On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Texas bank’s constitutional challenge to the structure of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing up a case that could have led to more presidential power over an independent agency that President Donald Trump’s administration already has weakened, According to Reuters. The decision … [Read more...]
Former Insys CEO Pleads Guilty to Opioid Kickback Scheme
The former chief executive of Insys Therapeutics pleaded guilty on Wednesday to engaging in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe an addictive opioid medication and has agreed to become a government witness, according to Reuters. Prosecutors allege that from 2012 to 2015, Babich and others conspired to bribe doctors in exchange for prescribing … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court’s Ginsburg To Miss Monday’s Oral Arguments
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be working from home and will not participate from the bench during the two scheduled oral arguments on Monday after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last month, a court spokeswoman said. Ginsburg, 85, will instead use the case briefs and transcripts to participate in the cases, court … [Read more...]
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With Trump On Transgender Military Ban
In a legal victory for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, a federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lower court ruling that blocked a policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces, which the government said is important for military readiness, according to Reuters. The U.S. Court of Appeals for … [Read more...]
Whats Happening In Congress the First Week of 2019?
U.S. Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no sign of a workable plan to end a 12-day-old partial federal government shutdown and President Donald Trump not budging on his demand for $5 billion in border wall funding, according to Reuters.com. It is also set for Democrats to approve a two-part spending package that will stop the … [Read more...]
PG&E Could Face Murder Charges in California Fires
California prosecutors are considering charging the state's largest utility company with crimes, including murder and manslaughter if it is found responsible for starting two recent deadly California wildfires, according to Business Insider. The California state attorney general has stated in a new court filing that if Pacific Gas & Electric … [Read more...]
Criminal Complaint Issued Against Spacey, His Response Posted Online
Kevin Spacey will be charged with indecent assault and battery in Massachusetts, according to SF Gate. A criminal complaint was issued against the disgraced actor for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old at a bar in Nantucket back in 2016. The charge stems from an accusation made by Boston news anchor Heather Unruh, who accused … [Read more...]
El Chapo Trial Witness Describes Meeting The Boss, And The Naked Man Chained Nearby
A key informant in the case against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman testified in federal court on Tuesday, highlighting his meetings with the reputed cartel boss and the bloody drug war that drove him to cooperate with investigators. Pedro Flores, who operated a cocaine and heroin distribution business with his twin brother Margarito in Chicago, said … [Read more...]
Trump Bans ‘Bump Stocks’ That Played A Role In Last Year’s Las Vegas Shooting
On Tuesday, the Trump administration banned the high-power gun attachments of the type used in last year's Las Vegas shooting massacre of 58 people, giving the owners of 'bump stocks' 90 days to turn in or destroy the devices, according to a report by Reuters. President Donald Trump's Republican Party typically supports gun ownership, and its … [Read more...]
2018’s Most Shocking Celebrity Legal Problems and Arrests
Being a celebrity doesn't mean you're above the law. Here are some of 2018's most shocking celebrity arrests and run-ins with the law. Alec Baldwin - Assault Over a Parking SpaceAmy Schumer - Protesting Brett KavanaughIce-T - Not Paying a Bridge TollAllison Mack - Human Sex TraffickingVince Vaughn - D.U.I.Amanda Stanton - Domestic … [Read more...]
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