In light of the seemingly ever-escalating COVID-19 pandemic, the legal dilemmas—not to mention the moral ones—surrounding capital punishment have multiplied with nearly the same exponential progression of the virus itself. Along with investigations pointing to unconscionable pain caused by lethal injection (now the federal government’s preferred method of execution), playing... Read More »
For the Boy Scouts of America, the surge of over 92,700 new claims of sexual abuse may be the final nail in its coffin. Though the website touts bold videos and snappy content about “ youth safety” and that “BSA is one of the safest places for kids,” the lawsuits... Read More »
In a shocking example of legal musical chairs, all charges were dropped for the accused New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker on Monday, for an alleged armed robbery in May. At the same time, North Miami Beach Attorney William A. Dean, who represented three of the four victims in the... Read More »
After a 37-year career on the bench of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson, 70, the first African American woman to preside over civil trials in Philadelphia, announced her retirement. While her decisions and achievements were often covered in the local press, she is likely to be... Read More »
Social justice protests around the nation have died down since the summer months, but support for the cause has not. In a filing last week, sixty Black Lives Matter protesters have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago. The lawsuit lists 20 officers from the Chicago Police Department... Read More »
Georgia was already in the national spotlight for flipping blue this year. The last state to be called by the Associated Press, Georgia’s polls locked Joe Biden into the Presidency with a total of 306 electoral votes. It’s the first time the state has elected a Democratic President in decades.... Read More »
Another celebrity’s family is reeling from the infamous college admissions scandal for their role in the fraud that rocked the US from coast to coast. Mossimo Giannulli, husband of celebrity Lori Loughlin, best known for her starring role in Full House, began his five-month sentence on Tuesday for his role... Read More »
Though the transition into the white house continues to be a slow and at times a tense one, that hasn't stopped President-Elect Biden from assembling his cabinet. According to Biden's White House transition website, he has just named Dana Remus as his White House counsel. Who is Dana Remus? Dana... Read More »
In a victory for Dreamers, their families, and hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths across the U.S., a federal court on November 14 struck down the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis granted plaintiffs’ motion... Read More »
Aggregated claims of over 100 proposed class members sue for alleged “Gluten-Free” Mistaken Claim on Dog Food A class-action suit on behalf of “Plaintiff," representing a class of over 100 consumers, was filed against Costco Wholesale Corporation and Schell & Kampeter, Inc. d/b/a/ Diamond Pet Foods Inc, in the U.S.... Read More »
The pandemic has undoubtedly been the catalyst for a renter's crisis around the nation, and this past election, the state of Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to ease the burden of those struggling to pay their rent. The measure, No Eviction Without Representation (NEWR), sailed to victory with a... Read More »
Daniel Ravicher, a law professor at the University of Miami, is at odds with the school over his employment status. According to Ravicher, he has lost his teaching position because of opinions he shared on Twitter. Ravicher explains via a Twitter update, "I've been fired because I refuse to censor... Read More »
A judge accepted Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy claims on November 17, 2020 allowing the company to restructure and pay out their $8.3 billion settlement with the Department of Justice. Purdue Pharma developed the addictive opioid OxyContin in the 1990’s and has been mired in lawsuits ever since. The DOJ presented evidence... Read More »
The Associated Press has called elections since the mid-1800s. The respected group named Joe Biden the President-elect on Saturday, November 7, after he secured more than the required 270 votes from the Electoral College, despite counts persisting in parts of the country. However, the AP typically avoids calling states when... Read More »
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Rudy Giuliani entered a courtroom for the first time since 1992 to attempt to prove that re-election was stolen from President Trump. His antics in the courtroom call his abilities into question, as he mistook one judge for another, was active on his Twitter account... Read More »
