The Biden administration is taking strides in delivering on its promise to raise the minimum wage. Earlier this week, President Biden signed an executive order that would raise the minimum wage for federal contractors and tipped employees to $15 an hour. This raise is a big jump from the previous... Read More »
On Monday, April 26, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review a New York law that strictly limits carrying guns outside the home. This will be the first major Second Amendment ruling the court has made in ten years, and it will be the first to be decided with... Read More »
In a weekend-written decision, District Court Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed a lawsuit that would block transgender student-athletes from competing in school-sponsored track events in their identified genders. The lawsuit targets the policy of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) which allows transgender girls to compete without restrictions in their identified... Read More »
The Supreme Court in April ruled to remove the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) historic powers to recover criminal gains from companies and individuals breaking consumer laws. Since 1973, hefty fines paid by individuals or businesses who cheat or use deceptive marketing to consumers have been recovered by the Federal Trade... Read More »
President Biden asked Congress for $80 billion for the IRS over the next ten years. He intends the money to be used for enforcement; with these extra funds, the IRS could be expected to find an additional $700 billion in tax revenue lost over the past decade. This is a... Read More »
The sweeping investigation into former President Donald Trump escalated dramatically yesterday for attorney Rudy Giuliani, as the former Trump ally and lawyer's home and office were raided. The Justice Department executed the search warrants as part of an active investigation into Giuliani's dealings with numerous foreign Ukraine men during Trump's... Read More »
Congressional Democrats introduced a new Biden Administration plan to expand the Supreme Court from nine to thirteen justices. Since 1789, the Supreme Court has included nine justices, though it has had more during brief times in American history. The transformational move is expected to create Congressional controversy as Republicans will... Read More »
Drunk driving deaths have been on a steady decline for decades yet never go away and continue to cause heart-breaking traffic accidents. Education, awareness, and revamped legislation have been the catalyst for the national decline in deaths caused by drunk drivers. Since the ‘80’s when data on drunk driving officially... Read More »
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee along with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are behind the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act that seeks to extend bankruptcy protections that were set in place during last year's round of Federal relief.... Read More »
It should come as no surprise that insurance companies only pay for services they deem “medically necessary,” especially when it comes to a costly procedure, expensive medication or innovative medical device. Critics of the industry, however, point out that insurance companies have a habit of turning down claims for coverage... Read More »
The old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” needs a few more “tries” added to it in the mind of Ghislaine Maxwell, who has now failed in her fourth attempt to secure bail on charges of recruiting, grooming and sex trafficking. This time, a federal appeals... Read More »
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a complaint filed by Texas arguing that the State of California “unconstitutionally discriminated against Texans” by banning state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Texas. In the complaint, Texas argued that California is targeting states that “offer\[] more protection for religious freedom than California... Read More »
The shooting death of 42-year-old Andrew Brown Jr. by police officers has rocked the town of Elizabeth City in North Carolina. As the details involving his death continue to emerge, Brown’s family and city residents are amplifying their cry for transparency. The family and community members continue to push for... Read More »
Legislators introduce measures to control access in probate to the digital assets that were held by a deceased individual. By now, almost every state in the country has adopted the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA) or its successor revised version (RUFADAA). Louisiana, Oklahoma and Massachusetts seem to... Read More »
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig announced on April 13, 2021, that the U.S. government is losing $1 Trillion in unpaid taxes annually. He claims the IRS needs more and consistent funding to hunt down tax cheats. He further told the Senate Finance Committee that the difference between taxes legally owed and... Read More »
