Anti-poverty agency South Middlesex Opportunity Council is suing the officials and residents of Framingham, Massachusetts for discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in Boston, is claiming that town officials and two residents have violated the civil rights of the disabled people they represent.

According to the lawsuit the Framingham officials and residents engaged in a “not in my backyard” effort to rid the town of the disabled residents in a group home. In addition, the allegations claim that the officials and residents illegally delayed the expansion of the group home.

The most recent lawsuit is the third in two years against the city claiming civil rights violations.

Yahoo has been accused of aiding the Chinese government in stopping the spread of democracy in that country. In San Francisco federal court, the World Organization for Human Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Wang Xiaoning’s wife.

Wang Xiaoning was jailed in China for the online promotion of democracy and subversive behavior against the government. Yahoo is accused of aiding and abetting the Chinese government by collecting personal data such as name and address of its bloggers and handing this information over to the Chinese.

A man who was disabled by a drunken driver and confined to a wheelchair has sued and won a lawsuit against the city of Riverside, California for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). John Lonberg sued the city 10 years ago and finally won his court case.

The city was shown to be in violation of 189 access points on curbs. The city of Riverside has 4 months to fix all curbs and must pay Mr. Lonberg $221,000 in damages for inhibited him from becoming a “self-reliant member of the community”.