Whereas President Obama pardoned nearly two thousand people during his two terms in office, President Trump has been more sparing in his use of the power of executive clemency. By far his largest wave of pardons to-date came on December 22 and 23, when he forgave the criminal offenses of... Read More »
The Department of Labor announced two opinion letters on December 31, 2020, addressing compliance issues with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) raised by two separate employers. One of the two letters addresses compensation for travel time occurring on partial telework days; the other on “whether certain overtime payments based... Read More »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit heard an appeal on December 3, 2020. The appeal was to determine whether a 2007 non-prosecution agreement (NPA) that shielded Jeffrey Epstein from child sex charges would stand. To nullify the NPA would impact Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case. Maxwell was accused... Read More »
Brian Murphy, former intelligence chief, stated in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee that he was told by department leadership to exaggerate the roles of far-left groups in summer protests in Portland, Oregon, regarding police brutality against African Americans and the death of George Floyd. During these... Read More »
After participating in the Capitol Hill riots, North Texas Attorney Paul Davis has found himself out of a job. The Capitol Hill riots left destruction never before seen in our nation's modern history. Not only did the rioters cause chaos and destruction, but the events of Wednesday afternoon left four... Read More »
After the horrifying events of Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the 25th Amendment is getting lots of air time. The 25th Amendment, enacted in 1965 and ratified in 1967, provides in Section 4 that when the Vice President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive Cabinet or a... Read More »
Newly identified public records show that the Nashville Christmas day bomber Anthony Warner had an explosives user permit that was issued to him in November 2013. That permit expired in 2016. Questions Arise About Warner's Past As news about Warner and his motive continues to develop, so does the investigation... Read More »
Earlier this week, the California Court of Appeals ruled that a juvenile who was tried and sentenced as an adult is entitled to a reexamination to see if he should have been tried as a juvenile instead. In June 2009, two Rialto teenagers were charged with the murder of 28-year-old... Read More »
Summer riots spawned the demand for police reform and investigations into police misconduct. The city of Boston has answered that call by creating an independent board that will look into the misconduct of police officers. Boston's mayor, Martin Walsh, signed an ordinance this week establishing the Office of Police Accountability... Read More »
In a strong response to the domestic terrorists who stormed Capitol Hill on January 6, a steadily growing list of Republican and Democratic members of Congress shared a slew of recommendations to remove President Donald J. Trump from office yesterday. A public roar is being heard from both parties in... Read More »
The most recent coronavirus relief bill included legislation that would reign in the high-cost practice of "surprise medical billing." The high cost of medical care has been an issue that both parties have attempted to tackle over the years and although many see this as a step in the right... Read More »
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is at the center of several lawsuits filed on December 28th. The lawsuits accuse the Mormon church of covering up sexual abuse allegations brought on by members of the Boy Scouts of America. The seven lawsuits filed against the church each represent... Read More »
Newly-elected Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor severed ties with ICE and its controversial program that deputized local police. Of Georgia’s 159 counties, only eight were participating with ICE before Sheriff Taylor’s announcement. Gwinnett County officials first partnered with ICE back in 2009. This partnership derives from an obscure section of... Read More »
On December 30th, 2020, New York wholesale jeweler Gregory Altieri, 53, pled guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in Brooklyn in front of New York U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan. Altieri, who is from Melville, New York, is the president of LNA Associates Ltd. Altieri is accused of defrauding... Read More »
Revisions to the Michigan Sex Offender Registration Act were signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after a four-year-long process of revisions. The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) now includes significant updates to the prior version of the Michigan law, with a long list of amendments that take effect... Read More »
