After nearly three decades behind bars, Bryan Hooper Sr. walked free from a Minnesota prison Thursday — exonerated of a murder he did not commit after the witness whose testimony secured his conviction confessed to being the real killer. Hooper’s release followed a decision by State District Court Judge Marta Chou, who vacated his 1998…
A federal intellectual property dispute over a magnetic hair accessory has drawn widespread attention to the challenges minority entrepreneurs face in protecting their inventions. The Breromi Hair Clique Lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Owen v. Askew et al, No. 6:2025cv01272), pits inventor Breana Askew, founder of the Breromi…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor voiced cautious optimism about the state of American democracy in a televised interview this week, stressing that the republic endures so long as citizens remain engaged and active participants in self-governance. Speaking with ABC News’ Linsey Davis, Sotomayor reflected on warnings from constitutional scholars about a possible democratic crisis…
Louisiana has enacted one of the most controversial criminal justice measures in recent history, becoming the first state in the United States to authorize surgical castration as a possible punishment for convicted child sex offenders. The law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry, took effect on August 1, 2024, and has already triggered nationwide debate among…
A shocking case in rural Kentucky continues to raise questions about systemic misconduct in Letcher County’s legal system, where former District Court Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot and killed in his chambers in September 2024, now faces posthumous allegations that he ran a sex-trafficking scheme out of the county jail. Allegations of Abuse of…
Immigration arrests across the Washington, D.C. region are surging as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensifies enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second term. Families and communities are increasingly confronted with a difficult question: what to do if a loved one is suddenly detained. LaToya McBean Pompy, Esq., founder and chief executive of McBean Law,…
A Louisiana family is taking their fight for environmental justice from the industrial corridor known as “Cancer Alley” to boardrooms and public stages across the country, urging banks and fossil fuel companies to end investments in projects they say are poisoning their community. Roishetta Ozane and her daughter Kamea live at the mouth of Cancer…
President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism from legal scholars, immigrant rights advocates, and civil rights groups following remarks he made during an August 5, 2025 interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box. In discussing agricultural labor and immigration policy, Trump asserted that undocumented immigrants are “naturally” inclined toward farm work, contrasting them with residents of inner…
What started as a clever marketing stunt nearly became one of the most expensive legal disasters in corporate history. On May 25, 1992, a highly anticipated moment on Philippine television turned into chaos when PepsiCo’s “Number Fever” contest mistakenly declared hundreds of thousands of people millionaires—thanks to a computer glitch that printed the winning number…
In a move that blends digital convenience with fiscal patriotism, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has officially expanded its “Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt” program by allowing Americans to contribute directly to the national debt using Venmo and PayPal. The program, which quietly launched its updated payment options in late July 2025, now…