Biden's latest executive order tackles the issue of privately operated criminal detention facilities. In his memorandum, President Biden seeks to reform the nation's current incarceration system by eliminating the use of these privately owned detention centers. The memorandum explains in part, “To decrease incarceration levels, we must reduce profit-based incentives... Read More »
The Biden administration is taking a sharp 180-degree turn from the previous administration's dealings with regard to cultural sensitivity. On January 26th, Biden signed an executive order titled the Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The previous administration did... Read More »
California's Department of Justice has just announced a civil investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for potential civil rights violations. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is the largest in the nation with over 18,000 deputies and staff members. In recent months, the department has come under scrutiny... Read More »
A bankruptcy court judge in Delaware has given the green light on accused rapist Harvey Weinstein's liquidation plan of his Weinstein Co. The liquidation plan will fuel a settlement fund for victims who accused the disgraced film executive of sexual misconduct. The settlement includes a $17 million fund that will... Read More »
The son of two victims killed in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack has filed suit against the gun manufacturer, Colt, and the National Rifle Association in a wrongful death lawsuit. Mark Simon's parents, Sylvan and Bernice Simon were 2 of 11 people who were killed in the Tree of Life... Read More »
After his first week in office, some of Biden's executive orders are being met with harsh criticism. The largest GOP state in the nation has gone a step further in showing its opposition by being the first state to file a major lawsuit against President Biden. The lawsuit came after... Read More »
The Biden administration has wasted no time tackling the thorny issue of illegal immigrants in our nation. In a memorandum from Homeland Security, the administration outlined several components in the way immigration enforcement will be handled when it comes to the deportation of illegal immigrants. The memorandum states in part,... Read More »
A contentious legal battle appears to be coming to an end for Zion Williamson after a court ruled in his favor regarding a $100 million lawsuit. A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled in favor of Zion Williamson with a partial judgment after a marketing agent sued the basketball... Read More »
President Biden quickly got to work on his first day in office by signing a slew of executive orders. Some of them were new while others worked to reverse policies put in place by President Trump. One such executive order tackles the mounting student loan crisis in the nation. During... Read More »
President Biden started off his first day in office signing 17 executive orders, one of which addresses the national rental eviction crisis during the pandemic. In the order, President Biden asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to extend the current federal eviction moratorium until March 31st. The... Read More »
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe filed a federal lawsuit in an Arizona U.S. District Court against the Trump administration early last week. The lawsuit aims to stop a land swap between the U.S. Forest Service and two foreign mining companies, Rio Tinto and BHP. The land swap would... Read More »
Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim has stepped down from his position after serving for nearly three years. His resignation came one day before President Biden was sworn into the White House. The news of his resignation did not come as a shock as Delrahim announced toward... Read More »
New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD), its leadership, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In the lawsuit, James highlights the NYPD and the city leadership's unjust treatment of protesters over the past summer. James specifically points to... Read More »
A group of Uber and Lyft drivers has come together to file a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court this past week. The aim of the lawsuit is to overturn a ballot measure, Prop 22, which was passed by California voters last November. The basis of Prop 22 is that... Read More »
The tentacles of January 6th’s Capitol Hill riot in Washington, D.C. have reached all the way to Chapman University in Orange, California, after one of their own, law professor Dr. John Eastman, stood alongside Trump and Trump’s associates at the “Saving America” rally. The rally, which featured speakers including President... Read More »
