The parents of some of the Sandy Hook Massacre’s victims are asking the State Supreme Court to reinstate a lawsuit against Remington, a large firearms manufacturer. The attorney for the families participating in the litigation, Josh Koskoff, filed a 62-page document outlining their argument. Koskoff and his clients believe Remington knowingly marketed its AR-15 Bushmaster
Business and industry leaders went head to head with labor representatives on Wednesday over the future of Iowa’s workers’ compensation system.
A federal judge in Denver gave the green light for immigrants to file a class action lawsuit against a private prison operator. The lawsuit is centered on a 1,500-bed facility operated by GEO Group and located in Aurora, Colorado. Former detainees allege that their labor was taken advantage of. Inmates past and present said they’d
The Trump Administration has officially said “no” to an Obama-era plan to phase out private prisons. On Thursday, newly-appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent out a memo rescinding the move. He opined that the order he was reversing had “changed the longstanding policy and practice, and impaired the Bureau’s ability to meet the future needs
On Thursday, Supreme Court justices struck down an Arkansas LGBT anti-discrimination law. The city had created an ordinance banning discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Several other liberal communities in northwest Arkansas followed suit after a controversial bill was signed into law two years ago. The legislation had made it illegal
An appeals court in Texas reinstated a law which criminalized harboring illegal immigrants. The law had been pending since 2015, when it was passed by the state senate. A federal judge had issued an injunction against the law after two San Antonio landlords and their counsel filed a suit. The two men, backed by the
The United States Supreme Court sided with a 13-year old girl with cerebral palsy in her legal battle to bring a service dog named Wonder to class. Ehlena Fry and her family had filed a lawsuit against her school district after they were told Wonder wasn’t welcome on campus. Lower courts in their home state
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan rules taht Ehlena Frys’ service dog Wonder can go to school with her.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down Fayetteville’s ordinance, citing there is no specific LGBT protections under the state law.
Conservatives have a knack for phrasing issues in a way that leaves the opposition appearing to hate families and children. Progressives must learn to defuse and reframe the issues in ways that expose the Republican agenda for what it is. What will become of the children if we fail?