Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
An Indiana court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by a gay teacher who claimed he was dismissed from his position at a Catholic high school after marrying another man. According to The Indianapolis Star, Joshua Payne-Elliott worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School from 2006 until 2019. Joshua, notes
The family of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell have settled a lawsuit filed against a physician they claimed over-prescribed the musician medication. CBS News reports that court documents filed by Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, as well as the couple’s children, suggest that a confidential settlement has been reached. While the settlement was purportedly reached in
On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed and approved legislation that will make it more difficult for state residents to vote. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, DeSantis has long touted the law as a fraud-fighting measure—even though there is no evidence that any widespread voter fraud occurred in the 2020 general election. Black Enterprise
A conservative legal group has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, which had prevented prisoners from meeting clergy amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the lawsuit was filed late last week by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and attorneys from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. The
The United States government has settled a federal lawsuit with 15 women who said that correctional officers at a Florida prison sexually abused them without repercussion. According to The Tampa Bay Times, the lawsuit contended that Bureau of Prisons officers at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman in Sumter County, Florida, sexually abused female inmates for
The United States Supreme Court declined to review a lawsuit filed by Texas and 13 other states, which had sought to revive the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule. The issue, notes The Texas Tribune, centers on the Trump administration’s decision to broaden the definition of the term “public charge” to include noncitizens who rely on
Colorado has agreed to end its lawsuit on immigration-related law enforcement funding. According to Colorado Politics, the state had filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice while former President Donald Trump was in power. However, the Justice Department has shifted its stance since Biden took the Oval Office, and has now agreed
O’Keefe claims that CNN defamed him by suggesting that he was banned from Twitter for spreading disinformation, when Twitter had actually banned him for operating fake accounts.
In his lawsuit, Paxton asked a court to compel the Biden administration to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s “Return to Mexico” program.
The 73-year-old woman, who has dementia, suffered fractures and sprains after being thrown on the ground by Loveland Police officers–all for allegedly stealing $14 worth of items from a local Wal-Mart.