On August 30th, a US District Judge in San Antonio ordered a preliminary injunction on certain provisions of a controversial bill banning sanctuary city policies in the state of Texas. The bill, known as SB 4, contains a number of restrictions limiting a city’s ability to impede federal immigration law enforcement. There are two provisions that … [Read more...]
DOJ Announces Creation of New Health Care Fraud Unit
On July 13th, the US Attorney’s office in Chicago busted nearly 400 people for health care fraud. The bust included $1.3 billion in fabricated billings. Of the 400 involved 115 were medical professionals – physicians, nurses and the like – from 41 districts nationwide. Five days after the major take down, Acting United States Attorney for the … [Read more...]
California Illegal Marijuana Farms Produce Alarming Quantities of Pollution
Ecologist Mourad Gabriel told Reuters earlier this month that the illegal marijuana farms in California are producing significant amounts of pollution. Five police officers have reportedly been sent to the hospital after simply touching pot plants grown on federal land in the forests of California, according to the Reuters report. The officers and … [Read more...]
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Justice Department Over Sanctuary Policies
In early August, Rahm Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago would be suing the Justice Department because of its recent decision to block the distribution of federal grant money to so-called sanctuary cities. According to the suit, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ refusal to offer federal money to sanctuary cities is unlawful, as it overrides … [Read more...]
Interior Department Repeals Obama-Era Coal and Oil Valuation Rule
Earlier this month, the Department of the Interior (DOI) decided to roll back a 2016 regulation that sought to protect the financial interests of tax-payers and American Indian lessors. The rule, known as the Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform Final Rule (hereafter, the Valuation Rule), attempted to … [Read more...]
Trump Signs VA Accountability Act Facilitating the Firing of Employees
On June 23rd, President Donald Trumped signed what the AFL-CIO has called a "destructive piece of legislation," purportedly to reduce scandalous activities by VA employees. In 2014, VA personnel redacted patients’ files in order to cast the organization in a better light. Without the redactions, the fact that patients died while waiting for care … [Read more...]
Baylor University Reaches Settlement with Sexual Assault Victim
The first of several Title IX lawsuits filed against Baylor University was resolved in July. For the past 18 months or so, lawsuits have poured into Texas courts claiming the University has done little to hold sexual assaulters accountable. According to the recently settled suit, the school has cultivated “hunting ground for sexual predators to … [Read more...]
California Could Pass Legislation Setting Limits on Controversial Arbitration Agreements
While Congress attempts to disrupt the implementation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule limiting arbitration agreements, the state government in California is very close to passing its own bill that would weaken those same agreements. Arbitration provisions, which can be found in most consumer contracts, have been picking up … [Read more...]
House Passes Major Spending Package
On July 27th, the US House of Representatives passed a spending bill containing a whole range of provisions including one devoted to funding President Trump’s US-Mexico border wall. The spending package passed mostly along party lines, with five members from each party voting against the grain. The legislation accounts for approximately $800 … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Leading Prayer Is an Unconstitutional Practice, Federal Court Rules
On July 14th, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals found in favor of the North Carolina division of the ACLU which represented residents of Rowan County. The county residents sought to end a long-standing practice of politicians starting meetings with prayers that were “unmistakably Christian in content,” to use the words of the Appeals Court’s … [Read more...]
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