The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly announced a nationwide settlement of $20.75 million by Home Depot USA Inc. in a lead paint practices lawsuit. The settlement is the highest civil penalty paid in history under the Toxic Substance Controls Act. The lawsuit alleged... Read More »
An alleged incident involving Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a female aide could lead to criminal charges. The Albany Police Department was informed by the New York State Police and the governor’s office about the alleged incident. According to Steve Smith, a spokesman for the Albany police, the woman has... Read More »
After spending five years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Herbert Alford, 47, was set free. Alford, who was convicted in 2016 of second-degree murder, is now suing Hertz car rental over a lost receipt that proved his alibi. Alford spent five years in prison without the... Read More »
Many Americans first learned about COVID-19’s lethal threats by watching news reports about rampant deaths in New York, especially in nursing homes. The tragedy foreshadowed the horror that would soon spread throughout the nation until one-third of all the 536,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths took place in elder care facilities. Now,... Read More »
After eight years of more questions than answers, the case of Kendrick Johnson will officially be reopened after the teen's death over 13 years ago. Georgia’s Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk has confirmed that his office will reopen the investigation after it recently received long-sought-after documents. The death of Kendrick... Read More »
When President Joe Biden released his eagerly awaited new stimulus package on March 11, millions of unemployed, hungry, and otherwise financially stressed Americans pored over every detail. Though the new bill mirrored some of the primary, less-funded ideas of the 2020 version, this stimulus bill was super-sized and represented a... Read More »
In an unprecedented wave, thousands of migrants are flocking to the southern border as they seek entry into the United States. The transition in leadership and immigration policies have come together to create a crisis with record numbers of border encounters and an alarming influx of unaccompanied minors. What is... Read More »
The Trump administration had issued a rule that penalized lawful immigrants for seeking public assistance. Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed several pending appeals over that rule pursuant to joint requests filed by the Biden administration and plaintiffs that challenged that policy. Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices... Read More »
Steve Cicala is the first person to file a COVID-19 related claim with the Countermeasure Injury Compensation Program (CICP). This relatively new program which operates under the Health and Human Services department is roughly 10 years old. It currently holds roughly $30 billion in compensation for individuals who file successful... Read More »
On the heels of a stunning national nursing home deaths scandal, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo now seems headed for impeachment for sexual harassment. Faced with twin scandals, both Democrats and Republicans are calling for his impeachment. In New York, this would be the first impeachment in more than a... Read More »
Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd has been beset with challenges from the beginning. The first obstacle seemed to be empaneling a jury with the ability to be unbiased. Then there was the addition of the third-degree murder charge. Finally, just before the weekend, Minneapolis agreed to... Read More »
As the COVID-19-fueled school year comes to a close, one university that failed to honor tuition discrepancies between “campus experiences” and “online experiences” has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement with its on-campus-students who were forced by the pandemic to get their classes online. The complaint by the class-action plaintiffs... Read More »
Dr. Ravi Murali, a 38-year-old Edgerton, Wisconsin, doctor, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme that would charge Medicare for medical braces that were not needed. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice charged two Capitol Hill rioters on March 14 in the deadly assault of Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer. The violent clash by rioters during the January 6 riot on the Capitol led to five fatalities, including Officer Sicknick, a New Jersey native. These... Read More »
After months of uncertainty, an Iowa journalist who was arrested after covering a Black Lives Matter protest has been found not guilty. Although her charges were dropped, her arrest has drawn national attention regarding the constitutional protections of the free press. Andrea Sahouri, who is a reporter for the Des... Read More »
