The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday publicly released a letter that found Pennsylvania’s court system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because it prohibited or limited individuals under court supervision from taking medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). The DOJ opened an investigation after receiving complaints from two individuals alleging that the [...]

The US Supreme Court reinstated Alabama’s new congressional map Monday, which had previously been blocked by a lower court for violating § 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). In November 2021, two lawsuits were filed challenging the congressional map on the grounds that the map unlawfully dilutes African-American voting strength because the map has [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday charged 11 defendants with seditious conspiracy related to January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. One of the defendants includes Stewart Rhodes, leader of the American far-right anti-government militia group the Oath Keepers.  Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers was arrested in Texas on Thursday morning. Nine [...]

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Director John J. Walsh of the Second District Wednesday directed for a union election to be held for over 500 tech workers at The New York Times. The NewsGuild of New York represents workers at media organizations, including writers, reporters, journalists, advertising employees, sales representatives, and security guards. It [...]

A jury Thursday found former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter guilty on both first- and second-degree manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, a 26-year-old police veteran in the state, was arrested in April following the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man. Following the shooting, both Potter and Tim Gannon, the chief [...]

The US Department of State Wednesday publicly designated two former Maltese government officials and their immediate families, barring them from entering the US over alleged significant corruption. The two officials barred from entry are Konrad Mizzi, a former energy and conservation minister, and Keith Schembri, former chief of staff to the prime minister. Their immediate [...]

The US Supreme Court Thursday agreed to put into effect its ruling from last week on Texas’ strict abortion law, sending the case back to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) bans abortions as early as six weeks into the pregnancy. It was signed into law by [...]

The US Supreme Court Wednesday granted certiorari to three new cases concerning Congress’s war powers, arbitration, and the Locomotive Inspection Act. These cases are Torres v. Department of Safety, Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, and Ledure v. Union Pacific Railroad. The issue in Torres v. Department of Safety is whether the Congressional war powers under the US constitution [...]

US President Joe Biden Wednesday signed two new executive orders targeting transnational criminal and drug trafficking networks. Between April 2020 and April 2021, over 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses. This represents a 28 percent increase from the previous 12-month period. One of the executive orders imposes sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Tuesday upheld the federal ban on bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows semiautomatic guns to fire like automatic weapons. The Trump administration outlawed bump stocks after a 2017 shooting in Las Vegas where the rapid-fire accessory was used to kill 58 people. The Bureau of Alcohol, [...]