Whether you're Britney Spears looking to end your marriage after 55 hours, had a night in Vegas involving Elvis and a chapel, or are your average joe ready to call it quits after several years, divorce and annulment are two words that might pop up in the conversation. But what... Read More »
A death row inmate at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary reportedly began to convulse and vomit after he was executed last Thursday. His body’s reaction to the state’s lethal injection method has sparked renewed criticism surrounding the three-dose lethal cocktail used in states throughout the nation. Oklahoma inmate John Marion Grant, 60,... Read More »
The Biden administration is in discussions with lawyers representing migrant families about the possibility of payment after children were separated from their parents during a controversial Trump-era policy. During the Trump Administration, immigration took a front-row seat as Trump vowed to close the border in an effort to stop illegal... Read More »
It’s a long way to fall from grace when you are former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who emerged during the early days of the pandemic as a hero to the nation. On the heels of numerous charges of sexual harassment from eleven women, Governor Cuomo resigned in disgrace in August and... Read More »
A doctor and eight health care workers who “served patients on the front line of the COVID–19 pandemic with bravery and grace” lost their fight for an injunction to prevent the State of Maine from implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that lacked exemptions for religious beliefs. In a brief, six-sentence... Read More »
Former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player, Kyle Beach, has come forward as the man who filed a lawsuit against the team over the mishandling of his sexual assault allegations. The May 2021 lawsuit was filed by a John Doe, but on Wednesday, Beach revealed himself to be the man behind the... Read More »
The U.S. State Department took a step toward accomplishing its gender inclusivity policy push by issuing the first-ever U.S. Passport with an “X” gender marker. While this is a momentous occasion for the LGBTQI+ community, the service won’t be routinely offered until early 2022. The move began as a campaign... Read More »
The mother of an eight-year-old boy whose body was left decomposing in a Texas apartment complex and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the child’s death. The couple, Gloria Y. Williams, 35, and her boyfriend Brian W. Coulter, 31, were arrested on Tuesday after they... Read More »
The Department of Justice announced last Thursday that they have reached an $88 million settlement with the families of churchgoers shot and killed in the historically Black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The settlement also extends to victims who were injured during the shooting. The June... Read More »
Jane Roe was drunk. John Doe claimed she consented to have sex. She denied it. When suspended by the university that both of them attended, Doe moved to set aside his penalty because he was denied the chance to cross-examine his accuser. The trial court said there were no credibility... Read More »
At a pre-trial meeting, a Wisconsin judge ruled that the individuals shot by Kyle Rittenhouse cannot be referred to as “victims” but can only be described as “rioters” or “looters,” potentially impacting the outcome of the case and swaying jury members to one side. The Kenosha County Circuit Judge, Bruce... Read More »
A billionaire tax plan proposed by Democrats has now been declared “dead on arrival” after unsurprisingly losing favor by not only the billionaires it would impact but by members of the Democratic party too. The plan was introduced as a means to fund the Build Back Better Plan, a social... Read More »
Ruling that a new California labor code section “regulates economic activity rather than speech,” the Ninth Circuit rejected First Amendment and Equal Protection challenges to the 2020 amendments to AB 5, a law that makes some freelance journalists employees instead of independent contractors. Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel, Circuit... Read More »
Two Texas pain management doctors have been charged with healthcare fraud and have agreed to a settlement totaling $3.9 million. Pain management physicians Robert Wills and Brannon Frank are accused of violating the False Claims Act after knowingly submitting false claims to federal healthcare programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE.... Read More »
A drag racer lost control of his car and sped into a group of spectators killing two young boys and injuring eight others. The Fort Worth, Texas, native Michael Gonzales was the driver participating in a no-prep drag race as a part of the Airport Race Wars 2 at Kerrville... Read More »
