As schools and workplaces prepare for post-COVID-19 reopening, people are increasingly concerned about new laws that could impose mandatory vaccination requirements. They wonder whether children and employees will be subject to mandates that call for shots in arms. To understand the complexity of pertinent regulations, it is necessary to review... Read More »
Rep. Eric Swalwell minced no words when he became the second member of the House of Representatives to sue ex-President Donald J. Trump for his “campaign of lies and incendiary rhetoric” that defiled American democracy’s sacred rules for the peaceful transfer of power. Swalwell (D-MD) sued Trump along with his... Read More »
Three days into a conspiracy trial in New York, a juror tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The judge said the trial must go on and replaced the infected juror with an alternate. In Pittsburgh, trials are going on but courtrooms are closed. When one judge denied a watchdog nonprofit... Read More »
Now that the Senate parliamentarian has removed consideration of the $15 per hour minimum wage from the “American Rescue Plan,” many people wonder what comes next. While President Biden and congressional leaders try to figure out a legislative strategy for genuine COVID-19 relief, American workers are trying to figure out... Read More »
COVID-19 is causing massive unemployment. Unemployment often makes it impossible for tenants to pay their rent. Landlords evict. Tenants became homeless, often threatening public health and safety. To avoid this downward spiral, both Presidents Trump and Biden issued moratoriums on tenant evictions. But a federal judge in Texas blocked the... Read More »
Are you still getting Christmas cards? Did your corner mailbox recently disappear? Are you ready to pay even more for your postage stamps? Are you afraid your local post office might be closed and you may soon have to depend on a private, and more expensive, mail delivery service? Are... Read More »
A Chinese man’s wife was forced to have an abortion because she got pregnant with her second child in violation of her country’s one-child policy. A Central American man was denied legal refugee status after an Immigration Judge (IJ) relied solely on a probation report citing his ex-girlfriend’s 15-year-old account... Read More »
Drive down any street in America and you are likely to be greeted by businesses covered with wooden boards where the glass used to be. But courts cannot close like neighborhood restaurants or cleaners. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution requires criminal courts to stay open because those accused have... Read More »
President Biden signed two executive orders (EO) this month to rebuild and fix America’s gravely broken immigration system. He hopes to replace images of children in cages and crying refugees with policies that reflect our national values and our place in the world as a “beacon of hope, a promoter... Read More »
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), one of former President Trump’s most avid defenders, may soon need a defender of his own. An investigation by a committee of the Ohio state legislature recently heard damning witness testimony against the former wrestling coach for aiding and abetting the cover-up of sexual abuse in... Read More »
If Nostradamus were alive today, Republicans would be lining up to ask him how their votes on former President Trump’s conviction in the Senate impeachment trial would affect voters. And the expert pundits would likely be right behind them. Every newspaper, magazine and political talk show commentator has opinions, a... Read More »
Americans are fascinated by the lives of the rich and famous. But few people actually know what they are really like. And those “lucky ones” usually have to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDA) that carry heavy consequences for telling all. Melania Trump’s ex-aide is one of them. She wrote a book... Read More »
The latest church v. state battle to come before the U.S. Supreme Court has resulted in a draw. No, California can’t totally shut down places of worship in an effort to protect its citizens from a pandemic. Yes, churches may stay open, but only if proper health and safety precautions... Read More »
Prompted by the deaths of at least 250 workers and the ripple effect of virus-spreading unsafe conditions at U.S. meat and poultry plants under the Trump administration, a House Subcommittee is investigating conditions that could have triggered over 54,000 coronavirus cases in twenty states. The investigation follows a report from... Read More »
COVID-19 vaccinations will soon be headed to local pharmacies in communities across the nation as the White House kicks off the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The new program, which pledges access and equity, is set to begin on February 11 with 6,500 participating pharmacies. At a February 2 briefing, Jeff... Read More »
