The Georgia legislature passed a hate crimes bill on Tuesday that will allow stronger criminal penalties for anyone who targets a victim based on perceived race, color or another type of bias. Under HB 426, any person who selects intentionally selects any victim because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday denied Ohio death row inmate Romell Broom’s request for habeas relief and held that a second execution attempt would not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Ohio had previously tried to execute Broom by lethal injection in 2009, but officials were [...]

US House Democrats on Monday revealed the Moving Forward Act, which combines various proposals into one package infrastructure plan. The Moving Forward Act proposes spending $70 billion to upgrade the energy grid. This investment will go towards strengthening existing infrastructure, as well as expanding renewable energy. The bill also proposes providing more than $500 billion [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenges Hawaii’s 14-day quarantine for visitors entering the state. Under Hawaii Governor David Yutaka Ige’s latest COVID-19 executive order, the Ninth Supplementary Proclamation, residents who remained in Hawaii since the beginning of the pandemic are free to travel between [...]

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory on Wednesday that requires people arriving from states with high COVID-19 rates to quarantine for 14 days. This advisory comes days after southern and western states reported their highest number of cases since the pandemic began. During the beginning of the COVID-19 [...]

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned a 2016 decision on Tuesday that required employers to bargain with a newly certified union before the employer imposes “serious discipline” in the absence of a first contract. The case involved a group of workers at a rehabilitation and nursing care facility who were suspended, and one worker [...]

The Louisville, Kentucky, police officer who killed Breonna Taylor was fired Tuesday. Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot eight times and killed after police mistakenly entered her home. Officer Brett Hankison, responsible for firing 10 rounds, was placed on administrative leave following the incident along with two other officers. In a termination letter [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday ordered a federal judge to dismiss the case against former Trump advisor Michael Flynn. The appeals court’s ruling supports the decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to abandon the case. Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded [...]

The Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld upheld a $2.1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, finding the company knew there was asbestos in their baby powder. The plaintiff, a woman with ovarian cancer, blamed the asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products for her illness. She is one of thousands to file lawsuits [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held on Monday that West Virginia officials are not immune from a broadband fraud suit. West Virginia company Citynet, LLC, filed suit on behalf of the US against several West Virginia officials, including Jimmy Gianato and Gale Given. It alleged that the officials defrauded the US [...]