A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) conditions for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (Byrne JAG) targeted at so-called “sanctuary cities” are unconstitutional. The Byrne JAG “support law enforcement efforts by providing additional personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and other [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it has indicted seven officers of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with hacking. The charges stem from a coordinated effort by the DOJ, the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The seven defendants were charged with computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. The actors [...]
California man Thomas Emens filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday against Catholic bishops in California and the Archdiocese of Chicago, saying they conspired to commit and conceal sexual abuse. Emens was sexually abused by his priest, Monsignor Thomas Joseph Mohan, from 1978 to 1980 when he was 10 to 12 years [...]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter Tuesday that he has directed the city’s Department of Finance to “immediately investigate tax and housing violations and to work with NY State to find out if appropriate taxes were paid” hundreds of millions of dollars US President Trump inherited from his father. De Blasio [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases: Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, and New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira . In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings before being allowed to file a federal lawsuit. Knick, the owner of land in [...]
West Virginia’s state Senate voted Tuesday to allow Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Beth Walker to remain on the bench following impeachment proceedings. The state Senate’s 2018 Second Extraordinary Session, which first convened in June, followed the state legislature’s move to impeach the entire state Supreme Court bench. Allegations were made against Walker that she was [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that the US must lift its sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods as well as products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation. The US sanctions against Iran were reimposed in May and August after President Donald Trump withdrew the US [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California refused Monday to dismiss two forced labor claims against Tesla in a lawsuit filed by two former workers. The former workers worked for subcontractor Vuzem, who worked for Eisenmann, which manufactures specialized paint shop equipment. Eisenmann installed equipment at Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Deere & Company, [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a group of Tennessee voters regarding Amendment 1 to the state’s constitution, a 2014 ballot measure that eliminated the right to an abortion from the document. The petitioners argued that the vote counting method was fundamentally unfair and skewed the voting in support [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether the state can execute an individual who suffers from dementia and cannot remember the crime. Madison v. Alabama is before the Supreme Court for a second time. This time, the court seeks to answer the question : “onsistent with the Eighth Amendment … may the State [...]
