https://youtu.be/3lKPR4CC0SA?rel=0 In October of 2017, Dr. John N. Kapoor, chair and CEO of Insys Inc., was charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to break Anti-Kickback laws, after it was discovered that he and the board of executives had developed an “off-label” marketing scheme for one of the most addictive … [Read more...]
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As Florida Considers Felons’ Right to Vote, Private Prisons Raise 13th Amendment Questions
For the first time in Florida history, voters will decide whether to restore the right to vote for 1.5 million ex-convicts—predominantly black and Hispanic non-violent, drug offenders-- who have been stripped of their voting rights for a lifetime after serving their prison time and parole. It is noteworthy that the proposed right to vote excludes … [Read more...]
Approval of $151 Million Water Crisis Settlement Is Imminent
It’s very likely that a federal judge will approve a $151 million settlement, almost exactly four years after the Freedom Industries chemical spill that caused a water crisis in Charleston, West Virginia. Out of thousands of claimants, there hasn’t been a single objection – a fact that has been the source of much surprise. Without the pushback that … [Read more...]
Anti-Protest Bills Set the Stage for the Tragedy in Charlottesville
Ever since James Alex Fields Jr. drove his car through a sea of anti-fascist protesters in Charlottesville and after he injured 19 people and killed activist Heather Heyer, the US has not been quite the same. In the immediate aftermath, pundits sought explanations – they sought some way of understanding this atrocious act of violence, motivated in … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Gerrymander Victory May Supersede High Court’s Jurisdiction, Legal Analysts Say
On Monday, The U.S. Supreme Court succeeded in blocking a panel of North Carolina Federal judges from striking down 13 congressional districts as Republican partisan gerrymanders until an appeal can be prepared. However, the Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court’s decision this week to redraw all of the state’s 18 congressional districts in a major … [Read more...]
Oregon Files Suit Against Monsanto Over PCBs
The State of Oregon has added its name to a growing list of lawsuits against the agrichemical empire, Monsanto, alleging that the company knew about the toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs) for decades but did nothing about it. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who filed the suit in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, accused the … [Read more...]
US Attorney Wages War on Future Massachusetts Pot Sales
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is scrambling to rescue her state’s recreational pot industry — set to launch in July — from the clutches of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' US Attorney for Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling. Lelling threw the future of Massachusetts’ cannabis legalization into doubt last week when he said he “cannot provide … [Read more...]
Native Americans Fight for the Right to Vote
Throughout the country, Native Americans have been fighting for basic rights that allow them to fully participate in the US democratic process. In a lot of cases, Native Americans are fighting over voting rights, as many states that are home to large Native populations have taken it upon themselves to actively exclude those same populations through … [Read more...]
Zinke Stops Florida Off-Shore Drilling: a Gift to Support Rick Scott’s Senate Bid?
In what critics say is a Trump Administration stunt to boost Florida’s two-term Governor Rick Scott’s chances for a Senate win next year, Trump’s Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke scratched Florida from the off-shore drilling list that coastal states have fallen victim to, potentially facing oil spills and intrusion of oil rig infrastructure … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Vetoes Stringent “Anti-Choice” Bill
In a major blow to Pennsylvanian Republicans, Governor Tom Wolf vetoed an anti-abortion bill last month that passed with a sweeping majority in both the House and the Senate. If it had received the governor’s signature, the bill would have changed the deadline for abortions from 24 to 20 weeks. What’s more, it would have banned a common abortion … [Read more...]
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