Huffington Post reported that South Dakota passed a law earlier this year allowing religious adoption agencies to turn down LGBTQ and interfaith parents who wish to adopt. The law protects these agencies from liability for discrimination even in cases where parents simply don’t share the same beliefs. Of course, for the religious adoption agencies … [Read more...]
Evidence of Collusion Mounts in Monsanto Case
Litigation currently underway in San Francisco has revealed a lot of information regarding the major agrochemical company, Monsanto, and its effort to control the narrative around glyphosate, the key ingredient in one of the company’s leading products, Roundup. Some studies have shown glyphosate to be a contributing factor in certain cases of … [Read more...]
Actemra Lacks Much Needed Warning Label
In 2010, Actemra was approved by the FDA, lauded as the first medication designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without the usual side-effects. Many drugs treating RA, an autoimmune disease mainly affecting the joints, have been known to induce certain medical conditions and adverse events (AE) – namely heart attacks, cardiac failure and … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Blocks Sessions’ Effort to Stifle Sanctuary Cities
A federal court in Chicago imposed a preliminary injunction on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to exclude all sanctuary cities from Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), used primarily to bolster local police forces. The injunction, which affects districts throughout the county, will remain in effect while a lawsuit … [Read more...]
Trump’s Policies Could Negatively Impact the Home Construction Industry
The 2007-8 recession caused a serious dip in many sectors of the US and World economy, but one of the hardest hit sectors was the home construction industry. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Nevada employed nearly 146,000 construction workers prior to the recession. By 2015, that number fell to 63,000. Nevada wasn’t the … [Read more...]
The Proliferation of Anti-Protest Laws
The events in Charlottesville have led to varied responses from every gradient of the political spectrum. The loudest and arguably most controversial response came from the very the top of the United States government. Following the protests, President Donald Trump stated that – in an event involving anti-Semitic, anti-Black, “free speech” neo-Nazi … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Texas Voter ID Law
On August 23rd, a Federal Judge blocked a Texas law requiring voters to present some form of identification before voting. In her 27-page court order, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law (known as Senate Bill 5) was discriminatory against black people and Latinos. She found SB 5 to be an insufficient revision of the original legislation, … [Read more...]
Interior Department Stops Mountaintop Mining Health Study
Late last month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine was asked by the Department of the Interior to cease an ongoing investigation into the damaging effects of mountaintop mining. The investigation commenced last year after state agencies in West Virginia requested federal aid to study the community health impact of the … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Sides With Bush Administration in 9/11-Related Lawsuit
On June 19th, the Supreme Court rendered an opinion tightening restrictions on a person’s ability to sue federal officers for alleged constitutional violations. The case, Ziglar v. Abbasi, concerned a group of six men detained directly after the September 11th attacks. Just a few days after the 16th anniversary of 9/11, the Supreme Court’s decision … [Read more...]
The Administration’s Position on Disaster Relief
During the past several weeks, Americans have witnessed massive destruction at the hands of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The total economic damage – according to Joel Myers, president of AccuWeather – could be as high as $290 billion – $100 billion in Florida and $190 billion in Texas. In Crosby, Texas, there were two blasts at a chemical plant … [Read more...]
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