In Maine, the state legislature is considering allowing people to be buried by being burned on a funeral pyre. This is similar to traditional Viking funerals, where they would put the body on a boat, light it on fire, and set it out to sea, as shown in television shows... Read More »
Marriages & divorces both dropped off at the start of the pandemic and haven’t bounced back as expected as states have lifted restrictions. A study by Bowling Green State University’s Center for Family and Demographic Research analyzed the marriage and divorce rates in five states- Florida, Arizona, New Hampshire, Missouri,... Read More »
A break in a 25-year-old case has resulted in the arrest of two individuals earlier this week. One of the subjects had been on the authorities’ radar since the start of the case and was labeled a person of interest early on. Through new evidence and the help of a... Read More »
For the fifth time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Supreme Court has placed religious liberty over California’s right to prioritize public health and safety. In a narrow 5-4 decision, the court rejected the Ninth Circuit’s analysis of California’s regulations that limited in-home worship to three... Read More »
The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement is under scrutiny for a string of recent high-end home purchases. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, 37, has caught the attention of many after real estate website dirt.com shared that public records show Khan-Cullors recently purchased a home in Los Angeles for roughly $1.4 million.... Read More »
Court allows penalties for public employees under state’s Private Attorneys General Act, but only where code provides for a monetary penalty. In a newly-published decision by the California Court of Appeals, First District, the Court of Appeals has resolved a longstanding question of whether California public entities are subject to... Read More »
On Friday, April 9, 2021, union workers in Amazon’s year-old Bessemer, Alabama, facility rejected unionization in a vote by a more than two-to-one margin. This was quite a blow to organized labor, which sees the fight with Amazon as key to labor’s survival. Amazon is the second-largest private employer (Walmart... Read More »
On Sunday, A Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer claimed she made a mistake that cost a 20-year old driver's life due to her shooting him in the chest with her gun instead of with her taser. Yet many questions arise as to how any trained officer could confuse a gun... Read More »
Nicole Young, the divorcing wife of Dr. Dre, has successfully bid to force three of her soon-to-be ex's alleged mistresses to testify in divorce proceedings. After an attorney by Dre and the three alleged mistresses moved to halt the women's testimony, the L.A. court agreed with Young. The court is... Read More »
The Biden-Harris Administration is launching six new "initial actions" to address the surging gun violence public health epidemic in the United States. The new plan states it will tackle "actions to reduce all forms of gun violence – community violence, mass shootings, domestic violence, and suicide by firearm." The new... Read More »
A Highland Ranch, Colorado, doctor was charged with stealing COVID-19 government funds and more in an indictment unsealed on April 6 in Denver. The accused physician, Francis F. Joseph, 56, allegedly stole COVID-19 relief funds from three separate federal programs while allegedly lying in statements about bankruptcy proceedings. Much of... Read More »
The first filibuster was used in the Senate’s first meeting on September 22, 1789. On that day, Pennsylvania Senator William Maclay wrote that the “design of the Virginians . . . was to talk away the time, so that we could not get the bill passed.” In the 1800s, the... Read More »
Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court approved its first two Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) just three months after the rule came into effect. The new system allows for non-lawyers to have ownership in a law firm, making Arizona the first state to approve anything to this extent. On August... Read More »
Among the legislation currently before the Pennsylvania General Assembly is House Bill 156, which seeks to extend the state’s Tender Years Hearsay Act to minors up to age sixteen. As it stands, the legislation only provides for the admissibility of out-of-court statements made by minors up to age twelve. Unamended,... Read More »
In a surprising announcement heralded by many and criticized by others, the 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, planned to take place in Georgia, will now be played in Colorado at Coors Field. In a strong reaction to the new, highly criticized voting laws in Georgia, the MLB announced... Read More »
