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Two lawsuits were filed by Black Minneapolis residents on Tuesday against Derek Chauvin, several other officers and the City of Minneapolis alleging that Chauvin used excessive force during their encounters with him. Zoya Code and John Pope both allege that Chauvin used tactics similar to those that got him convicted for killing George Floyd. In [...]

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday approved a plan to redraw New Hampshire’s congressional districts. The approved redistricting plan uses the “least change” approach, meaning that only five towns will have their congressional districts changed. Theresa Norelli, the former House Speaker for New Hampshire, brought a lawsuit alleging that the current congressional map violates the [...]

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An Egyptian emergency court Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison for “spreading false news” and undermining state security. Aboul Fotouh along with several prominent figures from the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization were also accused of plotting to overthrow the state, according to Reuters. Aboul Fotouh ran for [...]

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The US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform Friday asked five gunmakers to provide information on the manufacturing, marketing and sales of assault weapons used in mass shootings, in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney sent letters on [...]

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A federal jury Friday found a former US Army reservist and security contractor at a Navy base guilty for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli was found guilty on all five counts: first, obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony; second, entering or remaining in a restricted [...]

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A New York federal judge Wednesday upheld a New York law that allows victims of gun violence to sue the gun industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. brought the case because they claimed the state law violated the US Constitution. They also argue [...]

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California Governor Gavin Newsom and other legislators Wednesday pledged to accelerate the process for more than a dozen gun safety bills. California lawmakers are not introducing any new gun safety laws,  but they promised to move forward with the bills that are already in review. State leaders in California said the shooting at the Uvalde, [...]

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Tuesday ruled that post-Civil War amnesty laws do not protect members of Congress who voiced support for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Voters brought a case against Representative Madison Cawthorn, claiming that Cawthorn was ineligible to run for re-election because of his [...]

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Republican US Senate candidate David McCormick Monday brought a lawsuit asking a Pennsylvania court to order counties to count undated mail-in ballots from the state’s May 17 primary. The ballots could impact the outcome of McCormick’s primary race against celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick is less than 1,000 votes behind Oz. McCormick, a former [...]

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