Lawsuit filed against fishery rule said to endanger turtles (Honolulu Advertiser) Changes to longline fishery rules endanger the future existence of loggerhead turtles, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the National Marine Fisheries Service. [News Source]

Education groups file lawsuit over state’s withholding of funds (Press & Sun-Bulletin) ALBANY -- Education groups filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court Wednesday against Gov. David Paterson because he is withholding $582 million in state aid to school districts. [News Source]

Burlington Slapped With Lawsuit Over Telecom (WPTZ Plattsburgh) The city of Burlington has been served a lawsuit regarding loans the Kiss administration had arranged for ailing communication firm Burlington Telecom. [News Source]

13 workers file discrimination lawsuit against Dallas water department (Dallas Morning News) Thirteen Dallas Water Utilities employees filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against City Hall on Wednesday, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination and retaliation dating back years. [News Source]

Judge to decide voting rights lawsuit against Irving ISD (Dallas Morning News) U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater, who heard the lawsuit against Irving ISD, must decide whether the school district's at-large elections system violates the Voting Rights Act and denies representation to Hispanics. [News Source]

Law firm representing Nunn dropped from wrongful death lawsuit (Louisville Courier-Journal) The law firm representing former state Rep. Steve Nunn, accused of killing his ex-fiancée, has been dropped as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim's mother. [News Source]

FAQ: FTC’s Lawsuit Against Intel (PC World via Yahoo! News) The Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust-related lawsuit against Intel Wednesday, accusing the chip maker of deliberately attempting hurt its competition and ultimately consumers. The landmark lawsuit alleges that Intel has deprived customers of choice by trying to slow down innovation among its rivals, and by keeping computer makers hooked with lucrative incentives for doing little ... [News Source]

First Lawsuit Challenges Governor’s Withheld School Aid (NY1 News) The state's teachers union and school administrators filed a lawsuit in Albany today to mount the first legal challenge to Governor David Paterson's controversial decision to withhold school aid. [News Source]

Dallas Water Workers File Discrimination Lawsuit (CBS 11 Dallas – Fort Worth) Thirteen current employees of Dallas Water Utilities have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Dallas. The plaintiffs allege a pattern of discrimination has existed, for years, within the department. [News Source]

Intelligence Agencies Release Docs Describing Misconduct in Response to EFF Lawsuit (Electronic Frontier Foundations) Today the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Security Agency released 162 pages of intelligence oversight reporting in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by EFF in July. [News Source]