The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor has published extensive information offering specific guidance for workers and employers regarding protections and relief provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA offers legal guidelines pertaining to paid sick leave, expanded family leave, and... Read More »
The Justice Department announced last week that it is closing its investigation of the officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice. The Justice Department determined that there is insufficient evidence to charge the officer with a federal offense. In a statement released earlier this week, this Justice Department explained that... Read More »
Laura Luz Maria Torres pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy on December 28, 2020, in Palm Beach, Florida, for her involvement in a multilayered scheme to defraud the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Torres is indicted with three charges, including... Read More »
The Manhattan DA is investigating the events that took place in a now-viral video where a white woman can be seen falsely accusing a black teen of stealing her cell phone inside of a New York City hotel lobby. The altercation took place the weekend after Christmas at the Arlo... Read More »
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued an injunction blocking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing an interim final rule, reducing certain drug prices beginning January 1. 2021. The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) filed a formal complaint against the interim... Read More »
What would you do if the President of the United States said you were “at the center of a national conspiracy to fraudulently elect” the next Commander-in-Chief? Would you fight back if you were the director of security for the major voting technology company under attack? Last week, this particular... Read More »
Last week, Congress did not act upon a new piece of legislation, the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020, created to protect judges and their families from violence and murder. The proposed bill would significantly enhance the protection and privacy of justices across the US and was... Read More »
In an effort to keep tenants who are struggling to pay their rent in their homes during the pandemic, Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act earlier this week. This new eviction moratorium comes on the heels of several federal and state eviction moratoriums that are... Read More »
With a legal eye on the skies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Monday they are finalizing the first-ever emissions guidelines for airplanes that regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The new airplane emissions standards will be mandatory for commercial aviation and any large business jets. Under the new emissions... Read More »
Alaskan native tribes are among several groups that have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in regard to the protection of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. In late October, the Trump administration rolled back protections for the Tongass National Forest by exempting parts of it from the protections provided under... Read More »
In late December, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into a law a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in New York’s public k-12 schools. The two years mandated by the bill will allow the New York legislature to undertake an official study into the technology to explore all... Read More »
A fire that broke out at a black church in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this week is being investigated by local and federal authorities as a possible hate crime. The fire started at around 5 a.m. on Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr., Community Presbyterian Church. Local firefighters spent roughly... Read More »
In an odd lawsuit that parallels the surreal 2020 presidential election, Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert and a group of Republican Electors from Arizona have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence. Their argument, in part, is that the Electoral Count Act is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the all-Republican lawsuit include... Read More »
A federal judge denied bail a second time to Ghislaine Maxwell, whom the media has called Jeffrey Epstein’s procurer, pal, pimp and partner. Despite offering a $28.5 million bail package and strict monitoring measures, the court concluded there was nothing new in the latest request that “can reasonably assure the... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a new ruling last week that requires law enforcement to have a warrant for conducting a vehicle search. This new ruling overturns the 2014 case of Commonwealth v. Gary in which police were allowed to conduct warrantless searches. In 2014, police were given the authority... Read More »
