Three former Department of Justice employees discuss their reasons for signing a letter calling for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to step down.
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The class claimed lobbyists wanted to use the information collected in the database to fight against firearms regulations.
"This collision could have been avoided," counsel wrote in a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking damages in connection with the deadly American Airlines and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crash that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
"It comes down to the dogged pursuit of the class' interests. It's the Cohen Milstein way," Michelle Yau, partner at Cohen Milstein and counsel for the class, said.
Some critics say it's time for change.
"Public sidewalks are the most protected places we have for free speech,” said Dan Barrett, counsel for the plaintiffs and legal director of the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut. “For about 80 years, the law has been clear that speakers cannot be punished for the reactions of listeners."
