GOP Act to Favor Environment Over People
Among the Obama-era protections that the Trump administration and Republican-led Congress are working over with an eye towards dismantling is the Dodd-Frank Act.
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1,888 Years Is A Whole Lot Of Time Behind Bars
1,888 Years Is A Whole Lot Of Time Behind Bars
Do Republicans Want An End To Overtime Pay?
Earlier this month, a Republican-backed overtime pay bill, known as the Working Families Flexibility Act, was passed in the House. Essentially, the new bill is designed to “allow employers to offer comp time instead of paying overtime.” While many on the right have applauded the bill, many Democrats are worried that such a bill will end up impacting employee paychecks.
Grayeson Hawkins-Fishman – A Magnet For Trouble
Grayeson Hawkins-Fishman – A Magnet For Trouble
HIV-Positive Surgical Technician Gets More Time Behind Bars
HIV-Positive Surgical Technician Gets More Time Behind Bars
Settlement Reached Over Joan Rivers’ Death
A settlement has been reached between Melissa Rivers and Yorkville Endoscopy over the 2014 death of her mother, Joan Rivers. For those who don’t know, Joan Rivers was admitted to Yorkville for a “vocal-cord biopsy,” but during the procedure, she went into cardiac arrest. From there, she was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she later died. As a result of her mother’s death, Melissa filed a “medical-malpractice lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court against the doctors who performed” her mother’s procedure.
Woman Burns From The Inside Out Due To Medication
Woman Burns From The Inside Outside Due To Medication
Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Verdict
Three years ago, a La Salle County jury found neuropathologist Dr. Meean Gujrati and Central Illinois Pathology liable of misdiagnosing Daniel Gapinski’s brain cancer at a point in time in which it could have potentially been treatable, and a three-judge Third District panel recently upheld the jury verdict.
Packing Jails in the Land of the Free
Trump’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced a striking change of policy last Friday concerning how alleged criminals are to be charged with crimes going forward. In a memo Sessions sent to over five thousand federal prosecutors across the country, he instructed them to seek the toughest, longest penalties possible for the most easily proven allegations against each defendant. Critics claim that this is a move aimed at packing jails with nonviolent, low-level drug offenders.