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The complete U.S. Internal Revenue Code contains more than 2.8 million words--printed 60 lines to the page, it fills almost 6000 letter-size pages. The classes in two related actions have been certified against the United States of America on behalf of retired Michigan public education employees who had Social Security taxes withheld from early retirement incentive plan payments in violation of federal tax regulations.

Dickson Campers alleges that the city of Mobile violated state law by collecting more taxes inside its 3-mile-wide police jurisdiction, which extends west and south of the city, than the services it provides there. The city also has not -- on an annual basis as it should have -- justified the amount it collects..

Texas law dictates that police officers get the same amount of vacation time as other public employees. The court has approved the parties' $90,000 settlement in a class action filed against the city of Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf of current and former police officers employed by the city between November 10, 1996, and November 10, 2000. Eligible officers should contact class counsel for information on how to take part in the settlement.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Central District of California against City of Los Angeles. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available.

You'd be surprised how the Department of Homeland Security thinks of you--you're not just another member of the flying American public, you are a potential terrorist. Several class actions have been filed against JetBlue Airways Corporation and Torch Concepts, Inc. on behalf of passengers who allege that the air carrier gave their private information to Torch Concepts, a U.S. defense contractor, in violation of the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act and their rights to privacy.

When U.S. District Court Judge James Holderman granted class action status to a lawsuit charging the State of Illinois with violating the civil rights of developmentally disabled people, thousands of Illinois' disabled residents moved a step closer to having a choice over where they live. The lawsuit alleged that the State of Illinois violated the civil rights of people with developmental disabilities by effectively forcing them into large institutions rather than offering them the choice of living in smaller community settings.

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