The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), a non-profit organization advocating for Haitian immigrants, filed criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, his running mate in the current presidential race, on Tuesday. The charges, brought before a municipal court in Ohio’s Clark County, stem from false claims made by Trump and Vance [...]

Missouri carried out the execution on Tuesday of a man whose capital conviction had been marred by controversies over insufficient evidence, compromised witness testimony, and racial discrimination. In a statement, the Innocence Project, an advocacy group devoted to exonerating wrongfully convicted death row inmates, wrote of Williams’ passing: Mr. Williams’ story echoes that of too [...]

The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expand US Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The bill passed the House of Representatives with a unanimous vote just days earlier.  It was introduced in late July by Senator Rick Scott (D-FL). Speaking about the bill on Tuesday, Scott highlighted [...]

The University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law suspended tenured law professor Amy Wax on Tuesday for “flagrant unprofessional conduct.” The school’s board recommended several sanctions including a one-year suspension, half pay, and requiring Wax to disclaim any public statement as her own and not the view of the University. Students and staff accused Wax [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa for allegedly violating Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by maintaining a monopoly over debit network markets. Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act prohibit unreasonable restraints of trade and monopolies. The DOJ contended [...]

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against petroleum giant ExxonMobil alleging the company misled the public about the recyclability of plastic products and plastic pollution. The complaint spanning 147 pages seeks injunctions and civil penalties, including causes of action for public nuisance, water pollution, untrue or misleading advertising, and, allegations of fraudulent [...]

The Georgia State Election Board approved a new on rule on Friday, which will require all paper ballots to be counted by hand for the election in November. The rule will require three poll officers to independently count each box of ballots. Any discrepancies found between the hand count and recorded totals are required to [...]

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Nevada Green Party’s request to reinstate its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, on Nevada’s 2024 general election ballot. This decision leaves in place a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that bars Stein and the Green Party from appearing on the ballot. The controversy began when the Nevada [...]

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship had not been verified can now vote in state and local elections, which could significantly impact key state ballot measures and tight legislative races. Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the court, said: “We are unwilling on these facts to [...]

A local Kentucky sheriff has been taken into custody on murder charges following the fatal shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Thursday. Judge Mullins, who had served for fifteen years, was shot several times in his chambers.  A preliminary investigation by Kentucky police identified Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines as the primary suspect. [...]