On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 criminal case in Florida, reigniting public and survivor demands for transparency in one of the most high-profile sex trafficking scandals in recent history. The move, reported by the Associated Press, comes amid growing pressure from…
In a deeply personal and powerful interview aired on Democracy Now! on July 18, 2025, Jeffrey Epstein survivor and national advocate Teresa Helm delivered a resounding call for full public disclosure of federal case files related to Epstein’s decades-long sex trafficking operation. Her emotional testimony comes amid growing national pressure on the U.S. Department of…
University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax filed a lawsuit against the institution on Thursday, accusing it of racial discrimination. The lawsuit, submitted in federal court in Philadelphia, claims that Penn disciplines white faculty more harshly under its free speech policy while overlooking similar conduct by minority faculty members. Claims of Unequal Treatment and Tenure…
A California judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the online search market. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin, based in San Francisco, ruled on Thursday that consumers can continue pursuing claims that Google’s business practices stifled the development of high-quality rival search engines. Allegations Against Google and Apple The lawsuit, filed in…
Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas Continue Legal Battle Against FDA On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas can continue their lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. The lawsuit, originally initiated by anti-abortion groups and doctors,…
Giuliani Agrees to Stop Defaming Freeman and Moss Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, agreed on Thursday to cease defaming two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea Moss. Giuliani previously accused them of helping to steal the 2020 election. This settlement allows him to retain…
On Wednesday, King & Spalding announced the addition of Lauren Roth as a partner in its Washington office. Roth, the former head of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) policy office, joins the firm at a crucial time as pharmaceutical and medical device companies brace for significant health care policy shifts under Republican President-elect…
KPMG is poised to become the first Big Four accounting firm to establish a law firm in the United States, leveraging relaxed law firm ownership regulations in Arizona. This move marks a significant step in the accounting industry’s expansion into U.S. legal services. Arizona’s Regulatory Changes Pave the Way In 2020, Arizona became the first…
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, will face intense scrutiny from Senate Democrats on Wednesday. The hearing will likely focus on Trump’s previous threats to leverage the Justice Department against his political adversaries. Bondi’s Background and Ties to Trump Bondi, 59, served as Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019. She played a…