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Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr created security risks by deploying unprepared federal law enforcement officers to respond to racial justice protests near the White House in 2020, according to a Justice Department review released on Wednesday. The report highlights Barr’s actions in responding to protests in Washington following the police killing of George Floyd…
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A Kansas woman sued the University of Kansas Health System on Tuesday for refusing to give her a medically necessary abortion in 2022, accusing the hospital of violating federal emergency room treatment laws. Mylissa Farmer’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Kansas City, marks the first case against a hospital for withholding an abortion under…
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Iowa enforced a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Monday, making it the 22nd state to impose broad restrictions on ending pregnancies since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in 2022. Iowa’s state Supreme Court ruled against a challenge by Planned Parenthood last month, allowing the law to take effect.…
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At the start of the law school admissions season, students start to whether they should apply for early decision knowing they might receive less financial aid. This is one of the disadvantages of early decision in comparison to regular decision. Applying to ED is different from your normal admissions. As it says in its name,…
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A U.S. appeals court upheld the decision to end J&J’s second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of cancer lawsuits through a shell company’s bankruptcy. J&J, meanwhile, is pressing forward with its third bankruptcy strategy. On Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the company’s second effort, like its first, failed because…
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Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman openly expressed their desire for Kamala Harris to replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president. In interviews this week, they rejected a significant aspect of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy. Lina Khan has spearheaded the Biden administration’s efforts to leverage U.S. antitrust…
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A U.S. judge has blocked a Department of Labor rule that would have expanded the types of retirement advisers considered fiduciaries, finding the rule arbitrary and conflicting with a law governing retirement plans. The “Retirement Security Rule,” unveiled in April, faced challenges from insurance groups arguing it conflicted with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
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A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in damages. The verdict in St. Louis, Missouri state court marks the first trial against the company among hundreds of similar claims over the…
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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Friday after authorities arrested him and a son of a Mexican drug lord in Texas. This significant achievement for U.S. law enforcement could lead to a major shift in Mexico’s criminal landscape. Court records show that…
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District Judge Reed O’Connor should reject the “sweetheart” plea deal the Justice Department struck with Boeing, relatives of 15 of the 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Boeing finalized an agreement to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay at least $243.6 million after…
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