Category: Legal

Maine Nursing Home Adopts New Transgender Policy After Discrimination Accusation

The ruling came the same week as a new executive order on LGBT equality

Supreme Court Releases Five Opinions Amid Pro-Abortion Protest

The Court did not release an opinion for Dobbs v Jackson Womens Health

Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Have Immunity from Private Excessive Force Lawsuits

The court voted along ideological lines

Trophy Hunting Tonka: One Woman’s Crusade to Protect a Beloved Chimp and PETA’s Victory Sending Him to a Notoriously Abusive Sanctuary

PETA tagged their trophy and we will have to wait and see if he survives their big game.

BREAKING: Jury Finds Heard Defamed Depp in Trial Verdict

Heard ordered to pay $15 million in damages

DOJ Petitions Federal Appeals Court to Reverse Order that Ended Airline Mask Mandate

The Justice Department didn’t request a stay, so for now passengers do not need to wear a face...

Former Clinton Campaign Lawyer Found Not Guilty of Lying About Alleged Data Leak

Michael Sussmann met with the FBI in 2016 to provide now-disproven evidence of a connection...

Domestic Terrorism Bill Proposed by House Democrats Blocked in the Senate

All but one House Republican voted against the bill last week

OPINION: Amber Heard — The One Woman We’re Allowed to Criticize

OPINION: The Short, Lame, Corrupt History of Court Packing

FDR and the great Court Packing Fail — where did it come from and why does it suck?

British Virgin Islands Premier to Plead Not Guilty to Drug Trafficking

Andrew Fahie has not resigned from his elected position

Los Angeles County DA George Gascón Faces Lawsuit, Recall Petition

Gascón is accused of demoting deputy District Attorneys after they refused to violate the law

Trump Held in Civil Contempt After Failing to Turn Over Documents to Attorney General

Trump has been ordered to pay $10,000 each day that he does not comply with the subpoena

Jury Selection Restarts in Death Penalty Trial of Parkland School Shooter

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said she improperly dismissed 11 potential jurors

Supreme Court Rules Puerto Rico Residents Are Not Entitled to Federal Disability Benefits

Justice Sonia Sotomayor cast the only dissenting vote

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to Prison After North Korea Trip

Griffith spoke at a cryptocurrency conference in April of 2019 in North Korea's capital

New Mexico Man Acquitted of Charges Related to Jan. 6

The federal defense contractor is the first person to be found not guilty of all charges filed...

Proud Boys Leader Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges

Enrique Tarrio and five co-defendants will go to trial in May

Burger King Sued for False Advertising, Misrepresenting Size of Burgers

The complaint includes quotes from Twitter users and YouTube reviewers

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Inmate in Religious Rights Case

The court ruled spiritual advisors cannot be prevented from making physical contact with an...

Indiana Senator Mike Braun Said Supreme Court Should Have Left Interracial Marriage to be Regulated By States

The comment came during a discussion of the senator's views on judicial activism

Ban on Abortions After Six Weeks Signed into Law by Idaho Governor

Governor Brad Little expressed his concern about the bill's 'novel civil enforcement mechanism'

Stormy Daniels Owes Donald Trump Nearly $300K After Losing Appeal

A lower court previously dismissed Daniels' defamation case in 2018

Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Reach New Settlement With 8 States for Role in Opioid Crisis

The settlement gives victims a day to publicly address members of the family that owns the...