A federal jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, guilty of 4 of 11 counts of various conspiracy and fraud charges on Monday. The jury deliberated for seven days over whether Holmes had committed fraud and conspiracy from promoting an analyzer that [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU) announced Monday that the Biden Administration had allowed the controversial Migrant Protection Protocol program (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” to be reimplemented in San Diego county. This followed a December 2021 federal court order requiring the Biden Administration to restart the [...]

Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas temporarily enjoined the United States Navy’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy on Monday. In August 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD) mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for all service members. The Navy issued its own mandate requiring all active-duty service members to be [...]

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday steps to foster competition and protect consumers in the meatpacking and poultry industry amid national supply chain issues. Garland announced the new measures at President Biden’s roundtable meeting on “promoting competition and reducing prices in the meatpacking industry.” In the coming year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will partner [...]

New York Attorney General Letita James subpoenaed Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the former US president’s children, according to court documents filed Monday. The subpoena, which was issued in late December, is the latest revelation in the ongoing civil tax fraud investigation of the Trump Organization. The subpoena requests testimony and documents from Ivanka [...]

A poll released Monday by Ipsos and National Public Radio (NPR) revealed pessimism and concern over the future of American democracy. The poll, which was conducted online between December 17 and December 20, sampled 1,126 American adults. Roughly half of the participants identified as Democrats and half Republicans, with around ten percent identifying as independents. [...]

On the second anniversary of the drone-strike death of General Qassem Soleimani on Monday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called for former US President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to face justice, warning that if those responsible for the attack go unpunished, “revenge will come.” “ deeply believed that the United States cannot [...]

The Irish language gained full official and working status in the European Union on Saturday, culminating a derogation arrangement that has been in place since 2007, the government of Ireland announced. In 2004, Dublin requested the inclusion of Irish as an official EU language. The Irish language was given official and working status on January [...]

Afghanistan’s Justice Ministry reiterated Monday that the country’s independent lawyers will need to re-certify under a new qualification process ser by the Ministry, signaling the intent of the Taliban authorities to plough ahead with plans to strip the country’s legal profession of its independence. According to the statement, the country’s lawyers will be authorized to [...]

Claimants wishing to accuse national governments of violations before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR, Court) will have shorter timeframes within which to file their complaints, according to a statement released by the Court on Monday. The ECHR has jurisdiction over the 47 Council of Europe member states that have ratified the European Convention on [...]