water laws for two major spills on the North Slope in 2006. [News Source]

Lake Park faces federal lawsuit over voting discrimination (The Palm Beach Post) The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the at-large method of electing the town commission of Lake Park - a small Palm Beach County town that is 48 percent black but has never elected a black commission member since it was incorporated in 1923, by the count of federal officials. [News Source]

Court rejects lawsuit to protect blue whales (AP via Yahoo! News) An environmental group lost a lawsuit that would have forced the U.S. Coast Guard to better protect blue whales after several were killed by ships in the Santa Barbara Channel off Southern California. [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit over anthrax letter (AP via Yahoo! News) A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a $12 million lawsuit brought by a former State Department mailroom worker who was hospitalized after handling an anthrax-laced letter. [News Source]

Magistrate allows lawsuit against ex-Kmart CEO (Detroit Free Press) A federal magistrate today refused to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against former Kmart Chief Executive Officer Chuck Conaway and former Chief Financial Officer John McDonald Jr. [News Source]

Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Dismiss Splenda Lawsuit (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson settled a lawsuit against a closely held manufacturer that uses packaging similar to its Splenda artificial sweeteners. [News Source]

Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Dismiss Splenda Lawsuit (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against a privately held manufacturer that uses packaging similar to its Splenda artificial sweeteners. [News Source]

Two Lee County officials give deposition on whistle blower lawsuit (The News-Press) Two key Lee County government employees gave closed depositions today concerning a whistle blower lawsuit filed by seven fired county employees. [News Source]