The for-profit prison system in the United States is, by many accounts, a nightmare. Advocates for prison reform see private prisons as capitalizing on mass incarceration while running institutions with more inmate violence, more abuse, and many other problems. In light of the myriad issues, California sought to ban the... Read More »
Weeks after President Biden announced sweeping student debt cancellation for federal student loan borrowers, the lawsuits have begun trickling forward against what many have called a politically motivated stunt ahead of midterms. Lawsuits have been filed across the nation by whole states as well as individual borrowers. These lawsuits have... Read More »
Kim Kardashian, who is said to be worth $1.8 billion, will pay $1.26 million in a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), after being charged with unlawfully promoting a cryptocurrency to her 350 million followers without disclosing she was paid for the recommendation. The SEC published a... Read More »
John Trenton Pendarvis of Dorchester County, South Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit on September 16th against three South Carolina state agencies for destroying his hemp crops in 2019. He claims that the agencies “conspired” to deny his due process rights because the legal process for seeking approval is not clear. ... Read More »
Last week, an Arizona judge ruled that a 19th-century law banning all abortions across the state, unless to save the life of the mother, was ruled to still be in effect following the overturn of the Supreme Court’s 1974 Roe v. Wade ruling. The 1864 law, enacted while Arizona was... Read More »
Biotech company Biogen has agreed to a $900 million settlement to resolve claims that it violated Federal laws guarding against kickback payments. The whistleblower lawsuit was brought forward by Michael Bawduniak, a former employee of Biogen. Bawduniak filed the lawsuit in 2012 under the False Claims Act, a federal regulation... Read More »
Three Black Houston area real estate agents are suing a fellow real estate agent, her company, and other real estate agencies for racial discrimination after they say they were denied the sale of condo units because of their race. The three real estate investors, James Ra-Amari, his wife Misty Ra-Amari,... Read More »
The Department of Justice has announced charges against two men who conspired to steal $39 million in a foreign exchange fraud scheme. Both men have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Officials explain that Patrick Gallagher, 44, of Middleborough, Massachusetts, and Michael Dion, 49, of... Read More »
The threads are continuing to unravel in one of the largest welfare embezzlement schemes in the state of Mississippi. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice along with the Hinds County District Attorney's Office announced that former state official John Davis pled guilty to federal counts and 18 state counts. ... Read More »
A class action lawsuit has been filed by four residents of Jackson, Mississippi, over the city’s recent water crisis. The lawsuit claims that the city, including its current and former mayors, city officials, and partnered engineering companies had for years neglected the water infrastructure system which helped lead to the... Read More »
Conservative activist group Project Veritas has been ordered by a federal jury to pay consultation group Democracy Partners $120,000. The judgment comes after Democracy Partners accused Project Veritas and its founder James O'Keefe of using deceptive tactics, fraudulently misrepresenting his organization, and violating wiretapping laws. Democracy Partners accused Project Veritas... Read More »
The Department of Justice has announced charges against 48 individuals in what is being dubbed the largest pandemic relief fraud in the United States. After an eight-month-long investigation, federal authorities uncovered a number of individuals and organizations connected to the Minneapolis-based nonprofit group, Feeding our Future. It was through this... Read More »
North Carolina Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune was host to one of the worst cases of water contamination in United States history. The contamination also affected the nearby Marine air station at New River. Recently, the federal government passed a law giving veterans and others exposed to Camp Lejeune contamination... Read More »
After seven years of investigation, a Los Angeles federal judge has approved a $230 million-dollar settlement to end a class action lawsuit against All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains Pipeline, L.P. after a May 2015 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara caused widespread damage. The original lawsuit was... Read More »
A Massachusetts car dealership is at the center of a lawsuit brought forward by the state. The lawsuit alleges that the business discriminated against Black and Hispanic customers by overcharging them on services and products. The lawsuit was filed in Essex County Superior Court and accuses Jaffarian Service Inc. of... Read More »
