According to Reuters, the New York state attorney general said on Friday that Twenty states have filed a motion to block President Donald Trump’s method of funding a border wall by diverting federal funds through a national emergency declaration. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a Twitter post, “This wall is unnecessary, and an … [Read more...]
House Democrats Pass Universal Background Checks Legislation
Fulfilling a promise made to survivors of gun violence in 2018, the Democratic majority in the US House of Representatives voted at the end of February to pass The Bipartisan Background Checks Act, the first significant gun control legislation to pass either Congressional chamber in decades. The bill in its current form will not pass the … [Read more...]
Group of Prestigious Lawyers Decry Trump’s Assault on “Rule of Law”
Since 2016, many Americans have registered their discontent with the Trump Administration's often flagrant disregard for the norms and expectations of American politics. Many of the battles related to the administration's controversial actions have been fought in the country's federal courthouses, and lawyers are often on the front lines of these … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rebuffs Anti-abortion Activists
According to Reuters, on Monday The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to narrow a Planned Parenthood lawsuit accusing them of illegally recording video of abortion providers to try to falsely show the illicit sale of aborted fetal tissue for profit. The justices declined to hear an appeal by the activists of a lower … [Read more...]
New Study Supports That Glyphosate Causes Cancer
As the number of lawsuits mount against Bayer AG, the maker of Roundup weed killer, new studies continue to show that the active ingredient in the formerly popular product does cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Bayer AG, the owner of the seed company, Monsanto, has been named in over 11,200 lawsuits, and that number is expected to continue to rise … [Read more...]
Michigan to Set PFAS Standards for Public Water
Sen. Gretchen Whitmer speaking at the Panel of Distinguished Women Elected Leaders hosted by the Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP) and the Ford School’s Graduate Career Services. (CC BY-ND 4.) Fed up with the snail’s pace at which the federal government is moving to set standards on PFAS, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the … [Read more...]
U.S. Appeals Court Refuses to Block ‘Bump Stocks’ Gun Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Monday said it would not halt President Donald Trump’s ban on “bump stocks”, the latest in a string of courtroom defeats for firearms rights advocates opposing the policy, according to Reuters. The court upheld a lower court ruling that denied a request by opponents of the policy for a preliminary injunction lifting the … [Read more...]
Trump Appointed Attorney General Says Redacted Mueller Report Will Be Released To Congress
According to a report by Business Insider, on Friday, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to senior members of Congress that he plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham and House … [Read more...]
NJ Governor Signs Bill Allowing Terminally Ill to End Their Lives
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is signing bills and taking names. While Democrats are thrilled with some of his recent gubernatorial decisions, there are some Republicans who have become frustrated with the pace of change. One of his recent decisions was to expand family leave provisions for residents of the Garden State, and now he’s making it … [Read more...]
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Singles out Sage Grouse for Extinction
Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt recently finalized plans to strip the greater sage grouse’s protected status by opening Federal land in 10 oil-rich Western states to drilling. On March 20th, only days after that decision, a Federal Judge ruled that the Obama administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had ignored climate change … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Revisits Federal Agency Power
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed skepticism toward the wide latitude courts give federal agencies to interpret their own regulations in a case that could bolster the Trump administration’s push toward curbing agency power, according to Reuters. The case, involving a Vietnam War veteran’s fight with the Department … [Read more...]
Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team has won the World Cup three times, has brought home four Olympic gold medals, and won the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Gold Cup eight times. The women’s soccer team has always been at the forefront of women’s sports, but they filed a lawsuit this month … [Read more...]
Kentucky Court Strikes Down State’s Fetal Heartbeat Bill
Just hours after Governor Matt Bevin signed Kentucky’s House Bill 5 into law, Judge David Hale blocked the bill from officially becoming law, a ruling that is potentially unconstitutional. While his ruling blocks the bill from becoming law for now, he also ordered a hearing to occur within the next two weeks to hear arguments regarding the bill’s … [Read more...]
Bayer, J&J Settle U.S. Xarelto Litigation for $775 Million
Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner Xarelto for a total of $775 million. According to Reuters, the amount will be shared equally between the two companies that jointly developed the drug. The settlement will resolve all pending U.S. lawsuits over Xarelto. Plaintiffs … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers Allege Key Trump Administration Officials Pushed To Build Nuclear Reactors in Saudi Arabia
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, shows informational boards showing how much business the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia generates in the United States economy, at their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Public Domain) The Trump … [Read more...]
Here’s Why Trump’s Legal Woes Aren’t Over
The closure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election does not mark the end of legal worries for President Donald Trump and people close to him. Other continuing investigations and litigation are focusing on issues including his businesses and financial dealings, personal conduct, charitable … [Read more...]
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