The Manhattan DA is investigating the events that took place in a now-viral video where a white woman can be seen falsely accusing a black teen of stealing her cell phone inside of a New York City hotel lobby. The altercation took place the weekend after Christmas at the Arlo... Read More about NYPD Considers Charges against Woman Who Accused Black Teen of Stealing Her Phone
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued an injunction blocking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing an interim final rule, reducing certain drug prices beginning January 1. 2021. The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) filed a formal complaint against the interim... Read More about Federal judge grants injunction blocking HHS from reducing drug prices
What would you do if the President of the United States said you were “at the center of a national conspiracy to fraudulently elect” the next Commander-in-Chief? Would you fight back if you were the director of security for the major voting technology company under attack? Last week, this particular... Read More about Voting Machine Security Exec Sues Trump Campaign and Media for Defamation
Last week, Congress did not act upon a new piece of legislation, the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020, created to protect judges and their families from violence and murder. The proposed bill would significantly enhance the protection and privacy of justices across the US and was... Read More about As Presidential Tweets Attack Justices and Courts, Congress Stalls Judicial Legislation after Judge’s Son Murdered at Front Door by Angry Litigant
In an effort to keep tenants who are struggling to pay their rent in their homes during the pandemic, Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act earlier this week. This new eviction moratorium comes on the heels of several federal and state eviction moratoriums that are... Read More about New York Legislators Pass a Four-Month Eviction Moratorium for 2021
With a legal eye on the skies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Monday they are finalizing the first-ever emissions guidelines for airplanes that regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The new airplane emissions standards will be mandatory for commercial aviation and any large business jets. Under the new emissions... Read More about Historic First-Ever Airplane Emissions Rules Under Review by EPA
Alaskan native tribes are among several groups that have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in regard to the protection of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. In late October, the Trump administration rolled back protections for the Tongass National Forest by exempting parts of it from the protections provided under... Read More about Trump Administration Rolls Back Tongass Forest Protections, Prompting Lawsuit from Alaska Native Tribes
In late December, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into a law a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in New York’s public k-12 schools. The two years mandated by the bill will allow the New York legislature to undertake an official study into the technology to explore all... Read More about New York State Becomes First to Ban Facial Recognition in Public Schools
A fire that broke out at a black church in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this week is being investigated by local and federal authorities as a possible hate crime. The fire started at around 5 a.m. on Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr., Community Presbyterian Church. Local firefighters spent roughly... Read More about FBI Investigating Possibility of a Hate Crime after ‘Highly Suspicious’ Fire at Black Church
In an odd lawsuit that parallels the surreal 2020 presidential election, Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert and a group of Republican Electors from Arizona have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence. Their argument, in part, is that the Electoral Count Act is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the all-Republican lawsuit include... Read More about Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert and AZ Republican Electors File Lawsuit against VP Pence Regarding Electoral Count
A federal judge denied bail a second time to Ghislaine Maxwell, whom the media has called Jeffrey Epstein’s procurer, pal, pimp and partner. Despite offering a $28.5 million bail package and strict monitoring measures, the court concluded there was nothing new in the latest request that “can reasonably assure the... Read More about Federal Judge Denies Second Bail Request Bail by Ghislaine Maxwell
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a new ruling last week that requires law enforcement to have a warrant for conducting a vehicle search. This new ruling overturns the 2014 case of Commonwealth v. Gary in which police were allowed to conduct warrantless searches. In 2014, police were given the authority... Read More about Police Can No Longer Search Vehicles without a Warrant in New Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling
Niki Williams, 46, a former employee of the Houston Independent School District, has been sentenced with one year of probation for her role in the 2019 “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal. The college admissions scandal rocked the nation last year when wealthy parents, including the likes of fashion designer... Read More about Exam Administrator Sentenced to One Year Probation for Role in College Admissions Scandal
On October 20, 2020, the Department of Justice, abetted by eleven states’ attorneys general, filed suit against Google for violating section 2 of the Sherman Act and operating a monopoly. The result is probably the DOJ’s biggest antitrust case since it took on Microsoft in 1998. Nearly two months later, on... Read More about Google hit with a third lawsuit as U.S. states sue over search dominance
A recent court decision finds that Senior Executive Service (SES) employees cannot appeal their dismissal within the federal courts. After the US Army demoted SES Employee Maria Esparraguera for unethical hiring practices, she sought to appeal the decision with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court decided on December... Read More about Appeals Court Dismisses Case for Demoted Senior Executive Service Employee