A prisoner in his 60s with chronic health problems asked to be placed in protective custody six times because he was afraid he would be hurt by gang members in an Arizona prison. His requests were denied each time and his fears came true. At trial, the jury was told... Read More »
When the House January 6 Committee discovered the Secret Service erased text messages on Jan. 5 and 6, members reacted quickly, demanding to know how and why these deletions occurred. Questions arose from committee members and the press. Was the Secret Service hiding something about the Capitol insurrection? Did the... Read More »
Inmates in Arizona prisons may be prohibited from receiving mail that contains “sexually explicit material or content that is detrimental to the safe, secure, and orderly operation of the facility.” While the Ninth Circuit agreed that some censorship of prisoners’ reading material is constitutional because it advances desirable “penological interests,”... Read More »
Lawsuit Claims Erika Jayne & Tom Girardi used settlement money for “lavish lifestyle” using numerous companies owned by Jayne Legal woes continue to cast a dark shadow over some cast members of the national TV reality show franchise The Real Housewives, this time on the West Coast in Beverly Hills.... Read More »
Following the devastating Uvalde school shooting at Robb Elementary School, the Texas legislator put together a panel of lawmakers to serve as a committee that would investigate and report the findings of the events that unfolded that day. On Sunday, the committee released its 77-page report detailing the events leading... Read More »
A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against a Georgia Chick-fil-A restaurant alleging that she was the victim of sexual harassment and discrimination and was subsequently wrongfully terminated as a result. 29-Year-old Aaron Taylor began working at the Decatur area Chick-fil-A in August 2021. She explains in her lawsuit that... Read More »
Ride-sharing company Uber is at the center of a large-scale lawsuit in which at least 554 female passengers accuse the brand of failing to prevent violence against riders on its platform. At least 150 other cases are being investigated for possible inclusion in this lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in... Read More »
A former contestant on the hit Netflix show ‘Love Is Blind’ is suing Netflix for “inhumane working conditions” and labor law violations following his experience on the show. Jeremy Hartwell was a contestant on Love is Blind’s second season and details an experience that is much less fantastical than what... Read More »
A lawsuit brought against Subway, a food retailer with over 27,000 US stores, alleging their tuna sandwiches intentionally misleads consumers since the ingredients are not 100 percent tuna, is now headed to court. Federal US District Judge Jon Tiger of California ruled that Subway’s recent request to dismiss this lawsuit... Read More »
An Indiana funeral home is facing what will likely turn into a class-action lawsuit. The funeral home is accused of mishandling over two dozen corpses and failing to properly process and distribute the ashes of deceased individuals. The civil lawsuit is the result of an investigation into the Lankford Funeral... Read More »
Conservative think tanks and politicians have long maligned the scope of federal agency authority. Bemoaning the “administrative state,” they believe that more decisions should be left up to Congress and fewer to regulatory agencies. Advocates for administrative authority counter that Congress is ill-equipped to handle regulation and enforcement, necessitating agencies... Read More »
On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling significantly expanding individual gun ownership and carry rights, while severely limiting the authority of states to regulate firearms possession. According to the Court, the U.S. Constitution grants Americans the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.... Read More »
Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO billionaire, is now facing a $44 billion lawsuit from Twitter. The new lawsuit is expected to be a lengthy fight since Twitter is seeking a $1 billion breakup fee that was agreed upon in the original agreement between the two parties. The lawsuit, filed in... Read More »
A Pennsylvania dispatcher allegedly refused to send medical help to a sick woman in a rural area two years ago, after a family member called 911. Now, dispatcher Leon Price has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, official oppression, and obstruction of the administration of law or... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the “Safer Streets for All Act,” a controversial bill that supporters say will “protect the most marginalized in our community,” on July 1. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Scott Weiner, repeals a 1995 section of the California Penal Code that criminalized loitering with the... Read More »
