Smoking pot may have no effect on a person’s ability to be a responsible and loving parent, but that does not mean that it won’t factor into a custody decision. Parents around the country have had their custody rights limited or denied because they chose to grow a few plants... Read More »
As the nation’s biggest white-collar crime in recent times sees its early days in the courtroom play out, many are watching with anticipation to see what will become of disgraced Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes and her sham of a revolutionary startup, Theranos. Holmes’ trial began this week over three... Read More »
Michael Corn, a former top producer of ABC's Good Morning America (GMA), is at the center of a new bombshell sexual assault lawsuit. Former ABC news staffer Kirstyn Crawford filed her complaint in the supreme court of the state of New York last week and alleged several instances of inappropriate... Read More »
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday that a grand jury has indicted the three police officers and two paramedics who were involved in the 2019 arrest that led to the death of a 23-year-old Black man, Elijah McClain. In August of 2019, McClain was walking home from a nearby... Read More »
Calling the case before the court a “historic and profound abuse of the judicial process,” a federal judge in Michigan sanctioned three of ex-President Trump’s lawyers and four additional of-counsel attorneys for their attempts at “deceiving a federal court and the American people.” In a blistering 110-page opinion, the Hon.... Read More »
The U.S. Education Department has announced that it is investigating five states to determine whether or not their mask mandate bans violate civil rights laws that protect students with disabilities. Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah are the five states at the center of the investigation. According to the... Read More »
Three years after the disappearance of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, 27-year-old farmhand Cristhian Bahena Rivera has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole for her abduction and killing. The 20-year-old Tibbetts was out for a jog in her rural hometown when prosecutors allege Bahena... Read More »
The iconic album cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind record is a staple in American rock culture. The image of a naked baby in a swimming pool reaching for a dollar bill that is attached to a fishing hook is as recognizable as members of the band themselves. While the cover has... Read More »
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by the Biden administration to put a hold on a lower court’s ruling that required the Biden administration to continue the controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy. The High Court's ruling essentially requires the Biden administration to reinstate the Trump-Era policy formally... Read More »
Michael Avenatti, the outspoken attorney who sought to take down Trump, is preparing for an upcoming hearing on September 2nd following his tentative victory after a California judge ruled a mistrial in his embezzlement case. California U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued the mistrial ruling on the technical grounds... Read More »
A Virginia man will face 14 years behind bars for his role in an international investment fraud scheme. James Leonard Smith, 65, of Midlothian, Virginia, was convicted and sentenced last week in the Eastern District of Virginia. According to prosecutors, Smith was part of a worldwide scheme that was executed... Read More »
Facebook is not only a longstanding social media platform but is also widely used to promote products and services to a mass audience. As telemedicine continues to penetrate the healthcare industry, it is not surprising that pharmaceutical companies use Facebook as a means of advertising. In 2019, pharmaceutical companies spent... Read More »
Following the expiration of the eviction moratorium on July 31, the CDC under President Biden instated a new moratorium to help keep renters in their homes. Unlike the previous ban on evictions, this new moratorium will be more targeted, limiting the number of people who will be protected. Who Is... Read More »
California legalized marijuana for persons 21 years of age or older in 2016 when voters passed Proposition 64 (Prop 64). The who, what, when, and where of some of Prop 64’s exceptions, however, are still debatable. Now, the California Supreme Court ended one of the “where” questions when it ruled... Read More »
The convictions of three men who participated in conspiracies to rob a series of jewelry stores near Los Angeles were affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, although the arguments about the scope of liability for each defendant may lead to closer examination of a 1946 law and a Supreme Court decision... Read More »
