On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The ruling was decided by a 6-3 majority, with conservative justices prevailing. A bump stock is a device that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle,... Read More »
Evanston, Illinois, made national news after it proposed a first-of-its-kind reparations program in 2021. This Chicago suburb is making news yet again after a new lawsuit says that the program is discriminatory to non-Black residents. The lawsuit was filed on May 23 by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch on... Read More »
A dispute between neighbors over the City of Los Angeles’ height limits for trees and plants led to a district court decision that ruled private parties are barred from bringing civil suits to enforce local ordinances. The ordinance in question was section 36900 (a) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code,... Read More »
Elon Musk and SpaceX are currently facing a new lawsuit filed by eight former employees alleging they were terminated for raising concerns about pervasive gender discrimination and sexual harassment at the aerospace manufacturer. The lawsuit paints a troubling picture of a workplace environment described as hostile and reminiscent of a... Read More »
Several families of victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against FedEx and UPS for those companies’ alleged contribution to the tragic massacre. The lawsuit accuses the companies of acting as "illegal gun runners" to a juvenile because their services contributed to... Read More »
Congress amended the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in 1996 in an effort to stop minors from viewing sexually explicit material. Though this was the main goal of the act, Section 230 has perhaps had a greater impact on social media than the portion aimed at protecting children. Section 230 gives... Read More »
Alexander Morris, the current lead singer of the Four Tops, has filed a lawsuit against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, Michigan. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, alleges racial discrimination and misconduct during a visit in April 2023, when Morris sought treatment at the hospital's emergency room for chest pain and... Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional, delivering a significant blow to the state's efforts to restrict medical treatments for transgender youth. In a comprehensive 105-page order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle found the law discriminatory and motivated by anti-transgender animus rather... Read More »
George Dennis Rounds was a model prisoner – the kind who totally turns his life around and becomes a character about whom a Hollywood studio could make an inspirational movie. After being convicted of second-degree murder of one step-uncle and attempted murder of another following an argument about money they... Read More »
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban on gun sales on state-owned property. The decision maintains the state's prohibition against buying or selling firearms at venues such as state fairgrounds while distinguishing between free speech rights and commercial sales activities at gun shows.... Read More »
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday for lying about his drug use to illegally purchase a firearm. The conviction, which occurred in Wilmington, Delaware, makes Hunter Biden the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, a... Read More »
The Virginia chapter of the NAACP, alongside five students, have filed a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board. The legal action arises from the board's controversial decision to restore the names of two schools previously named after Confederate military leaders. This decision, nearly four years after the initial... Read More »
GSK (GSK.L) and several other pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer (PFE.N), Sanofi (SASY.PA), and Boehringer Ingelheim, are requesting permission from a Delaware court to appeal a ruling that allows over 70,000 lawsuits alleging that the heartburn drug Zantac causes cancer to proceed. The appeal, if granted by Judge Vivian Medinilla of... Read More »
A lawsuit filed in Broward Circuit Court has brought serious allegations against NFL free agent Xavien Howard. The former Miami Dolphins cornerback is accused of sending sexually explicit content to an underage boy, reportedly the son of a former ex-girlfriend. The lawsuit alleges that Howard sent content of him engaging... Read More »
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Massachusetts public middle school did not violate a student's First Amendment rights by requiring him to stop wearing a T-shirt that stated, "There are only two genders." The decision, issued on Sunday by the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sided... Read More »
