Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee private school files motion to dismiss Michelle Obama’s brother’s ‘media campaign’ lawsuit
The preparatory college filed a movement Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit the couple filed in April that alleged partially, “The Faculty acted impermissibly to silence and to retaliate in opposition to these adversely affected by, and elevating issues about, the Faculty’s unfair therapy of scholars of colour and underrepresented college students.”
The Robinsons allege their youngsters — age 11 and 9 on the time — have been disenrolled from the college on the finish of the final college 12 months as retaliation in opposition to their dad and mom for elevating issues that have been “delicate to the administration.”
“They hope to win not within the court docket of regulation, however within the court docket of public opinion,” wrote Joel Aziere, an legal professional for the college.
In late April, Craig Robinson informed CNN, “The very first thing we observed was a repeated use of racial and ethnic stereotypes in precise classroom assignments,” talking of parts of the 2020-2021 college 12 months.
The Robinsons careworn to CNN their grievance was extra about how the college responded to their issues.
The movement to dismiss is the most recent effort from the college to push again on that narrative.
“The Robinsons fail to say that Mrs. Robinson started recurrently attending her older son’s digital courses through the pandemic to look at and critique his academics,” and “despatched an incessant collection of prolonged, misguided, and sometimes disrespectful emails and textual content messages asserting unfounded complaints about his academics,” the movement reads.
The movement asserts that USM warned the couple their communications violated the college’s Frequent Belief and Father or mother Faculty Partnership philosophy.
“They responded by threatening to interact within the marketing campaign that has since adopted, asserting baseless claims of ‘racial and socioeconomic insensitivities’ to garner nationwide consideration and shift to USM the blame for his or her eventual separation from its neighborhood,” regardless of “hours every week working with them to deal with their issues,” it continued.
In response, a spokesperson for the Robinsons informed CNN in a press release, “The College Faculty of Milwaukee continues to reveal that they’re unwilling to simply accept duty for his or her culpability in fostering a tradition of racial insensitivity and bias. The Robinsons stay assured of their case and can proceed to vigorously pursue this litigation to vindicate the pursuits of their youngsters and the numerous others they’ve victimized.”
The enrollment termination letter made no point out of the habits of the youngsters in its reasoning and even described them as college students who embody the college’s “portrait of a graduate.”
No resolution has been made by a choose on the movement to dismiss, however Hancock believes the claims within the swimsuit aren’t legitimate.
“Quite a few false claims have been made concerning racial and socioeconomic bias on the college. When initially raised, these issues have been taken very critically, totally investigated, and in the end discovered to be with out advantage,” he wrote to the college neighborhood.
CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.
Giannis Antetokounmpo drives to the basket against the Orlando Magic. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando 109-106 on Friday night in spite of 34 points by the Magic’s Paolo Banchero in his long-awaited return from an injury.
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Damian Lillard added 29 points for the Bucks, including a couple of free throws with 9.3 seconds left for the game’s final points.
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Playing for the first time since tearing his right oblique on Oct. 30, Banchero also had seven rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes. He made 5 of 8 3-point shots.
Cole Anthony had 18 points and seven rebounds for Orlando and Tristan da Silva had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Bobby Portis came off Milwaukee’s bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds.
With the Bucks clinging to a one-point lead with 9.3 seconds left, Lillard was fouled by Anthony Black and fell down while taking an inbounds pass. The Magic challenged the call but it was ruled that Black had made contact with both hands.
The Bucks shot 52% to offset nine missed free throws (seven by Antetokounmpo).
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
ORLANDO, Fla. – On the second night of a back-to-back, the Orlando Magic host the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night inside the Kia Center. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.
Orlando is sandwiched in the middle of a three-games-in-four-days stretch. The Magic were beaten comfortably 104-89 by the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday, dropping them to 22-17 this season. Their grasp on the fourth seed in the East is down to a one-game lead.
The Bucks come in off a day of rest, having defeated the San Antonio Spurs 121-105 at home Wednesday night. At 19-16, they’re hot on the Magic’s tail for the last spot of home-court advantage in the East’s playoff picture.
It’s the second matchup between the two teams this year, but the first one that was originally scheduled. An NBA cup quarterfinal matchup a month ago to the day altered that plan, however.
Who: Orlando Magic (22-17) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (19-16)
What: NBA Regular Season Game
When: Friday, January 10, 2025, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida, FDSN Wisconsin, NBA TV, NBA League Pass
Radio: 96.9 The Game, Orlando Magic Audio Network, SiriusXM
Point Spread: Milwaukee -6.5
Last Meeting: Milwaukee 114, Orlando 109 on 12/10/24
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Jamahl Mosley, Orlando Magic: Mosley tipped off his fourth NBA season as a head coach this season, all of which having come with the Magic. He’s 125-160 in the regular season all-time, and 3-4 in the playoffs. Before Mosley was named the head coach of the Magic, he was an assistant with Dallas, Cleveland, and Denver. He’s a Colorado alum, and played four years of professional basketball in Mexico, Australia, Finland and South Korea.
Doc Rivers, Milwaukee Bucks: Rivers is in his first full campaign with the Bucks after taking over for Adrian Griffin in the middle of the 2023-24 season. His coaching career began with the Magic in 1999-2000, when at age 38, he led the Magic to a 41-41 record and won the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. He’s a former NBA champion with the 2008 Boston Celtics, and has spent parts of 26 seasons manning NBA sidelines. Milwaukee is the fifth team he’s coached, with previous stops in Orlando, Boston, Los Angeles with the Clippers and Philadelphia. As part of the NBA’s 75 year anniversary celebration during the 2021-22 season, Rivers was named one of the 15 greatest coaches in league history.
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MILWAUKEE – A 58-year-old is dead after a crash in Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The Milwaukee Police Department said it happened around 2:44 p.m. near Vienna and Appleton. The 58-year-old driver was traveling eastbound when the vehicle collided with an unoccupied, parked vehicle.
While being transported to a local hospital for injuries received, the driver became unresponsive and was pronounced deceased.
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The cause of the crash is still under active investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
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