Nov 27, 2024
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Lawsuit Accuses Google of Systemic Bias Against Black Employees

A complaint filed in federal court in San Jose, California, accuses tech giant Google of systemic bias against Black employees. The lawsuit was filed by former employee April Curley. The complaint details that Curley, who is a Black woman, was hired on for an entry-level position despite having over five... Read More »

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Deportation Laws for Small Marijuana Sales

The legislative history of current law, contemporary morals, and the increasingly widespread legalization of marijuana led two out of three judges on the Ninth Circuit to rule that a petitioner’s request for review of her deportation order from the Board of Immigration Appeals, for selling and transporting less than two... Read More »

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California Man Charged After Collecting $27M through Fraudulent PPP Loans

A California man has been indicted on charges stemming from fraudulent loan applications seeking at least $27 million from the nation's coronavirus relief program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Robert Benlevi, 53, of Encino, California, has been charged with falsely submitting 27 loan applications to four different banks in order... Read More »

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12-Year-Old South Carolina School Shooter Charged With Murder

The 12-year-old shooter at a South Carolina middle school has been arrested and charged with the murder of another 12-year-old student. The Greenville County Sheriff's office confirmed last Friday to the local news outlet, Greenville News, that the 12-year-old victim, Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson, died as a result of gunshot... Read More »

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Former Trooper Awarded $2 Million After Being Forced to Retire Early

A now-retired Pennsylvania trooper was awarded $2 million after a Philadelphia jury found his claims of forced retirement by his employer, the state police, to be substantial. Robert Newton was a Pennsylvania state trooper when he filed a federal lawsuit in December 2018 against the state police department. In his... Read More »

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Los Angeles County Can Ban Flavored Tobacco

Vapes and e-cigarettes. They come in lots of kid-friendly flavors like Blue Razz, Pegasus Milk and Menthol Freeze. They hide the dangers of tobacco while they poison the brains of teens. Los Angeles County is one of over a hundred California localities to ban their sale. Big Tobacco fought the... Read More »

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California Hospitals Sue Federal Government for Medicare Underpayments

Several California hospitals recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Department) alleging undercalculation of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. DSH is a federal program that provides additional funding to hospitals that treat more low-income patients than the average hospital. The California lawsuit is the... Read More »