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  • Pregnant U.S. Citizen Hospitalized After ‘Violent Arrest’ By Immigration Agents In California

    A weekend immigration raid in Southern California has sparked legal and constitutional questions after a 28-year-old U.S. citizen, Cary López Alvarado, was detained and hospitalized while eight months pregnant. The case highlights the tension between immigration enforcement authority and the civil rights protections guaranteed to citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Arrest Sparks Constitutional Questions López…

  • Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Sweeping Immigration Stops in Los Angeles

    The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court order that restricted immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, clearing the way for federal agents to resume large-scale immigration stops in Southern California. The Court’s decision, issued Monday, September, 8, 2025, freezes a temporary restraining order entered by U.S. District…

  • Appeals Court Upholds $83 Million Defamation Judgment Against Trump in E. Jean Carroll Case

    A federal appeals court has upheld the $83 million defamation judgment against President Donald J. Trump in the high-profile case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, marking another decisive legal setback for the president. In its ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump’s arguments that presidential immunity shielded him from liability for…

  • Mary Virginia Jones: Freed After 32 Years, Justice Finally Prevails

    After more than three decades behind bars, 74-year-old Mary Virginia Jones has finally walked free, her wrongful conviction overturned after a long fight for justice. Jones, often affectionately called “Mother Mary” by family and friends, was convicted in 1982 in connection with the fatal shooting of two drug dealers. The tragedy that bound her to…

  • New U.S. Visa Rule Limits Applications to Country of Residence or Nationality

    A significant change in U.S. immigration policy has taken effect, restricting where nonimmigrant visa applicants may apply. Beginning September 6, 2025, applicants must now submit their applications in their country of nationality or residence, ending decades of flexibility that allowed filings at any U.S. embassy or consulate worldwide. What Changed Previously, nonimmigrant visa applicants could…

  • White Woman Sues Fertility Clinic After Giving Birth to Black Baby

    A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) error resulted in her giving birth to a child who was not genetically hers. Krystena Murray, a white woman from Savannah, turned to Coastal Fertility Specialists after nearly two years of struggling to conceive. In December 2023, she…

  • Diddy Argues Prosecutors Used Wrong Definition of Prostitution in Mann Act Case, Seeks Acquittal or New Trial

    Sean “Diddy” Combs is continuing to fight his federal conviction under the Mann Act, arguing that prosecutors relied on the wrong legal definition of prostitution when securing his guilty verdict. According to new court filings, Combs’ legal team is asking U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to either acquit him of the charges or grant him…

  • USCIS Gains Full Immigration Law Enforcement Authority: This Is What It Means

    On May 2, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued Delegation 15006, a pivotal directive expanding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) authority—once restricted to adjudicating benefits like green cards and naturalization—into full-fledged law enforcement powers previously reserved for ICE and CBP. On September 4, 2025, USCIS confirmed plans to activate these new…

  • Letitia James Appeals Ruling That Tossed Trump’s $500 Million Fraud Penalty To New York’s Highest Court

    New York Attorney General Letitia James is pressing forward in her high-profile case against former President Donald Trump. On September 4, James filed a notice of appeal seeking to overturn an August 21 ruling by a Manhattan appellate court that struck down a $454 million civil fraud penalty, which, with interest, has now grown to…

  • Epstein Survivors Demand Release of Full Files, Threaten to Expose Other Predators

    Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse stood on the steps of Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 3, demanding transparency and warning that if the government fails to release the full trove of Epstein-related documents, they may release their own list of alleged sexual predators. Ten women, including Marina Lacerda, Anouska De Georgiou, Lisa Philipps, and Teresa…