Following to tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, the country has been in a state of flux, with several states and the US government proposing measures that would ban bump stocks. High school students from around the US have been calling for such changes, seeking to greatly diminish the epidemic of mass shootings and the pervasive violence that … [Read more...]
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Gorsuch Votes with Liberals to Strike Down Deportation Law
While all eyes are on Wednesday’s Supreme Court’s hearing on the legality of Donald Trump’s travel ban, which blocks entry to the U.S. by immigrants from six predominately Muslim countries, Democrats are savoring their latest victory: Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurring opinion in a pro-immigrant Supreme Court ruling, Sessions v. Dimaya. On April … [Read more...]
If Trump Fires Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller…
It’s no secret that President Donald Trump has not taken kindly to the ongoing probe led by Robert S. Mueller III, former FBI Director and current special counsel in charge of investigating possible collusion between the administration and Russia leading up to the 2016 election. According to recent reports from the New York Times, Trump has … [Read more...]
LGBT Employees are Protected under Civil Rights Act
Back in 2004, this reporter’s niece was an employment attorney in New York City. She said that, “at the time I practiced, it was assumed that the CRA [Civil Rights Act] did not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation. “I would have loved to see the progression of the argument that ‘sex’ includes ‘sexual orientation”, my niece said, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Republicans Remain Inconsistent on States’ Rights Issues
Just prior to Christmas, Republicans banded together in the house to pass a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to travel across state-lines with their weapons. Under this bill, a person who receives their permit in a gun-haven like Texas would be able to bring his gun into a stricter state, like California, without being … [Read more...]
Special Administrative Measures Violate International Law, Study Claims
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Yale Law School’s Allard K. Lowenstein’s International Human Rights Clinic recently released a report condemning the use of so-called Special Administrative Measures (SAMs), arguing that they violate International and US Laws. SAMs involve the extreme isolation of individuals, who may or may not be … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Texas Voter ID Law
On August 23rd, a Federal Judge blocked a Texas law requiring voters to present some form of identification before voting. In her 27-page court order, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that the law (known as Senate Bill 5) was discriminatory against black people and Latinos. She found SB 5 to be an insufficient revision of the original legislation, … [Read more...]
DOJ Announces Creation of New Health Care Fraud Unit
On July 13th, the US Attorney’s office in Chicago busted nearly 400 people for health care fraud. The bust included $1.3 billion in fabricated billings. Of the 400 involved 115 were medical professionals – physicians, nurses and the like – from 41 districts nationwide. Five days after the major take down, Acting United States Attorney for the … [Read more...]
