According to a recent report released by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), President Donald Trump’s administration has not been collecting nearly as many fines for breaches of environmental law. Whereas the previous three presidents (Obama, Bush Jr. and Clinton), received an average of $30 million in fines during their first six months in … [Read more...]
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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...]
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...]
Senator Booker Wants to Federally Decriminalize Marijuana
Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday (Aug. 1st) that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The measure would also withhold certain funding from states who fail to address the disproportionate effects of marijuana-related arrests. The legislation, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, could thus diminish … [Read more...]
Businesses Band Together to Defeat Bathroom Bill in Texas
On July 26th, The Texas Senate passed a so-called “bathroom bill”, and now businesses are speaking out against the measure as it works its way through the House. Approximately 50 major corporations sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, asking him to punt the bill. And this isn’t the first time businesses have banded together to fight anti-LGBT … [Read more...]
Transgender Rights Advocates Proclaim Their Intention to Pursue Legal Action
In June 2016, the Obama Administration released a guidance allowing transgender people to serve in the US military, and since then, the Pentagon has been discussing steps to open-up conscription to transgender people. But on July 26th, President Donald Trump indicated via Twitter his intention to reverse that course. His decision, which surprised … [Read more...]
Takata Files for Bankruptcy After Largest Safety Recall in US History
Late last month, Takata filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan, following "the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history," according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. The company manufactured and sold what turned out to be a potentially fatal airbag release mechanism, which to-date has caused at least 16 … [Read more...]
9th Circuit Rules – No Routine Shackling of Defendants
On May 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that routine shackling of pre-trial detainees is a violation of the Fifth Amendment. The ruling does not mean that prisoners cannot be shackled in the courtroom, but that the decision must be made on a case-by-case basis, “Before a presumptively innocent defendant may … [Read more...]
Largest Gift in History of Duquesne Law School Will Transform Judicial Education Statewide
NEWS PROVIDED BY Duquesne University Jul 25, 2017, 14:05 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE First-of-its-kind initiative funded by esteemed alumnus Thomas R. Kline pairs Duquesne and Pa. law schools with courts PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Duquesne University President Ken Gormley today announced the largest individual gift in its … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Wants to Change Salary Threshold for Overtime
Background In May of last year, the Obama administration authored a rule that would, in effect, raise the salary threshold for collecting overtime (OT). This means salaried workers would be able to collect time-and-a-half if they work longer than 40 hours in a week. According to the Labor Department’s rule, anyone making under $47,476 (instead of … [Read more...]
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