The Supreme Court ruled the other day in a 5-4 decision that there were limitations to a class-action lawsuit filed after TransUnion, a credit reporting agency, flagged thousands of innocent individuals as potential terrorists, drug dealers, or high-level criminals. Roughly 8,000 individuals were impacted after they were mislabeled in the... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that depending on the circumstances of a police chase, the police cannot enter a home without a warrant, specifically if they are pursuing someone because of a misdemeanor or minor crime. The ruling stems from a case in which a California man was... Read More »
Several families are in a battle with the FBI after hundreds of safety deposit boxes from a private vault company, U.S. Private Vaults, were confiscated following the execution of a search warrant in March. The Raid which lasted five days resulted in over 800 safe deposit boxes confiscated by the... Read More »
The Supreme Court has tightened restrictions on unions and their access to farmworkers in California and across the nation in its latest ruling. In a 6 - 3 vote with conservatives in the majority, the High Court ruled it unconstitutional for union representatives to engage in practices that impeded on... Read More »
The US Supreme Court ruled earlier today in favor of a former cheerleader who was ousted from her high school's cheerleading squad after she shared a social media post in which she used profane language. In this closely watched case, the Pennsylvania cheerleader challenged the school district on the limitations... Read More »
Three college students who led a lawsuit against Harvard University are finding themselves on the side of defeat after the university won a dismissal of the lawsuit earlier this week.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani dismissed the lawsuit after explaining that the lawsuit and its allegations failed to prove that Harvard... Read More »
The organization Airlines for America, or A4A, along with a coalition of other industry partners, have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the recent uptick in aggressive and unruly passenger behaviors. The letter which was sent early Monday urges the Department of Justice to prosecute unruly passengers.... Read More »
A New York doctor has been sentenced to nearly five years behind bars because of his role in a kickback scheme that was centered around a potent fentanyl-based spray, Subsys. Jeffrey Goldstein 51, of New Rochelle, New York, was one of several doctors involved in a conspiracy that violated the... Read More »
The federal government has joined a 2015 lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against a string of California skilled nursing homes. The lawsuit accuses the owner of several nursing homes of illegally participating in a kickback scheme that resulted in millions of dollars of fraudulently secured funds. The case came to... Read More »
Grammy Award-winning superstar Jay-Z is suing popular hip hop photographer Jonathan Mannion for selling iconic images and prints of the rapper. According to the lawsuit, Mannion is profiting off the image and likeness of the rapper without Jay-Z’s consent.Mannion first worked with Jay-Z after he photographed the cover of his... Read More »
The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reexamine the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in an effort to reinstate the death sentence for him. On April 15, 2013, Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev attacked the Boston community at the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon.... Read More »
The New York State Assembly has approved a critical bill titled the Gender Recognition Act. If approved by the governor, under this act, New York state residents who apply for a driver's license or renewal will now be able to select their “sex designation of M, F, or X as... Read More »
A Houston judge handed down a rather critical ruling in the case of hospital employees who filed suit after their hospital system mandated vaccinations for all its staff members. Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, brought forth a mandate that stipulated all staff members would need to get the COVID-19... Read More »
Arkansas state police are facing a lawsuit after one of their own caused the vehicle of a pregnant woman to flip over during a traffic stop. On July 9, 2020, Nicole Harper, 38, was driving 84 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone along U.S. Highway 167 in Pulaski... Read More »
A Department of Defense employee, Randolph Stanley, 42, has been charged with student aid fraud after he applied for millions of dollars in federal aid using the personal information of non-existent students. Stanley was an employee at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and had previously worked closely with students... Read More »
