A Seattle family has been awarded $10 million after a wrongful pregnancy lawsuit was filed against the federal government. The lawsuit came after the victim, Yesenia Pacheco, was inadvertently given a flu shot instead of a birth control shot during her routine visit. The federal judge who tried the case,... Read More »
Following the alleged abuse of immigrant women held at a detention facility in Georgia, the United States has agreed to pause deportations until the investigation is complete. A consent motion was filed in a U.S. District Court on November 24th and was initiated by the accusers' attorneys and authorities connected... Read More »
After spending 2 ½ months behind bars in the Kenosha County Jail, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, was released last Friday from custody after posting his $2 million bail. The teen is facing charges for the shooting death of 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum. Rittenhouse is also... Read More »
Orlando Hall, an inmate at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, was executed late last Thursday at 11:47 pm after six hours of a desperate appeals process. A district judge ordered a stay of execution, but the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the stay, giving the green light for the... Read More »
Social justice protests around the nation have died down since the summer months, but support for the cause has not. In a filing last week, sixty Black Lives Matter protesters have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago. The lawsuit lists 20 officers from the Chicago Police Department... Read More »
Though the transition into the white house continues to be a slow and at times a tense one, that hasn't stopped President-Elect Biden from assembling his cabinet. According to Biden's White House transition website, he has just named Dana Remus as his White House counsel. Who is Dana Remus? Dana... Read More »
The pandemic has undoubtedly been the catalyst for a renter's crisis around the nation, and this past election, the state of Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to ease the burden of those struggling to pay their rent. The measure, No Eviction Without Representation (NEWR), sailed to victory with a... Read More »
Daniel Ravicher, a law professor at the University of Miami, is at odds with the school over his employment status. According to Ravicher, he has lost his teaching position because of opinions he shared on Twitter. Ravicher explains via a Twitter update, "I've been fired because I refuse to censor... Read More »
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, announced the delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on October 29, 2020. After 45 years of being classified as an endangered species, the Trump Administration has announced the successful restoration of the species that dominates the lower... Read More »
