Oct 30, 2024
Two candidates for the Georgia runoff elections, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, speaking together outdoors while wearing masks.
Georgia Runoff Elections to Decide Senate Control

Georgia was already in the national spotlight for flipping blue this year. The last state to be called by the Associated Press, Georgia’s polls locked Joe Biden into the Presidency with a total of 306 electoral votes. It’s the first time the state has elected a Democratic President in decades.... Read More »

Protesters holding a banner that reads "DACA SÍ, TRUMP NO" during a demonstration advocating for the DACA program.
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on DACA

In a victory for Dreamers, their families, and hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths across the U.S., a federal court on November 14 struck down the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis granted plaintiffs’ motion... Read More »

Bottle of OxyContin medication on a pharmacy shelf, labeled as containing 40 mg extended-release tablets.
Purdue Pharma $8B Settlement Approved

A judge accepted Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy claims on November 17, 2020 allowing the company to restructure and pay out their $8.3 billion settlement with the Department of Justice. Purdue Pharma developed the addictive opioid OxyContin in the 1990’s and has been mired in lawsuits ever since. The DOJ presented evidence... Read More »

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaking during a press conference regarding the hand recount of the presidential election results.
Georgia Completes Hand Recount of Presidential Election Results

The Associated Press has called elections since the mid-1800s. The respected group named Joe Biden the President-elect on Saturday, November 7, after he secured more than the required 270 votes from the Electoral College, despite counts persisting in parts of the country. However, the AP typically avoids calling states when... Read More »

Signage of Rolls-Royce displayed on a brick wall.
$135,000 Settlement in Rolls-Royce Labor Discrimination Case

Twenty-six women applied for machine operator positions at Rolls-Royce’s Prince George, Virginia facility in 2017. They were not hired. Now, Rolls-Royce will be paying them $135,000 in back wages plus interest and will give four of the women jobs at the plant, with seniority from the date they were denied... Read More »