What is now called the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act has been around for several decades in some form or another; this Act prohibits the possession of firearms that don’t set off metal detectors and other screening devices you’d find in airports, courthouses, and now, most schools in the United States. With so much attention being given … [Read more...]
Decades Old Election Law Overturned
New Hampshire local vote moderators can no longer throw out absentee ballots just because they don’t like the look of the signature on the ballot. On August 16, 2018, a federal judge said the 40-year-old election law that allowed absentee ballots to be thrown out is unconstitutional. Why, exactly, were these absentee ballots thrown out and not … [Read more...]
Guilty or Not Guilty? Must We All Agree?
Opinion In April of this year, the Senate in Louisiana approved, in a 27-10 vote, a constitutional amendment that would require a unanimous jury verdict in felony cases. The vote count is significant because it was approved by one single vote more than required. The Senate needed to approve the amendment by a two-thirds majority. That means that … [Read more...]
8,000 Plaintiffs Sue Monsanto Over Cancer Causing Glyphosate
Bayer said the number of U.S. lawsuits brought against newly acquired Monsanto has risen to about 8,000 from 5,200 previously. This after Monsanto was ordered to pay damages for not warning of alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers. Reuters says Monsanto was ordered on Aug. 10 to pay $289 million in damages in the first of possibly … [Read more...]
Manafort Convictions: No Reasonable Doubt on 8 Charges
Unless you’ve been away on a vacation somewhere with no access to the outside world, you’re probably aware that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was just recently found guilty on eight of the 18 fraud charges. Manafort was found guilty of five counts of tax fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and one count of hiding … [Read more...]
History of Invasive Searches by Customs Officers Emerges
Multiple Women Allege Full-Body Searches, Forced Medical Exams and more by CBP Officials Passing through a port of entry into the United States can be a tedious, frustrating and overly bureaucratic process – but it should be safe. Unfortunately, an investigation from the Center for Public Integrity and the Washington Post details a disturbing … [Read more...]
More Legal Troubles for Cohen, Trump After Subpoena in Foundation Probe
The State of New York subpoenaed President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday. According to Reuters, it's in connection with a probe of the Trump Foundation charity. The state’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his foundation in June. AG Barbara Underwood says Trump had used the nonprofit … [Read more...]
Trump Continues to Reshape Judicial System
Over Two Dozen U.S. Court of Appeals Judges Appointed During Trump’s First Two Years During a Presidential campaign and election, most of us think about a candidate’s standing on issues like the economy, immigration, and the environment. Rarely do we consider how our vote may affect the judicial system. After Donald Trump was inaugurated in … [Read more...]
Colorado Man Charged With Killing Whole Family
Chris Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. According to court filings, the body of his wife, Shanann, was found in a shallow grave. The bodies of their two daughters, Bella and Celeste, were found in nearby oil tanks at a company where Watts had worked. CNN also … [Read more...]
Pope Issues New Catechism, Death Penalty is Not Pro-Life
Pope Francis’ New Catechism Calls for End to Death Penalty; Kavanagh Finds Death Penalty Consistent with His Pro-Life Position Pope Francis’ recent declaration that he is revising the Catholic Catechism--the church’s book of moral and religious teachings-- to say the death penalty is inadmissible in all cases “because it is an attack on the … [Read more...]
Top Stories – Manafort, the Electoral College, Sex Abuse, and the Pope
Latest news from AmericanLegalNews.com - Special Counsel Robert Mueller continued his prosecution of Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. A high powered group filed lawsuits against four states challenging the states’ winner-take-all approach to the Electoral College. University of Southern California has been sued by more than 50 women … [Read more...]
Judge Slashes Punitive Award in Vaginal Mesh Trial
Most of us have heard those commercials about people being injured by defective medical products and the lawyers encouraging victims to call their office and schedule a consultation. While those commercials may seem a bit dramatic at times, faulty medical products can ruin lives, and it happens all too often. In the mildest cases of faulty … [Read more...]
The End of Federal Marijuana Prohibition?
Schumer Introduces Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act “The time to decriminalize marijuana is now,” said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. In early August, the Democratic Senator from New York introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act. With marijuana in a sort of legal limbo throughout many states, Schumer’s bill would result in the … [Read more...]
#MeToo Movement Opens Up New Legislation, Old Wounds
California Law Shields #MeToo Victims and Their Employers from Defamation; Reviewing Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court Confirmation “Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, and our President, too”, have been some of the titans charged with sexually harassing and abusing women, Margaret J. Grover, a partner in the … [Read more...]
Carson Looks to Curtail 2015 Fair Housing Rule
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) dates back to 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson approved it just one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The FHA was enacted with the intent of abolishing housing discrimination and encouraging integration across the United States. For example, the FHA made it illegal for landlords to refuse to rent … [Read more...]
Big Companies Have Money for Stock Buybacks, CEO Salaries, Not Increased Worker Pay
How's the economy doing? Your answer to that question will depend on who you are. If you're the CEO or high-ranking executive of a major corporation, things are going very well indeed. Executive compensation is at an all-time high, and their companies are benefiting enormously from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December of 2017. In the … [Read more...]
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