The death of a Black New York homeless man at the hands of a white Marine veteran last May sparked a national conversation fueled by themes involving race, politics, and our justice system. This week, that conversation has been reignited after the marine, 26-year-old Daniel Penny, was acquitted on all... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the sentencing of a podiatrist and patient recruiter for their fraudulent billing scheme in Paradise, Texas. The DOJ released a statement, saying that podiatrist Dr. Brian Carpenter, 58, of Paradise, Texas, and recruiter Jerry Lee Hawrylak, 71, of Lake Worth, Texas, launched... Read More »
A high-profile misconduct case involving former U.S. District Judge Joshua Kindred in Alaska has resulted in the overturning of a defendant's conviction and public revelations of a toxic and coercive environment within the Anchorage legal community. The scandal, which includes allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse of power, and undisclosed conflicts... Read More »
A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effectively halting new requirements for small businesses to report beneficial ownership information. The decision, handed down by Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday, December 3, relieves... Read More »
Hip hop mogul and business leader Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been named in a refiled lawsuit that directly connects him to bombshell allegations made earlier this year against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. This lawsuit accuses Carter of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2000. The... Read More »
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest its U.S. operations by January 19, 2024, or face an unprecedented ban on the popular social media app. The ruling is a significant victory for the Justice Department and opponents... Read More »
The family of Malcolm X, led by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, filed a civil lawsuit in Manhattan federal court Friday, claiming law enforcement deliberately failed to protect Malcolm X, then obstructed investigations to identify his killers. Malcolm X was assassinated sixty years ago in New York City, at the Audubon... Read More »
In California, the final days of a frenzied legislation session often lead to a rush of complex bills that pass under looming deadlines and perhaps less oversight than would be prudent. A case in point may be the recently passed lemon law amendment imposing a deadline for consumers to seek... Read More »
All eyes are on the Supreme Court after oral arguments ended yesterday in a case requiring the justices to consider whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The case of US v Skrmetti was first brought... Read More »
Two female athletes and their parents from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside County, California, have filed a lawsuit against the Riverside Unified School District and other school officials. In their lawsuit, they allege that school officials violated their constitutional rights in favor of promoting an unqualified transgender athlete.... Read More »
Iconic pop singer Justin Bieber is facing a $380,349 bill for unpaid property taxes on his Coachella Valley home. When news of the unpaid property taxes became public, Bieber started cleaning house of his business advisers and said he is considering suing them, due to allegedly mismanaging money. The singer... Read More »
An off-campus sorority party near Dartmouth College that was supposed to be a lively, light-hearted mixer instead transformed into tragedy and scandal after a 20-year-old student, Won Jang, drowned. According to authorities, Mr. Jang consumed alcohol at the party, along with other mostly underage attendees. Authorities said the alcohol was... Read More »
The Rhode Island Attorney General, Peter Neronha, has filed a lawsuit against prominent real estate broker Kyle Seyboth and several of his associates, accusing them of orchestrating a deceptive “foreclosure rescue” scheme that preyed on vulnerable homeowners. The complaint, filed in Providence County Superior Court, alleges that the defendants exploited... Read More »
A supervisory law enforcement officer working in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, was arrested for allegedly committing identity theft plus sharing confidential government records. The defendant Henry Yau, 41, is a resident of New York. He was charged with seven... Read More »
When you think of football, quality time spent among friends and family is what usually comes to mind. This football season, however, the latest play is taking place off the field and in an Austin, Texas, courtroom. Local Austin news outlet KXAN reports that Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Baker Mayfield... Read More »
