accountability

  • Cop Criticized for Handling of Evidence in DUI Case After Bodycam Captured Her Emptying Sealed Bottle of Vodka

    A recent DUI case in Tallahassee has drawn attention after a prosecutor criticized a police officer’s decision to open and empty a sealed bottle of liquor found in the car of the man later found guilty of driving under the influence. The case involved 56-year-old Calvin Riley Sr., whose arrest last May gained widespread attention…

  • Prosecutors Agree To Delay Senator Menendez Corruption Trial Over Wife’s Health

    On Wednesday, federal prosecutors requested a postponement of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife’s corruption trial by at least two months. This plea came after Nadine Menendez’s legal team revealed her urgent medical condition necessitating surgery. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein, prosecutors urged for a rescheduling from the original…

  • Families of the victims from two tragic Boeing 737 MAX crashes are intensifying their calls for criminal prosecution against the aerospace company following a mid-air incident in January that exposed persisting safety concerns. Representatives of the victims are set to meet with U.S. Justice Department officials to assert that Boeing breached a 2021 agreement with…

  • Parents Of Michigan School Gunman Sentenced To At Least 10 Years

    The parents of a Michigan teenager who fatally shot four students have been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison, marking a landmark case in the realm of school shootings in the United States. James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son Ethan was convicted of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, appeared together for the…

  • Trump Files Appeal In Hush Money Criminal Case

    On Monday, Donald Trump took a significant legal step by filing a notice of appeal in his New York criminal case, which revolves around allegations related to hush money paid to a porn star. This move appears to be a final attempt to delay the upcoming trial scheduled for April 15. According to records from…

  • Nvidia Hit With Trademark Lawsuit In Texas Over ‘Modulus’ AI Software

    Nvidia, the renowned chipmaker and AI technology giant, finds itself embroiled in a legal battle over trademark infringement with Modulus Financial Engineering, a financial-technology company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The dispute centers around Nvidia’s use of the term “Modulus” in its artificial intelligence software, which Modulus Financial claims infringes upon its own trademarks and could…

  • Marbury v Madison: On Misciting The Foremost Judicial Review Authority

    In deciding whether to overrule the Chevron doctrine, the Supreme Court should not be persuaded by mistaken invocations of a famous dictum. “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” That quotation from the U.S. Supreme Court’s famous 1803 opinion in Marbury v. Madison has been recited thousands of times.…

  • Manhattan Court Finds Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon Liable In Civil Fraud Trial

    A jury in Manhattan has found Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its founder, Do Kwon, liable on civil fraud charges brought forth by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The verdict, delivered in federal court following a two-week trial, concluded that Terraform and Kwon misled investors before the collapse of their stablecoin in 2022, which…

  • Federal Agencies Unite with Justice Department to Ensure Civil Rights Compliance in AI

    In a concerted effort to safeguard individual rights amidst the expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI), five additional federal agencies have pledged to uphold principles of fairness and equality alongside the Justice Department. The Justice Department revealed on April 4, 2024, that an extended coalition of cabinet-level federal agencies has committed to preserving fundamental civil…

  • Mississippi To Revamp How It Notifies Next Of Kin About Deaths After 7 Men Were Buried In Unmarked Graves

    In response to recent controversies surrounding the burial of loved ones in unmarked graves without proper notification, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced its intervention to revamp next-of-kin death notifications in Mississippi. The assistance will be provided to the Jackson Police Department and Hinds County Coroner’s Office under Title VI of the Civil Rights…