A lawsuit was filed in federal district court for the middle district of Florida against governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday. The suit was filed on behalf of several plaintiffs who either own or manage vacation rental properties in the state. They allege that a ban on vacation home rentals due to the COVID-19 pandemic has [...]

The 112-year-old, Dallas-based luxury retailer Nieman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. At the time of filing, Nieman Marcus said it has “funded-debt obligations of approximately $5.5 billion.” The filing stated that the need for bankruptcy comes in the “face of unprecedented [...]

The UN Network on Migration has released a guide suggesting states and relevant stakeholders “top new detentions of migrants for migration – or health-related reasons and introduce a moratorium on the use of immigration detention.” The Network released the 12-page guide as part of a series highlighting how the spread of COVID-19 affects migrants and [...]

A federal judge ruled Monday against Kentucky Governor Andrew Beshear’s ban on out-of-state travel for Kentucky residents. The ban, which was issued in executive order 2020-258, prohibited Kentucky residents from traveling to any other state in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. It did, however, provide an exception for certain out-of-state travel, including [...]

Dr. Rick Bright filed a whistleblower complaint Tuesday, stating the administration removed him for opposing the use of COVID-19 treatments promoted by President Donald Trump. Bright joined the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in 2010 and was appointed to lead the agency in 2016. He has worked on numerous viral outbreaks, including Zika, [...]