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 »
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is at the center of several lawsuits filed on December 28th. The lawsuits accuse the Mormon church of covering up sexual abuse allegations brought on by members of the Boy Scouts of America. The seven lawsuits filed against the church each represent... Read More »
Newly-elected Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor severed ties with ICE and its controversial program that deputized local police. Of Georgia’s 159 counties, only eight were participating with ICE before Sheriff Taylor’s announcement. Gwinnett County officials first partnered with ICE back in 2009. This partnership derives from an obscure section of... Read More »
On December 30th, 2020, New York wholesale jeweler Gregory Altieri, 53, pled guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in Brooklyn in front of New York U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan. Altieri, who is from Melville, New York, is the president of LNA Associates Ltd. Altieri is accused of defrauding... Read More »
Revisions to the Michigan Sex Offender Registration Act were signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after a four-year-long process of revisions. The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) now includes significant updates to the prior version of the Michigan law, with a long list of amendments that take effect... Read More »
Eleven US Republicans, including sitting senators and senators-elect, issued a joint statement regarding the Electoral College certification process. Though brief, their statement clearly indicated their plans to contest the legally-certified election of President-elect Joe Biden. Their mission is to substitute the electoral votes of certain states to keep Trump as... Read More »
A federal judge threw out the lawsuit late Saturday that challenged President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, days before Congress was set to officially confirm the presidential election results. Pence, as per the most recent decision by Judge Jeremy Kernodle in Texas, has no authority to tamper in any way with the... Read More »
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who is accused of violating the Espionage Act, will not be returning to the U.S. to face trial because a British judge denied his extradition for fear that he would commit suicide if incarcerated here. British District Judge Vanessa Baraitser made her ruling on January... Read More »
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is apparently under investigation by federal investigators for the Southern District of New York in a probe that sources claim to be “very active.” Investigators are apparently interested in Giuliani’s electronic communications. Either a search warrant or a grand jury subpoena might be used... Read More »
The Trump administration has extended a proclamation ban on work visas and new green cards until March 31, 2021. On Thursday, President Trump signed a proclamation that prolongs the ban that was originally issued in April and renewed in June. This new COVID-19-related immigration ban specifically covers immigrants who are... Read More »
