The Department of Justice is investigating Elon Musk's company, SpaceX, for possible discriminatory hiring practices against non-U.S. citizens. The investigation was prompted by a complaint that was sent to the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER). The initial complaint that prompted the investigation comes from Fabian Hutter,... Read More »
Lawmakers in New York are working on passing legislation that would ban police from using chemical irritants such as pepper spray on minors. The push for this legislation comes after an incident in which a Rochester police officer pepper-sprayed a nine-year-old girl. The incident which took place on January 29th... Read More »
An inconspicuous voting technology company has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Network. The $2.75 billion defamation lawsuit targets popular news anchors Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro as well as Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and attorney Sidney Powell. The lawsuit was filed by the technology... Read More »
The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers were hit with a blow in the court case of Germany v. Phillipp that was heard in the U.S. Supreme Court this past week. The plaintiffs in the case are contesting the acquisition of an art collection that was obtained by German Nazis... Read More »
The once-popular MLM business LuLaRoe has hit another bump in its downward tumble. On February 2nd, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson shared in a press release that LuLaRoe will settle its lawsuit with the state. The settlement will require LuLaRoe to pay out $4.75 million to independent retails who... Read More »
President Biden plans to make good on his campaign promise of giving Americans pandemic relief through another round of stimulus checks. Last Friday, the House gave the green light on a budget blueprint comprised of $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief, and over the weekend, the bill was moved through the... Read More »
The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, has been confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 86 - 13 to be the Secretary of Transportation for the Biden White House. Pete Buttigieg, who many continue to call "Mayor Pete," tweeted in response shortly after the confirmation, “I... Read More »
A shootout early Tuesday morning in Sunrise, Florida, has resulted in the death of two FBI agents and the injury of three others. The fatal shootout happened after FBI agents along with other members of law enforcement executed a federal court-ordered search warrant. The subject of the search warrant was... Read More »
In his next steps in changing course from the previous administration's immigration policies, President Biden has asked the Supreme Court to cancel arguments on two cases filed against the Trump administration's immigration policies. The cases tackle President Trump's construction of the border wall and his “Remain in Mexico” asylum program.... Read More »
A Texas immigration lawyer is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after his phone was seized and searched at an airport upon re-entry into the U.S. Adam A. Malik was returning home from a trip to Costa Rica when he was stopped at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on... Read More »
For the first time ever, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a national terrorism bulletin about violent domestic extremists. The bulletin comes after the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill which has heightened the threat of violence across the nation, according to DHS. The bulletin, formally titled the National... Read More »
One week in and President Biden has already been met with the first major setback of his presidency. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked Biden's 100-day deportation freeze. The deportation freeze was implemented via executive order on January 20th. As part of the memorandum, the Department of... Read More »
In a show of force made possible by social media and a Reddit forum, main street investors are turning against Wall Street hedge funds, beating them at their own game in what can only be described as 2021’s version of a David vs. Goliath pump and dump. There has been... Read More »
Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a New York judge to dismiss her pending criminal child sex case. Her legal team has filed several motions arguing for the dismissal. The British socialite and her lawyers cite several reasons the charges against her should be thrown out, with the most controversial being that... Read More »
Earlier this month, an FBI anti-human trafficking operation led to the recovery of 33 missing children. The operation took place in Southern California and was dubbed “Operation Lost Angels.” The recovery of the children was the result of the work of more than two dozen agencies on the local, state,... Read More »
