On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced the seizure of 17 “manuscripts and scrolls” of community records from Jewish communities in what are now Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The manuscripts disappeared during the Holocaust and were assumed lost. They were... Read More »
Title 4, Chapter 1 of the US Code is devoted to the flag of the United States; Section 8 of that chapter begins by stating that “no disrespect shall be shown to the flag of the United States of America.” Eleven sub-paragraphs follow explaining how that disrespect is to be... Read More »
In what is believed to be the first challenge in federal court to Critical Race Theory-based curricula, Nevada mother Gabrielle Clark is suing the State Charter School Authority and Democracy Prep Public Schools on behalf of her son William. At issue is a Democracy Prep class for high school seniors... Read More »
Cumberland, Maine father Shawn McBreairty has been banned from his twin daughters’ high school graduation following considerable friction with the school board over the issue of Critical Race Theory in the classroom. Explaining his objections, he said in an interview last month, “this wasn’t how I taught the girls, and,... Read More »
Earlier this month, notices were sent out to Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers notifying them of a settlement reached in a class-action suit that dated back to 2014. Although there seems to have been some confusion as to the veracity of the notices, they’re quite real. The settlement brings to... Read More »
On the evening of April 17, a crash involving a group of motorcyclists and a Mercedes sedan took place on I-264 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to Virginia State Police reports, a group of eight motorcyclists was traveling on the highway and weaving in and out of traffic. One of... Read More »
The state of Pennsylvania is considering an amendment to the state constitution that would create a two-year window of opportunity to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse (many of whom lost the right to sue when they turned eighteen) to file suit against their alleged abusers, regardless of expired statutes... Read More »
Among the legislation currently before the Pennsylvania General Assembly is House Bill 156, which seeks to extend the state’s Tender Years Hearsay Act to minors up to age sixteen. As it stands, the legislation only provides for the admissibility of out-of-court statements made by minors up to age twelve. Unamended,... Read More »
On February 4, 2021, Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the antitrust subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that would make sweeping changes as to how antitrust cases are prosecuted. The Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 seeks, in its own words to reform the antitrust... Read More »
March 2nd of every year, which happens not coincidentally to be the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss, is Read Across America Day. The connection is clear: at least two generations of American children cut their reading teeth on Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue... Read More »
There can be little question as to what the main event of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was this year. As the climax of the fourth and final day of the meeting, former President Donald Trump took the stage and spoke for well over an hour to an adoring... Read More »
Just as the country was hit by the worst winter storm of the season, Toro recalled its Power Max 826 OHAE 252cc Two-Stage Electric Start Gas Snow Blower. The recall covers some 6,700 machines from late 2020 and early 2021 with model number 37802. The recalled machines were a new... Read More »
One of the executive orders signed by President Biden on his first day in office effectively changed the face of girl’s athletics in the United States. It makes the appealing claim that: Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no... Read More »
When he took office on December 7, 2020, newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón promised that we can break the intergenerational cycle of violence, trauma, arrest, and recidivism that has led America to incarcerate more people than any other nation. Gascón first appeared on the scene when he... Read More »
Article II, section 13, of the California State constitution states that: Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective officer. In 2003, largely due to an electricity crisis that sent utility bills soaring, California recalled its then-governor, Gray Davis. One of two states ever to have used... Read More »
