The goals of the criminal justice system are generally believed to be crime deterrence, punishment of the wrongdoer, and rehabilitation. Two men who accomplished all three of these desired outcomes were still punished after they were released. They challenged the constitutionality of their perpetual punishment. They lost. Dario Gurrola and... Read More »
A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars after investigators with the Justice Department's Criminal Division uncovered his health care and wire fraud scheme that cost Medicare over $20 million. Marc Sporn, 59, of Delray Beach, Florida, was the owner and operator of several telemedicine and telemarketing... Read More »
The family of a Texas woman who died while using a chair lift at a Colorado ski resort has settled with the resort following their wrongful death lawsuit. Kelly Huber, 40, was riding the ski resort’s chair lift with her two daughters aged 9 and 12 on December 29, 2016,... Read More »
Next fall, as Ohio teachers get ready for a new year, they might be bringing a different kind of school supply into the classroom. It’s a gun. The Governor of Ohio signed a law that lets them keep a firearm in the room where children are taught after they complete... Read More »
A Seattle protester who was hit on I-5 during a black lives matter demonstration is suing the city of Seattle, the state of Washington, and the driver who hit her. Diaz Love, 34, was thrown into the air after she was hit by driver Dawit Kelete. Kelete struck Love after... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court ruled in their landmark decision last Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade. When the case was decided in 1973, women across the nation were given the Constitutional right to an abortion. Last week’s 5-4 conservative majority ruling will have implications throughout the nation as states... Read More »
Officials in California have agreed to pay $51 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuits brought on by the families of three women who were fatally shot while working at a home for veterans in Northern California. The shooting took place on March 9, 2018, in the Veterans Home of... Read More »
She is a convicted sex trafficker, sexual abuser of underage girls, and former partner to the infamous serial-pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Her crimes carry a maximum of 50 years in prison, but her lawyers are now trying to convince the judge to sentence her to just a bit over four years... Read More »
Since the pandemic began, the federal government has authorized approximately $5 trillion in COVID-19 relief funds. Sadly, as President Biden said in his 2022 State of the Union address, billions of dollars have been lost to fraud. But the government is fighting back. One New Jersey chemist is headed for... Read More »
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 1808 to further crackdown on illegal immigration in the state. The new law mandates law enforcement agencies that oversee detention facilities to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office during an event named... Read More »
A number of employees, including a former executive of the Dallas-based EarthWater Limited company, have pleaded guilty to charges of fraud related to a high-yield investment scheme. The former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Harley E. “Buddy” Barnes III, 63, of Plano, Texas has pleaded guilty to several charges... Read More »
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court, made up mostly of Republican appointees, reversed an earlier ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion under the state’s constitution. Under this new decision, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Iowa would then have an easier, legal pathway to ban the procedure throughout... Read More »
Amazon’s Alexa, the smart speaker produced by the company, is under attack by a lawsuit filed earlier this week alleging that the company is using the information gathered by interactions with the smart speaker systems to produce targeted advertising without the consent of the users. The class-action suit heavily cites... Read More »
A Texas man is accused of illegally dealing arms, several of which were later used in criminal acts including the murder of a transgender woman. The Department of Justice announced the charges against 31-year-old Demontre Antwon Hackworth. The DOJ details that Hackworth was able to obtain almost 100 guns and... Read More »
A transgender woman in Minnesota who is serving time in a men's facility is suing the Minnesota Department of Corrections with claims that she should be housed in the women's facility instead. Named in the lawsuit are the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Commissioner Paul Schnell, Deputy Commissioner Michelle Smith, and... Read More »
