On Monday, attorneys presented their closing arguments in a case pitting prisoners against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Filed in 2013, the five-week trial brings to a close Dockery, et. al. v. Hall, et. al., a class action suit alleging barbaric living conditions at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi. Although a verdict’s
Bronx Woman Hit by Bus to Receive Record Settlement
Who wants BBQ beef with a side of rubber? Doesn’t sound too appetizing, does it? Unfortunately for a couple consumers who purchased pulled barbeque beef from one Ohio-based food company, however, rubber is exactly what they found when they dug into their barbeque beef. The unsavory discovery prompted the company, J.T.M. Provisions Co., to issue of a recall of more than 14,000 pounds, or 7 tons, of their pulled barbequed beef products over concerns that more containers “could be contaminated with rubber.”
Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold resigned on Friday, four months after being implicated in a sexual harassment scandal. The Republican politician had initially promised to serve out the rest of his term without seeking re-election. “While I had planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it’s time
The son of outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R) is renewing a civil suit against former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, once billed as the toughest lawman in America. Arpaio, responsible for organizing illegal immigrant round-ups and accused of civil rights violations, allegedly constructed a trumped-up case against Flake’s family members. Over the course of some
Social media was already dividing us and making us meaner before Cambridge Analytica came along. It’s time to relate to each other in healthier ways again.
Puerto Rico Hits Purdue with Lawsuit Regarding Drug Abuse
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What originally began as a criminal investigation into an East Tennessee slaughterhouse turned into a massive immigration operation on Thursday, as agents discovered nearly 100 illegal immigrants in the employ of Southeast Provisions. During the course of the raid, 97 workers subject to deportation were rounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Ten of
One hundred and fifty members of the Arizona National Guard will be deployed along the United States border with Mexico in the coming week, said state Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday. The announcement, made over Twitter and through an official briefing, will be the first military posting in President Donald Trump’s grand plan to curb