Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that would eliminate the use of cash bail for inmates who are waiting for their trial date. This legislation makes Illinois the first state in the nation to abolish the practice. The legislation, titled the Pretrial Fairness Act, is one of several criminal... Read More »
In 1991, Willie B. Smith III and others abducted 22-year-old Sharma Ruth Johnson at gunpoint from an ATM, used her card to steal $80 from her account, and took her to a cemetery where Smith shot her in the back of the head. Johnson was the sister of a police... Read More »
The National Coalition for Men is requesting the Supreme Court to consider whether the male-only requirement for Selective Service registration is a violation of equal protection guaranteed under the Constitution. Currently, most United States citizens and immigrant men between the ages of 18 and 26 must register with the Selective... Read More »
On Wednesday, February 10, in a clash between two of the world’s largest battery makers, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed a judge’s earlier ruling in favor of LG Chem. In making its decision, the commission was bound by statute to consider how its decision would affect U.S. consumers.... Read More »
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan tried to obtain search warrants last year for Rudolph W. Giuliani’s digital records. They were looking for electronic records about his pals with Ukrainian connections who helped him dig for mud to throw onto the Biden family, and with whom Giuliani was thought to have a... Read More »
By executive order, President Biden has made a change to the civics test required of citizenship applicants. The Trump administration had previously changed the test to include 128 possible questions, an increase from the 100 possible questions in the 2008 version of the test. President Biden is switching back to... Read More »
COVID-19 claims by workers across the US during the pandemic are waffling in dramatic ways, depending upon where claimants reside. Numerous states deny workers’ COVID-19 claims even as more than 500,000 deaths have occurred due to the deadly virus. As the pandemic infects all people of every income group, some... Read More »
President Biden’s executive orders have included directives to some government agencies to re-examine Trump-era health care policies. Among those to be reviewed are the Medicaid work requirements and short-term health plans. Agencies are specifically directed to re-examine any policies and rules that limit access to health care, such as adding... Read More »
Lawmakers in North Dakota are pushing back against restrictive gun laws in their latest House Bill 1272. The bill would give gun owners freedom from federal laws and regulations when it comes to their firearms. However, the bill will only apply to firearms and accessories that are made in the... Read More »
Are you still getting Christmas cards? Did your corner mailbox recently disappear? Are you ready to pay even more for your postage stamps? Are you afraid your local post office might be closed and you may soon have to depend on a private, and more expensive, mail delivery service? Are... Read More »
South Dakota's Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has officially been charged with three class two misdemeanors after his involvement in a deadly crash last year. His charges include operating a motor vehicle while using an electronic device, improper lane driving, and careless driving. Each count carries with it 30 days in... Read More »
On February 16, 2021, following what the industry has called “one of the biggest blunders in banking history,” U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled Citibank is not entitled to a return of half a million dollars wired by mistake. In August 2020,... Read More »
One of the executive orders signed by President Biden on his first day in office effectively changed the face of girl’s athletics in the United States. It makes the appealing claim that: Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no... Read More »
A Conroe family in Houston, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against several Texas energy companies after the family lost their son during last week's deep freeze. The historic freeze crippled thousands of Texans across the state, leaving many cold, hungry, and in the dark. After the Pineda family lost power... Read More »
A Chinese man’s wife was forced to have an abortion because she got pregnant with her second child in violation of her country’s one-child policy. A Central American man was denied legal refugee status after an Immigration Judge (IJ) relied solely on a probation report citing his ex-girlfriend’s 15-year-old account... Read More »
