A US federal judge issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday in favor of a white male restaurateur who claimed he had been discriminated against in connection to his application for some of the nearly $29 billion in relief offered by the Biden administration. Philip Greer, the owner of a cafe in Texas, wanted to apply to [...]
Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed a “fetal heartbeat” abortion bill into law on Wednesday that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected and allows citizens to sue doctors who perform abortions after the limit. A fetal heartbeat is often detected as early as six weeks after gestation, possibly before a woman even knows she [...]
The Supreme Court held Monday in BP v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore that the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred in holding that it lacked the power to consider the defendants’ entire grounds to remove a case from state court pursuant to 28 USC §1447(d). After taking this case to [...]
The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that they will be joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization. James’ office had been conducting a civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings since 2019. The investigation began shortly after Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, [...]
Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble held a press conference on Tuesday to announce that Andrew Brown, Jr.’s death during a confrontation with police on April 21 was justified and will not result in criminal charges for officers involved. Local news network WAVY shared video footage of the press conference, in which Womble stated: After [...]
The Supreme Court released Monday its opinion in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service clarifying two seemingly conflicting provisions of the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Court held in favor of CIC Services, holding that the suit is not under the scope of the AIA: “CIC’s suit aims to enjoin a standalone reporting [...]
A Minnesota judge has set the tentative trial date for former police officer Kim Potter for December 6, pending any scheduling conflicts. 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. On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright was pulled over by [...]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill Monday legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state. The new law comes after decades of Republican opposition to the issue, which has gradually been fading. The bill will allow people with one of 16 qualifying medical conditions, including cancer, a terminal illness, and depression, to purchase medical [...]
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill Monday allowing those with concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms openly in public. In a statement, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said, “the Open Carry with Training Act does not change the law on who can carry a firearm. Rather, it merely changes the way [...]
The US Supreme Court held Monday that individuals whose convictions became final before Ramos v. Louisiana, holding that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous under the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, do not receive the advantages of jury unanimity on federal collateral review. In April 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Ramos that [...]
