After every football game, a high school coach in Washington State knelt on the 50-yard line and prayed. He was often joined by a majority of his team. But when the parents of an atheistic player complained, the school district ordered the coach to stop his prayer sessions. He refused... Read More »
Republicans in seven states submitted Electoral College certificates saying they were the “duly elected and qualified electors” for Donald Trump, who won their state’s 2020 Presidential elections. He did not and they were not. While several states are investigating these falsehoods, Michigan is the first to consider filing criminal charges... Read More »
Digital tokens and mega-celebrity social media plugs led to a class action suit from the Central District of California. Major big-name celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., NBA star Paul Pierce, and company EthereumMax, are facing the lawsuit for an alleged pump and dump scam. Court documents accuse... Read More »
If a celebrity readily admits guilt to punching someone, what are the repercussions? And, if that celebrity suffers from bipolar disorder, what does that mean for him if he is charged with a battery offense? These questions will be addressed as investigators named Kanye West, 44, now known as Ye,... Read More »
A mom, Monica Mayes, went to a ballgame to see her son play. While sitting in a grassy area along the third-base line, she got hit in the face with a ball and suffered serious injuries, including skull fractures and brain damage. Since 1935, California courts have ruled that spectators... Read More »
Tens of thousands of student loan borrowers may be eligible for student loan forgiveness. However, it won't be at the hands of the government as many have longed for. Instead, it will be because of a substantial settlement brought on due to a lawsuit against one of the nation’s biggest... Read More »
Several New York Republicans are taking legal action against a recent New York law that will allow roughly 800,000 non-citizens to vote in local elections. The lawsuit which was filed in Staten Island Supreme Court on Monday asks the courts to block the City Board of Elections and the city’s... Read More »
A domestic dispute which turned deadly has now sparked a wrongful death lawsuit by the widow of the man shot. At the heart of the lawsuit is the claim that the killing was unjustified and was the result of a child custody dispute between the victim 54-year-old Chad Read, his... Read More »
Former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin filed a lawsuit against the New York Times in 2017, alleging defamation over a published piece she said blamed her for a 2011 shooting in Arizona. The case will be brought to trial in a few weeks, despite the numerous attempts by the New... Read More »
As Queen Elizabeth prepares to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee next month, there is one thing that England’s longest-reigning-monarch will not be celebrating. Her youngest son, Prince Andrew, will have to face civil charges of sexual assault because a federal judge refused to dismiss charges against him by a woman who... Read More »
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in court, how you create the image is about to be on trial. A fight over the hottest new fitness tool, Lululemon’s The Mirror, is now heading to the US District Court in Manhattan, as powerhouse fitness firm Nike sues Lululemon... Read More »
Federal prosecutors are brushing off the famous mob-centric laws from decades ago and handily repurposing them in new ways for new offenses. Armed with RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act passed into law in 1970, Feds are now discussing using these statutes to charge Capitol Hill Rioters. Under... Read More »
No one disputes that four employees at Tyson Foods’ pork production plant in Waterloo, Iowa died of COVID-19 in 2020. But did they contract the deadly disease at work due to Tyson’s gross negligence? And will it be up to an Iowa state court or a federal court to decide?... Read More »
A U.S. District Judge has granted a request made by federal prosecutors to claim funds in an inmate trust fund account controlled by accused Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. According to the request, stimulus payments made to Tsarnaev will be collected and paid out to victims. Massachusetts Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel... Read More »
Earlier this week, the Biden administration followed through with a threat to kick three countries out of a duty-free program for sub-Saharan African countries. Ethiopia, Mali, and Guinea were all found to violate the trade agreement for “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.” The African Growth and Opportunity Act... Read More »
