Wealthy Family, Housekeeper, Murdered in Washington, D.C.
Summary: Local and federal authorities are investigating a quadruple-homicide in Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital has suffered a horrific tragedy.…
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Los Angeles to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
Summary: Los Angeles has voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2020. According to…
Four Cancer Charities Are a Scam
Summary: Four charities that allegedly donated all of its proceeds to helping cancer patients actually kept nearly all of the…
YouTube Will Not Have to Remove Anti-Muslim Video
Summary: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a controversial anti-Muslim video may be viewed on YouTube’s website,…
Dean of University of Virginia Files Defamation Suit against Rolling Stone
Summary: Nicole Eramo, the associate dean of students who was included in a Rolling Stone article about an alleged rape…
Boston Bomber ‘Genuinely Sorry for What He Did’
Summary: Sister Helen Prejean, an advocate against the death penalty, testified on behalf of the Boston Bomber at the end…
Legal Sector Adds 2,300 Jobs in April
Summary: According to the Department of Labor, over 2,000 jobs were added to the legal field in April. According to…
Court Rules Government’s Collection of All Phone Records is Illegal
Summary: A federal court has determined that the Obama administration’s definition of “relevant” is too broad when it comes to…
Department of Justice to Investigate Entire Baltimore Police Department in Response to Freddie Gray’s Death
Summary: The Department of Justice has announced that it will launch a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore Police Department’s…
$7.8 Million Awarded in Drone Patent Case
Summary: After a default judgment was entered against a company for allegedly infringing patents of a drone maker, a jury…
Federal Court to Decide Whether Immoral Trademarks Violate the First Amendment
Summary: A federal court will determine whether “smutty” or “immoral” trademarks may be banned. According to CorpCounsel.com, the U.S. Court…
Many Predict Supreme Court Will Rule Same-Sex Marriage is Constitutional
Summary: This week, the Supreme Court will decide whether there is a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry in…