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Bannon Guilty of Contempt of Congress After Surprise Trump Letter Says No Presidential Executive Privilege Forthcoming

After publicly vowing to strongly fight charges of Contempt of Congress, former President Trump’s White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, 68, was found guilty quickly, of two counts of contempt, in under three hours. Bannon was found guilty of Contempt of Congress in a Washington, D.C. federal court last week... Read More about Bannon Guilty of Contempt of Congress After Surprise Trump Letter Says No Presidential Executive Privilege Forthcoming

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MLB Agrees to $185M Settlement with Minor League Players Over Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations

Major League Baseball has agreed to settle a federal class action lawsuit to the tune of $185 million. The lawsuit was filed by minor league players who accused the league of minimum wage and overtime violations, causing players to lose out on pay that they should have been entitled to. ... Read More about MLB Agrees to $185M Settlement with Minor League Players Over Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations

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Indiana Doctor Who Provided Abortion Care to 10-Year-Old to Sue Attorney General for Defamation

We are already seeing the perverse effects of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to throw out decades of legal precedent and overturn the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. Ancient abortion laws and recently enacted “trigger laws” have gone into effect, prohibiting medical professionals from performing abortions in states around... Read More about Indiana Doctor Who Provided Abortion Care to 10-Year-Old to Sue Attorney General for Defamation

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Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Lawsuit Against Skittles Alleging the Use of Harmful Toxin Says Yes

In a lawsuit against the makers of Skittles, the plaintiff alleges that because of the use of one ingredient that's been banned in the EU, the popular candy is unfit for consumption. A lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against popular... Read More about Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Lawsuit Against Skittles Alleging the Use of Harmful Toxin Says Yes

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Coincidence or Planned? Did Secret Service Break Federal Laws if Deletions Were Purposeful? Yes.

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 about Coincidence or Planned? Did Secret Service Break Federal Laws if Deletions Were Purposeful? Yes.

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Prison Newspaper Can Include Content that “May” Cause Sexual Arousal

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 about Prison Newspaper Can Include Content that “May” Cause Sexual Arousal

Image of Christina Fulton and Erika Jayne, both involved in a legal dispute over alleged fraud and misappropriation of settlement funds.

Christina Fulton Sues ‘Real Housewife’ Erika Jayne, Jayne's Ex-Husband Tom Girardi, & Attorneys for Over $700K, Claiming Fraud & Theft of Funds

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 about Christina Fulton Sues ‘Real Housewife’ Erika Jayne, Jayne's Ex-Husband Tom Girardi, & Attorneys for Over $700K, Claiming Fraud & Theft of Funds

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Scathing Report on Uvalde School Shooting Highlights “System Failures” and Poor Leadership

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 about Scathing Report on Uvalde School Shooting Highlights “System Failures” and Poor Leadership

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UCLA Marine Biology Lab Finds Chicken, Pork and Beef in Subway Tuna Products. Fed Court Rules Lawsuit against Subway’s “tuna” may move forward

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 about UCLA Marine Biology Lab Finds Chicken, Pork and Beef in Subway Tuna Products. Fed Court Rules Lawsuit against Subway’s “tuna” may move forward

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