On Friday, California State Senator Scott Wiener introduced Senate Bill 243. The bill aims to change the legal standards for expert testimony and forensic evidence to make it easier for falsely accused individuals to challenge wrongful convictions. Wiener said that approximately 200 people are facing extended jail sentences for serious... Read More »
Two lawsuits accused President Trump of violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution by making profits from his New York and Washington hotels and restaurants. Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s request to consider the lower-court orders. Those orders had said the lawsuits could go forward on the... Read More »
A bankruptcy court judge in Delaware has given the green light on accused rapist Harvey Weinstein's liquidation plan of his Weinstein Co. The liquidation plan will fuel a settlement fund for victims who accused the disgraced film executive of sexual misconduct. The settlement includes a $17 million fund that will... Read More »
The son of two victims killed in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack has filed suit against the gun manufacturer, Colt, and the National Rifle Association in a wrongful death lawsuit. Mark Simon's parents, Sylvan and Bernice Simon were 2 of 11 people who were killed in the Tree of Life... Read More »
The former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, along with some members of his administration, will be facing charges in the Flint water crisis. The Flint water crisis has been going on since 2014. The city of Flint originally got its water from Detroit but switched its water source to the Flint... Read More »
Euroconsumers, comprised of five European consumer rights organizations, is coordinating a third class-action lawsuit against Apple, Inc., it announced Monday. The lawsuit, filed by Italian watchdog group Altroconsumo, is about planned obsolescence in iPhone technology. The suit “seeks compensation of at least €60 on average for owners of iPhone 6,... Read More »
After his first week in office, some of Biden's executive orders are being met with harsh criticism. The largest GOP state in the nation has gone a step further in showing its opposition by being the first state to file a major lawsuit against President Biden. The lawsuit came after... Read More »
An executive order signed within the first 24 hours of the President Biden administration rescinded former-President Trump’s “discriminatory ban” on entry into the United States, effectively canceling one executive order and three presidential proclamations issued by the previous administration. The new order requires the departments of State and Homeland Security... Read More »
On January 14, 2021, the Department of Defense announced the addition of nine names to an ongoing list of “‘Communist Chinese military companies’” operating directly or indirectly in the United States.” These are companies that are known to be or are suspected of working with the Chinese military, often under... Read More »
As projections of coronavirus skyrocket to 500,000-plus, President Joe Biden issued a series of executive orders designed to curtail the pandemic as much as presidential authority will allow without congressional action. Before signing the orders, the president spoke some bitter truths to his nation of constituents, stating, “Things are going... Read More »
Within just hours of Joseph R. Biden Jr. taking the oath of office as the 46th President of the United States, the president signed into law by Executive Order measures to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The Executive Order (EO) entitled: “Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to... Read More »
The Biden administration has wasted no time tackling the thorny issue of illegal immigrants in our nation. In a memorandum from Homeland Security, the administration outlined several components in the way immigration enforcement will be handled when it comes to the deportation of illegal immigrants. The memorandum states in part,... Read More »
A contentious legal battle appears to be coming to an end for Zion Williamson after a court ruled in his favor regarding a $100 million lawsuit. A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled in favor of Zion Williamson with a partial judgment after a marketing agent sued the basketball... Read More »
A report from the Justice Department’s inspector general released Thursday, January 7, 2021, showed that top DOJ officials knew that their policy of arresting all illegally-border-crossing adults would result in separation of migrant families, but they went ahead with the policy anyway. The report noted, “We concluded that the Department’s... Read More »
Stressing diversity and inclusivity, President Biden reversed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. “It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,” he said, “that gender identity should not be a bar to military service,” and he asked his new Secretary of... Read More »
