Federal agents seized sixty-eight big cats from the private zoo Tiger King Park in Oklahoma a few days ago as part of a court-approved agreement. The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of the animals, stating it is part of the agreement by the Department of Justice against owners... Read More »
Actor Matthew McConaughey, who has starred in movies like Dallas Buyers Club, Magic Mike, and Interstellar, is planning to run for governor of Texas. McConaughey, 51, was born in Uvalde, Texas. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and children. In March, he said on a Texas podcast that... Read More »
An innocent mistake leads to a missed court date and a hardhearted order to remove a mother and her four-year-old son. In America this year, Independence Day will be written as 07/04/2021. Most of the world, however, would indicate it by writing 04/07/2021. A similar, understandable mix-up was the basis... Read More »
Over 20 years ago, the State of Mississippi lost a Congressional seat, reducing its representation in Congress by one member. Now, the State Supreme Court has cited that lost seat as the reason to rule that a voter-approved medical marijuana initiative is unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision issued on May... Read More »
The CDC recently released new guidance about mask-wearing saying that people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks in most situations. According to changes listed on the CDC website, as of May 13, 2021, “Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection is minimal for fully vaccinated people. The risk of... Read More »
With an increase in mass shootings over the year such as the Colorado shootings which left six dead at a birthday party and ten dead at a Colorado grocery store, a rising number of businesses and institutions have turned to insurance policies covering them in the event of a mass... Read More »
On the heels of a sweeping civil probe, the offices of the New York Attorney General and the Manhattan District Attorney announced they are jointly investigating the Trump Organization for criminal charges. Former President Donald Trump's company the Trump Organization is under scrutiny by both the New York AG and... Read More »
The family of Carole Baskin’s first husband, Don Lewis, has hired celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro to investigate his 1997 disappearance. Some of Spiro’s clients include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and rapper Jay-Z. Questions of Lewis’s disappearance have resurfaced after the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King” was released last... Read More »
Sexual assault cases are growing steadily, with RAINN reporting every sixty-eight seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Among these reported horrific sexual assaults are numerous lawsuits made against celebrities. Traditionally, accusers are not always named in court papers in some circumstances if it protects them from further harassment or harm... Read More »
High-end exercise machines implicated in one fatality and more than 70 injuries to children and pets on or near the equipment. Popular exercise brand Peloton dominated the fitness world throughout the pandemic and redefined how people worked out. Their popular internet-connected bikes and treadmills drew a cult-like following that propelled... Read More »
Arizona Republicans are pushing back against the statewide audit of over 2.1 million ballots after the most recent allegations of voter fraud. Over the weekend, Former President Trump reignited the spotlight on the Arizona audit after he made claims that the "entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been... Read More »
This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported two more civil penalties are in process for travelers who interfered with airline crews. The two new cases are just the tip of a growing mountain of fines from the FAA, which launched a zero-tolerance policy against rowdy passengers a few months... Read More »
“What’s in a name?” asked a devastated Juliet when her parents forbade her to love Romeo because his last name belonged to her family’s enemies. Now, that same question forms the basis of a Ninth Circuit decision that invalidated a parole condition prohibiting a transgender woman from using her preferred... Read More »
Former Florida Tax Collector Joel Greenberg pled guilty to six of the 33 federal charges prosecutors brought against him. While a majority of the charges stem from Greenberg's harassing behavior towards a school employee who was also a political opponent, one of the charges at the center of the controversy... Read More »
Bill would expand LGBTQ rights without an exemption for religious groups, overriding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). As the Equality Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives in February, this proposed amendment to the Civil Rights Act elicited concern from Republicans and religious conservatives. Now, as the bill comes... Read More »
