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...]
New Jersey Ban on Large Ammunition Magazines Upheld in Court
The state of New Jersey's ban on firearm magazines holding more than 10 bullets can be enforced, a federal court ruled in early December, a victory for the state and for gun control activists who argue the ban is a common sense gun safety rule. The ruling from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld a similar decision by a … [Read more...]
2018: A Year of Corporate Misbehavior and Government Apathy
As many Americans look forward to a new year and a new political environment in Washington D.C., it's worth taking one final look back at the year that was. Specifically, 2018 was a year when our biggest, wealthiest corporations seemed to feel free to engage in a staggering range of misconduct and misbehavior. Corporations have never exactly … [Read more...]
Kids in Indiana Are Dying; Parents Beg for Help from the Government
Children are getting sick and dying in a small county in Indiana, and some of the parents of those children are staunch Trump supporters who are now looking to their President to do something about what’s causing an inordinately high number of childhood cancer deaths. Johnson County has a population of less than 150,000, yet it is seeing a high … [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...]
Widespread Concern Over Trump Administration Plan to Re-Classify Some Nuclear Waste
The Manhattan Project and America's resulting Nuclear Age have left a long and complicated legacy that the country will be dealing with for centuries to come. Much of that legacy is buried deep underground at facilities across the country. How we finally dispose of the tons of nuclear waste currently lying dormant in our military facilities and … [Read more...]
Legalized Marijuana Update
The mid-term elections in November saw some changes in a few states regarding marijuana laws. Michigan, Missouri, and Utah have joined the list of states that have legalized the use of marijuana (to some degree); Michigan actually became the first Midwest state to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. The Green Wave in Full Force It’s … [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...]
States Move To Expand Protections for Pregnant Workers
Over the last few decades, women have moved into the workforce in ever-increasing numbers. This has created tension in calcified institutions that have shown little interest in changing to make their environments more accommodating to women who are simply trying to work and earn a living. One of the biggest sore spots in the American labor … [Read more...]
Government Shutdown Keeps Migrants in U.S. Longer
President Trump’s standoff with Democratic leaders over the border wall continues to drag on, with no indication that an agreement to end the federal government shutdown is within reach. Many believe the shutdown could go on until mid-January, if not longer. Irony and Contradiction What has many people shaking their heads (more often than … [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...]
Death Penalty Support Falling According to Death Penalty Information Center Report
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) is a non-profit organization that studies the use of capital punishment in the United States. The DPIC does not hold a position of its own on the use of the death penalty but simply releases reports on its use throughout the 50 states. And, according to its report released in October 2018, support for the … [Read more...]
Multiple States Move to Expand Government Expression of Religion
A coordinated push by religious groups is resulting in an explosion of legislation across the country that mandates the inclusion of “In God We Trust” in schools and other constitutionally dubious public religious expressions. With a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, activists are hoping any litigation will result in important … [Read more...]
Justice Department Considers Kavanaugh Recusal in Challenge to CFPB
The Trump Administration’s Justice Department recently urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case, State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin, challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) independent powers, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh would be forced to recuse himself. The Justice Department said it agrees with the bank’s … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- …
- 73
- Next Page »
