School Amps Up Sexual Abuse Training
Several families sought justice a San Jose, California, school district after four girls reported being abuse.
News & Politics
Everybody Agrees: Nobody Put a Wiretap on Trump Tower
The last two days have been bad for the Trump administration’s political tactics team. Last night, a judge in Hawaii blocked a controversial travel ban intended to keep the citizens of six Muslim-majority countries out of the United States. Today, evidence has begun mounting against one of the president’s more outlandish claims – that Barack
Serve and Protect – Not Sexually Exploit
Larry Paul Fontenot used his badge to sexually exploit bar patrons who pulled out to fix a flat tire.
Is the Marine Corps Photo-Sharing Scandal Growing More Massive?
The armed forces came under heavy fire in early March after servicemen were caught circulating lewd photographs of their female colleagues on Facebook. Over the weekend, investigative journalists found out the Marine Corps photo-sharing scandal went further than anyone had expected. The story was first broken by Thomas Brennan of The War Horse, a nonprofit news
$45K Bloomington Settlement Bound By Gag Order
Does a gag order on a settlement about open government sound a bit silly? You wouldn’t be the first to think so, but that’s exactly what happened as a result of a lawsuit filed back in 2015 by Tony Webster. He sued the “city of Bloomington when it didn’t hand over everything he’d asked for related to a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mall of America.” However, it didn’t take long before news of the lawsuit lost steam, and eventually “faded from view,” according to the StarTribune.
Man Charged With Murder, Unable To Stand Trial
Deaf and mute illegal immigrant, Oswaldo Martinez was charged with the rape and murder of 16 year old Brittany Binger, but is unable to stand trial.
Donald Trump Laments the “Bad, Sad News” of Second Travel Ban Block
A federal judge in Hawaii blocked Donald Trump’s revised travel ban mere hours before it was due to take effect. In a lengthy ruling, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson declared that the second version of the ban didn’t appear to be any more legal than the last. Watson sided with critics of the executive order,
21 Children Take on the Government in Global Warming Lawsuit
A pioneering global warming lawsuit brought against the federal government by 21 children could change everything for the Trump administration. Originally filed back when Barack Obama was still in office, the plaintiffs claim that the government is infringing on their right to life, liberty, and property by refusing to take action against climate change. They
Mustafa Ali Resigns As Head of EPA Environmental Justice Program
The long-time head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s program for protecting minorities from pollution, Mustafa Ali, publicly resigned from his post on Thursday. Ali, a 24-year EPA veteran, elected to leave the agency amid talk of his division being defunded. The Environmental Justice initiative was put in line to be axed after Donald Trump proposed
TMA Day Hosts Record Number Of Doctors And Advocates
TMA Day on the Hill was met with a record number of doctors and other healthcare advocates seeking a better route for our nation’s policies.