One of the busiest felony courthouses in the nation will be led for the first time by a woman judge. Judge Erica Reddick was appointed as acting presiding judge over the Cook County Circuit Court’s Criminal Division. Her appointment was announced by Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ office on Monday, January... Read More »
Boeing Co. has reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice to the tune of 2.5 billion dollars. This settlement comes after Boeing faced a criminal charge of defrauding the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) after withholding information about the 737 Max airplane. The airplane in... Read More »
A world of trouble is swirling around President Donald Trump, but what got his attention most today is startling in itself. Twitter has permanently blocked him from their platform. In a tumultuous week for the nation, after Trump publicly incited a mob to violently attack the US Capitol, the president... Read More »
The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it has finalized a rule that will determine what research is used when creating public health policies and protections. The final rule, titled Strengthening Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information, has been met with criticism from... Read More »
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 »