Title 4, Chapter 1 of the US Code is devoted to the flag of the United States; Section 8 of that chapter begins by stating that “no disrespect shall be shown to the flag of the United States of America.” Eleven sub-paragraphs follow explaining how that disrespect is to be... Read More »
Neither his health nor charges of faulty paperwork prevented a New York judge from agreeing to extradite disgraced and convicted sex criminal Harvey Weinstein from his New York prison cell back to California for another trial. Justice Kenneth Case of Erie County Court ruled on June 15 that Weinstein, 69,... Read More »
The Supreme Court has tightened restrictions on unions and their access to farmworkers in California and across the nation in its latest ruling. In a 6 - 3 vote with conservatives in the majority, the High Court ruled it unconstitutional for union representatives to engage in practices that impeded on... Read More »
The US Supreme Court ruled earlier today in favor of a former cheerleader who was ousted from her high school's cheerleading squad after she shared a social media post in which she used profane language. In this closely watched case, the Pennsylvania cheerleader challenged the school district on the limitations... Read More »
A federal judge dismissed almost all claims that were filed by activists, civil liberties organizations and other protesters that alleged former President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials violated federal civil rights laws by forcefully clearing activists in order to make room for a presidential photo-op. On June 1, 2020,... Read More »
Three college students who led a lawsuit against Harvard University are finding themselves on the side of defeat after the university won a dismissal of the lawsuit earlier this week. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani dismissed the lawsuit after explaining that the lawsuit and its allegations failed to prove that... Read More »
In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, which banned “semiautomatic assault weapons”- which were defined to include 18 different guns and all firearms with two or more “military characteristics.” Examples of “military characteristics” are bayonet mounts and flash suppressors. There... Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The drug is the first in 18 years to receive FDA approval for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, but has attracted controversy over its efficacy and high cost. Experts estimate that the drug could cost the federal... Read More »
The organization Airlines for America, or A4A, along with a coalition of other industry partners, have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the recent uptick in aggressive and unruly passenger behaviors. The letter which was sent early Monday urges the Department of Justice to prosecute unruly passengers.... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court officially requested an opinion from President Biden's Administration regarding the race-conscious undergraduate admissions policies at Harvard University. The issue at hand is whether or not the Supreme Court should hear the challenges to the ivy league school's admissions programs that consider an applicant's race in the... Read More »
A New York doctor has been sentenced to nearly five years behind bars because of his role in a kickback scheme that was centered around a potent fentanyl-based spray, Subsys. Jeffrey Goldstein 51, of New Rochelle, New York, was one of several doctors involved in a conspiracy that violated the... Read More »
The federal government has joined a 2015 lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against a string of California skilled nursing homes. The lawsuit accuses the owner of several nursing homes of illegally participating in a kickback scheme that resulted in millions of dollars of fraudulently secured funds. The case came to... Read More »
In an attempt to prevent defense attorneys from scoping out information about prospective jurors on the Internet, one California court adopted the general procedure of withholding their names in felony cases. An appeals court ruled that such a general practice could violate a defendant’s constitutional rights and should only be... Read More »
The First Amendment protects free speech. However, the line becomes tricky when it comes to social media. Can social media platforms regulate what you say or is what you say on the platform protected by the First Amendment? Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, etc. will take down any content... Read More »
The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by Republican state governors that would have invalidated the individual mandate included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare. The court ruled that the parties challenging the law lacked a legally required basis to sue, known as standing. This... Read More »
