After Refusing to Resign, the Trump Administration Fired Preet Bharara

- March 12, 2017

There’s never a dull moment with President Trump, it seems. After refusing to submit a letter of resignation “requested by President Donald Trump’s administration,” Preet Bharara, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, was fired. For those who don’t know, President Trump called for the resignation of every US attorney, except for acting Deputy Attorney General Dana Boente “and the nominee to be his replacement as deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein.”

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Democrats Introduce Bill to Boost Airfare Transparency

- March 12, 2017

Two House Democrats introduced a bill to increase airfare transparency on Wednesday. Spearheaded by a ranking member of the House Transportation Committee, Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Rick Larson (D-WI), the bill would unravel a few of the many mysteries of what goes into making airfare so expensive. Possibly in a response to tactics by budget

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Food Safety Lawsuit Against Chipotle Dismissed

- March 11, 2017

Chipotle has been through a lot these last few years. From food safety concerns to accusations that they lied to shareholders, it’s about time they caught a break. Fortunately for the restaurant, that time is now, as a judge recently ruled that “there’s insufficient evidence the burrito chain lied to shareholders” about food safety, resulting in the dismissal of a civil suit filed back in January 2016.

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New Bill Would Limit Civil Rights and Class Action Lawsuits

- March 10, 2017

President Trump has been a busy man since taking office. With all of his executive orders and Saturday morning tweets, he’s really got his plate full. But that hasn’t stopped him from revealing his budget proposal, which, unfortunately, would eliminate “the single greatest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, the Legal Services Corporation.” But it gets worse. At the same time, many in Congress are working to “block Americans from seeking justice on their own with the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017.” Wait, Congress wants to make it more difficult for everyday Americans to file lawsuits? It would seem.

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Will Student Athletes Win $209M Scholarship Settlement?

- March 10, 2017

A federal judge is considering the approval of a $208.7 million settlement between “student-athletes and the NCAA and major college sports conferences.” The catch is that the judge expects lawyers to do a “better job of letting athletes know about the settlement.” As it stands now, about $6,700 is expected to be awarded to former “Division I football and basketball players who received athletic scholarships at well below the cost of attending school.” Wait, what exactly happened to warrant such a settlement?

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Republican Healthcare Plan Will Leave Millions Uninsured

- March 10, 2017

Conservatives in Congress have made no secret of their intention to overhaul former President Barack Obama’s hallmark Affordable Healthcare Act. A new bill is pending, courtesy of House Republicans, which, if adopted, could take effect as early as 2020. The initiative would replace income-based subsidies with age-based tax credits. Touted as the free-market alternative to

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A Grand Crusade Against Consumers and Class-Action Lawsuits

- March 10, 2017

A vote is due next week on an interesting bill proposed by Representative Bob Goodlatte. The Virginia Republican is bringing back an idea he failed to push through Congress last year which would tighten the controls on class-action lawsuits. Detractors inside government and from without are deriding H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation

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Who Shall We Throw Under the Bus?

- March 9, 2017

With Trump riding the electoral college into office and the political Left in a bit of disarray, what happens next? We can protest to our heart’s delight, but unless it influences actual policy, naught will come of it. Preaching to the choir means the Left sings louder, but a popular vote win means little to the electoral college. We, as progressives, must find ways to regain more of the red votes out in Middle America, but how? And who shall we throw under the bus in order to capture those votes?

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