Clik here to view.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says U.S. Needs to Fix Its “Strange” Immigration Policy
On Thursday, the 28-year-old founder of Facebook, Zuckerberg, said in an opinion column on the Washington Post, “We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of immigrants. And it’s a policy unfit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SEC Accused of Neglecting Implementation of the JOBS Act
On Thursday, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives criticized SEC for failing to meet deadlines mandated by the Congress to complete portions of the JOBS Act designed to help small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AP Criticizes Seizure of Telephone Records by U.S. Government
On Monday, the Associated Press said that the U.S. government had secretly accessed and seized telephone records of AP reporters and offices over a two-month period last year. In a letter posted on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FBI Starts Criminal Probe of IRS
In a possibly unprecedented move, on Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder ordered the FBI to launch a criminal investigation into the targeting of conservative political groups by IRS, which has grown...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama Administration Extends Foreclosure-Prevention Program by Two Years
On Thursday, the Obama administration said that it was extending the life of the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP by two years. The anti-foreclosure program was set to expire this year....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Brother is Watching You: Daily Communications Metadata of Citizens...
According to a top secret court order disclosed by The Guardian on Wednesday evening, certain federal government agencies, (The order says “no person shall disclose to any other person that the FBI or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Edward Snowden a Traitor? To Who? Humanity? U.S.A? Or Those Who Rule U.S.?
Even before starting this debate, let’s make one thing clear – constitutional democracy accepts that “those who rule” may not continue to reflect “the will of the people” once in seats of power, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Secret Court Opinion Warning DOJ of Unconstitutional NSA Surveillance Isn’t...
On Wednesday, in a public ruling quite foreign to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the court’s chief judge Reggie Walton rejected arguments made by the DOJ for continuing to keep under...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NSA Whistleblower Snowden Emerges from Hiding to Discuss Extradition
Edward Snowden, the man responsible for releasing National Security Agency documents revealing the existence of the PRISM data collection project emerged from hiding in Hong Kong and spoke with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All Boston Public High Schools to Receive Free Condoms
On Wednesday, the Boston School Committee approved a policy to distribute free condoms for students to all 32 public high schools and their 17,000 students. Until now, such condoms were available at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Files Espionage Charges against Snowden
A court document unsealed on Friday at a federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia showed that Edward Snowden has been charged with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Government Regains Indefinite Detention Powers
The Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit has permanently vacated the injunction against “indefinite detention” issued by District Court Judge Kathryn Forrest in respect of the federal government’s powers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Detroit Goes Broke, Files Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
On Thursday, Detroit became the largest American city to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Law firm Jones Day is restructuring counsel for the bankruptcy. While approving the voluntary Chapter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supreme Court to Stay Open Even if Government Shuts Down
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced on its website that “In the event of a loss of appropriations, the Court will continue to conduct its normal operations through October 4. The Court building will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The NSA and Your Privacy
With all the recent leaks by Snowden and others about the NSA and how it has been spying on so many American citizens, we wanted to find out how people around the country felt about this. We wanted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supreme Court Justices Attend Mass before New Term
On Sunday, a number of Supreme Court Justices attended the annual Red Mass at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, before starting the new term on Monday amid government shutdown. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Did the US Government Shut Down? Experts Weigh In
We reached out to experts across the nation to get their thoughts on why the recent government shutdown happened. Although a deal has been reached and the government is now back up and running, we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Opens Marriage to Nearly 7 In 10 of...
Summary: A press release just released by the Williams Institute estimates that same-sex marriage is now available for nearly 7 in 10 same-sex couples throughout the United States. Here is the press...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Texas Moving Towards Allowing Medical Marijuana
Summary: Texas is completing an overhaul of their laws today with nearly 700 new laws being passed, one of the most highly anticipated being the ability for some to get medical marijuana. Texas is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DUI Drivers Get More Chances in Illinois
Summary: Illinois residents with four DUI convictions will be able to apply for a restricted permit. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new law that will go into effect January 1 that gives drivers with...
View Article