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 »
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 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 »
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 »
After a costly three-year legal battle with Warner Bros., the company that produced enormously successful films such as “The Matrix” and “Joker” filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 17th. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, founded in 1989, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, saying that a lengthy legal battle with Warner... Read More »
A midwife and her associate were arrested in Texas last week and charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony, and practicing medicine without a license, which is a third-degree felony. Midwife Maria Margarita Rojas, 49, and Jose Ley, 29, were also accused of employing staff “who... Read More »
A federal judge in Houston, Texas, as part of his judgment stemming from a 2018 case, awarded about $2 million in damages resulting from an FBI agent’s actions. The FBI agent shot and killed a kidnapped Texas man in a suburban home during a failed rescue mission. The family of... Read More »
A coalition of twenty Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit yesterday to block the Trump administration’s severe cuts to the Department of Education. The suit followed the day after the Trump administration announced more than 1,300 employee layoffs in the Department. Trump also announced he is dismantling the Department of Education,... Read More »
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) agreed to pay $2.8 billion to settle a class action antitrust lawsuit brought by hospitals and healthcare providers who allege they were underpaid by BCBS. The $2.8 billion settlement includes both cash payments and new improvements to the BlueCard program overall. While agreeing to the... Read More »
The new less restrictive stance on federal enforcement of financial laws since President Donald Trump took office on January 20 is already resulting in dramatic changes, as federal agencies have pulled back from pursuing legal actions that were already underway in the banking and finance sectors. Notably, the Consumer Financial... Read More »
The city that never sleeps has a new bill promoting the return of natural grass in municipal parks. New York City Councilman Christopher Marte submitted the “Touch Grass” bill recently at a New York City town hall meeting. Councilmember Marte, surrounded by fellow councilmembers, advocacy organizations and a coalition of... Read More »
