On Monday, June 13th, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Boeing and its subcontractor in a whistleblower lawsuit involving claims of defrauding the government. Three ex-workers of Boeing claimed that the company had built and sold aircraft with faulty parts that could pose a severe risk of malfunction. One of the whistleblowers, … [Read more...]
Parents of Bullying Victim Sue School District to Seek Justice
For the past several years the subject of bullying has been in the news. The victims have included toddlers to teenagers and people of all races, and various sexual orientations. But one factor that many of the publicized cases of bullying share in common is that the victims were usually classmates of those who bullied them; they were students in … [Read more...]
Labor Department Will Publicize Worker Safety Data
The Labor Department recently released new guidelines for employers that operate in industries which are considered dangerous: they will soon be required to hand over workplace injury data to the government, which will then make the information public. Advocates for the change believe that the new guidelines will make such … [Read more...]
New Florida Death Penalty Law Rule Unconstitutional
Florida’s new death penalty law is now in doubt after a Monday ruling in which a judge found it to be unconstitutional. The law, known as HB 7101, was enacted in March and requires that 10 out of 12 jurors vote for the death penalty in order to successfully sentence the defendant to death. But, according to Florida Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch, … [Read more...]
U.S. Appeals Court Hears Maryland Gun-Control Case
Today, the federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments on Maryland’s Firearms Safety Act, banning assault weapons and large-capacity gun magazines after the 2012 Sand Hook Elementary School massacre. Concerns over the Constitutionality of the restrictions that have been put in place were brought up this last February by a three-judge panel … [Read more...]
ACLU and Gay Couple Challenge Mississippi Religious Freedom Law
House Bill 1523, which was passed by the Mississippi legislature and will become law on July 1, is now the subject of a lawsuit. Among other provisions, the bill allows workers to decline to provide services to potential clients or customers if the worker feels that doing so will violate his or her religious convictions. The law is widely … [Read more...]
North Carolina and U.S. DOJ Gear Up to Fight over “Bathroom Law”
There is a major legal fight brewing between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. Department of Justice, and the battle lines are now clearly drawn. On one side is the Governor of the state of North Carolina, Republican Pat McCrory, and his supporters. They favor that a law that was recently passed by the North Carolina legislature, and … [Read more...]
Political Controversy Over Supreme Court Vacancy and GOP Blockade
With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the vacant seat that has been left on the Supreme Court has created controversy among Republicans and Democrats. With President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, the GOP continues to rally around the Senate blockade as they outspend Democrats over the public relations battle … [Read more...]
Judge Denies Gun Maker’s Request for Delay in Sandy Hook Case
Some of the families of those who lost their loved ones in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have filed suit against the nation’s oldest gun manufacturer, claiming wrongful death. This week the judge presiding over the case rejected the gun manufacturer’s request to delay a crucial deadline in the case. Bushmaster Firearms had requested that … [Read more...]
3 Deaths Possibly Linked to Contaminated Equipment in California Hospital
According to the Los Angeles Times Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California was the site of at least three deaths in 2015, believed to have been caused by contaminated medical equipment. The equipment, including medical scopes, may have been associated with the patients’ deaths, but the investigation into the situation has thus far been … [Read more...]
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