Currently, only eight states allow for and recognize common-law marriages. Colorado is one of those states. Many others no longer allow for common-law marriages because they can be problematic. In fact, couples who find themselves in a common-law marriage may need to divorce when they break up. However, the parties... Read More »
Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim has stepped down from his position after serving for nearly three years. His resignation came one day before President Biden was sworn into the White House. The news of his resignation did not come as a shock as Delrahim announced toward... Read More »
New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD), its leadership, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In the lawsuit, James highlights the NYPD and the city leadership's unjust treatment of protesters over the past summer. James specifically points to... Read More »
A federal judge in California has ordered the seizure of a treasure trove of bitcoin that previously belonged to a group of darknet drug dealers. The 391.5873617 BTC are, as of January 21, worth over $12.2 million and have been in the possession of federal marshals since 2019. The warrant... Read More »
A group of Uber and Lyft drivers has come together to file a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court this past week. The aim of the lawsuit is to overturn a ballot measure, Prop 22, which was passed by California voters last November. The basis of Prop 22 is that... Read More »
The tentacles of January 6th’s Capitol Hill riot in Washington, D.C. have reached all the way to Chapman University in Orange, California, after one of their own, law professor Dr. John Eastman, stood alongside Trump and Trump’s associates at the “Saving America” rally. The rally, which featured speakers including President... Read More »
Five days before leaving office, ex-President Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a rule that could assure that he will not be the only one who loses his current home. The rule, which strips nearly 3.5 million acres of forest from federal protection, may soon cause the Northern Spotted... Read More »
Five hours after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, newly minted President Joe Biden put his pen where his campaign promises were, as he tackled 17 executive orders stacked high on his desk in the Oval Office. Biden has said he would make COVID-19 his... Read More »
Rebekah Jones, the founder of Florida’s official coronavirus database, turned herself in to state law enforcement Monday after authorities issued a warrant for her arrest on Sunday. The warrant alleges she accessed Florida’s computer systems without authorization, a violation of the Florida Computer Crimes Act. Following a raid of her... Read More »
A highly respected MIT Professor has been arrested and charged with grant fraud after he failed to disclose his ties to the People's Republic of China. The arrest comes after an aggressive investigation from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding American universities and any influence the Chinese government may have... Read More »
After a long civil probe that began in 2016 by the Justice Department, Toyota Motor Corp settled for $180 million. The defects found in emissions systems in Toyota vehicles were a violation of the Clean Air Act. Though Toyota publicly announced they were under investigation in 2016, the US Attorney’s... Read More »
A four-year stay at the White House is not the only thing coming to an end for the Trump Family. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his city's plans to cut ties with the Trump Organization by ending several contracts. De Blasio recently expressed his dismay at... Read More »
The Los Angeles Police Commission has approved the use of facial recognition technology in a unanimous vote by members. The approval has come under fire by over sixty civil rights groups and public letters protesting the idea, with 931 out of 943 letters in opposition to using facial recognition within... Read More »
In an unexpected statement late last week, the NRA announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and that the organization would be leaving New York and reincorporating in Texas. According to the press release, the reincorporation in Texas comes after what the organization has described as a "corrupt... Read More »
On May 20, 2017, 2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins III, three days away from his graduation from Bowie State University, was stabbed fatally in the chest as he waited for his rideshare after visiting with friends at the University of Maryland. The assailant, Sean Urbanski, 25, approached the group but targeted... Read More »
