The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed former President Donald Trump to move forward with deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a controversial wartime law from 1798, marking a significant legal victory for Trump's aggressive immigration policies, albeit with key limitations. In an unsigned 5-4 decision divided along ideological... Read More »
The wife of anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, 46, detailed her husband’s alleged murder attempt against her in great detail in a restraining order petition filed in the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office in March. The couple are Maui residents who were visiting Oahu to celebrate the wife’s birthday. In the legal document,... Read More »
A 2024 appeal regarding a person who was found guilty of violence “by force,” though indirectly, was heard by the Supreme Court recently. The High Court held that the “knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the “use” of “physical force” against... Read More »
In a 22-page decision marking a victory for gun safety advocates yesterday, a 7-2 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a rule regulating ghost guns and untraceable weapons without serial numbers. The case of Bondi v VanDerStok centered around the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 2021... Read More »
A California surf company that manufactures surfboards and related merchandise recently filed a lawsuit against the singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, accusing her of stealing their logo. Legal documents allege the pop star appropriated a trademark held by Lost International coinciding with the release of her new album, ‘Mayhem.’ This is Lady... Read More »
The United States Supreme Court has denied review of a Texas inmate who was convicted of murdering and raping a 17-year-old girl, Bianca Maldonado, in 2009. She lived in his apartment at the time of her murder. Areli Escobar asked the Court for relief after his legal team said Texas... Read More »
Criminal charges against a Southern California woman for retail theft reached new heights after Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the accused allegedly received over $350,000 of goods from major retailers. Blanca Elsa Escobar, 65, was arrested and charged with receiving a massive amount of products stolen... Read More »
A Connecticut college student is suing her former public school district, accusing them of letting her graduate with honors despite the fact that she never learned how to read or write. The student, nineteen-year-old Aleysha Ortiz, was an English language learner while she attended Hartford Public Schools. During her time... Read More »
The Trump administration has revoked more than 300 student visas, intensifying scrutiny on foreign-born college students accused primarily of engaging in political activism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that these revocations were part of an ongoing effort targeting individuals labeled as threats to national security. Speaking during a... Read More »
A successful Hollywood director faces charges of money laundering, wire fraud, engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, and allegedly defrauding a streaming company of millions. Carl Erik Rinsch, who directed “47 Ronin,” was arrested in Los Angeles on March 18, after he was indicted by... Read More »
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that Eugene Henley Jr., aka “Big U,” has been charged in a 107-page federal complaint, accusing him of running “a criminal enterprise that committed a series of racketeering crimes, including extortion, human trafficking, fraud, and the 2021 murder of an aspiring rap... Read More »
When the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the San Antonio Fire Department, the New Braunfels Police Department, and the ATF followed up on a young man’s failed attempt to purchase an assault shotgun from a pawn shop, their investigation resulted in arresting a twenty-year-old man and charging him with planning... Read More »
Fifteen years after oil pipeline company Energy Transfer and subsidiary Dakota Access filed a lawsuit regarding protests by Native Americans and Greenpeace, a jury found the Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA, and their funding arm Greenpeace Fund Inc., liable for defamation and more. The now teetering organization was found legally... Read More »
The Oregon Youth Authority, which operates under the auspices of the state of Oregon, is facing a $51 million lawsuit claiming that boys who were in custody at a youth correctional facility in Woodburn were sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, filed by at least 10 individuals, alleges they suffered at the... Read More »
Former Minnesota state Republican lawmaker Justin Eichorn was charged with a felony in federal court earlier this week for allegedly trying to buy sex from an underage girl. After being charged with the crime, he resigned from his seat in the Minnesota state legislature. Eichorn is charged with “attempted coercion... Read More »
