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Dr. Rick Bright filed a whistleblower complaint Tuesday, stating the administration removed him for opposing the use of COVID-19 treatments promoted by President Donald Trump. Bright joined the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in 2010 and was appointed to lead the agency in 2016. He has worked on numerous viral outbreaks, including Zika, [...]

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A federal judge on Monday granted 3M a preliminary injunction against a New Jersey-based company accused of federal trademark violations and flagrantly increasing the price of highly-coveted N95 face masks. The order marks the first win in a string of price-gouging suits filed by 3M. 3M initially filed suit against Performance Supply, LLC on April [...]

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A group of voters filed a lawsuit Monday challenging several North Carolina mail-in ballot voting requirements. This lawsuit comes from concerns about voting due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. In their complaint, the plaintiffs challenge several North Carolina mail-in ballot voting requirements in an effort to ensure that everybody in North Carolina may be [...]

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North Carolina Superior Court Judge Vinston Rozier on Friday ordered a thorough investigation into COVID-19 protections in the state’s prisons. Rozier’s ruling came in response to a lawsuit brought against the state protesting conditions in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraging closer attention to human rights. “African Americans 51 percent of the prison population [...]

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest Sunday supporting a church in its lawsuit against Virginia Governor Ralph Northam asserting recent executive orders violate First Amendment rights. Lighthouse Fellowship Church filed the lawsuit after the pastor was issued a criminal citation for hosting a religious service with 16 people. Pursuant to [...]

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