After a slew of personal injury lawsuits, the senior care conglomerate, Preferred Care Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a step that owner, Thomas Scott, hopes will keep the company afloat while it focuses on restructuring. The group owns over 100 facilities in Texas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Kansas, Iowa, Florida, Mississippi, Colorado, … [Read more...]
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Majorly Hurt the Nation’s Waterways
On February 12th, the Trump administration released a plan for changing the way infrastructure projects are carried out. The plan contains recommendations that have environmentalists and public health experts worried. Specifically, the administration proposes streamlining the permit process for dumping “dredged or fill material” into various water … [Read more...]
Washington State Could Ban Toxic Chemicals in Firefighting Foam
On February 10th, Washington state senators passed a bill that would effectively ban the use of toxic chemicals in firefighting foam. The chemicals – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS, for short) – have been found in drinking water sources around the state and have been linked to tumors, liver toxicity and other significant … [Read more...]
Sessions Opposes Sentencing-Reform Measure
In 1984, Congress passed the Sentencing Reform Act and set up the Sentencing Commission, a governmental body that wrote stringent sentencing guidelines for drug offenders. Since the law was passed and the commission was created, the federal prison population has grown by nearly 800 percent. A large portion of that growth came from the influx of … [Read more...]
States Take Environmental Matters into Their Own Hands
It seems that certain states may begin to push back against the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory position. In December, the administration decided to delay action on proposed rules pertaining to the regulation of dangerous chemicals known as TCE, NMP and Methylene Chloride. The EPA announced the decision as part of an overarching … [Read more...]
CrowdJustice Campaign Could Be Major Boon to Sexual Harassment Case
CrowdJustice – a UK-based crowd-funding source meant to raise money and build community support around legal issues – has been used in a variety of cases in Britain. In one instance, families sought justice in relation to the killing of three British soldiers. Another campaign led to a UK Supreme Court decision forcing parliament to vote on Brexit. … [Read more...]
Redistricting Cases Being Considered Throughout the US
Several cases being considered by the Supreme Court and a slew of other cases being heard throughout the country could point toward a radical change in US politics. For years, the issue of partisan gerrymandering has been swept under the rug, in a process of constant deferral. Ever since Davis v. Bandemer, Justices have found it difficult to … [Read more...]
Federal Court Strikes Down Redistricting Map in North Carolina
On February 9th, a federal court in North Carolina struck down a redistricting map, agreeing with the Plaintiffs’ that it was an example of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. A three-judge panel rendered the unanimous decision and, in doing so, made history, as this was the first-ever federal court decision to strike down a map due to … [Read more...]
Assisted Living Facilities Receive Very Little Oversight, Says GAO Report
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that nearly half of the 48 states offering Medicaid-covered assisted living services could not provide basic data pertaining to issues of abuse and neglect. In 2014, to fund these services, states spent nearly $10 billion in state and federal funding, making the recent report even more … [Read more...]
EPA Removes ‘Major Source’ Provision from Clean Air Act
The EPA recently announced its decision to rescind a provision of the Clean Air Act that requires industries deemed “major sources” of pollution to always be classified as “major sources” and to be regulated as such. The move has been criticized by environmental advocates like John Walke, of the Natural Resources Defense Council, who said, … [Read more...]
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