Labeling all hate groups ‘the KKK’ is a mistake
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan's founding. At its height, the KKK boasted an estimated 5 million members and dominated politics across the South.
Category Archives: Law
Judith L. Bjornaas Sells 8,600 Shares of ManTech International Corp. (MANT) Stock
ManTech International Corp. SVP Judith L. Bjornaas sold 8,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.60, for a total transaction of $349,160.00.
Obamacare dealt a blow
News this week that insurance giant Aetna would pull out of Obamacare exchanges in 11 of 15 states resulted in a chorus of "I told you so" from those opposed to the Affordable Care Act. And no wonder.
What Obamacare is missing
Sreedhar Potarazu, an ophthalmologist and entrepreneur, is the founder of Enziime , a software company focused on providing data science applications to assess health care delivery. He is the author of " Get Off the Dime: The Secret of Changing Who Pays for Your Health Care ."
Navy Sailor Pleads the Hillary for Leniency
Petty Officer First Class Kristian Saucier, pleads the Hillary -- the decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton over her "extremely careless . . . handling of very sensitive, highly classified information" on her private email server, in hopes of avoiding jail time.
The Brief: A New Look at the Cost of Detaining Asylum Seekers
Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015. A new Washington Post report takes a close look at the $1 billion contract given to the nation's largest prison company by the federal government to build a facility in the South Texas town of Dilley to detain women and children seeking asylum.
OSHA: unlawful for employers to have rule requiring drug tests after accident
Buried in OSHA's impending final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses is this little nugget. OSHA believes that you violate the law if you require an employee to take a post-accident drug test.
Chris Kelly: Kane v. Kane
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Legislative leaders lose in effort to intervene on educational funding law
The federal government's refusal Thursday to allow marijuana for medical treatment caused both sides of the New Hampshire debate over pot use to dig in and prepare for continued warfare at the State... An antique store is already moving into a former nail salon on Broadway near Manning Street, and a home improvement store could also possibly be ... (more)
California Attorney: Dallas Judges Shred Constitution, Steal Millions
Wooden justice gavel and block with brass. In a series of events most would normally dismiss as outlandish, one American citizen was launched from civil court into a legal limbo where for years he was deprived by a federal judge of counsel, property, speech and travel.
US Muslim woman mistaken for terrorist sues Chicago officers
A young Muslim woman on Thursday sued Chicago police who mistakenly identified her briefly as a potential "lone wolf" terrorist as she was leaving a city subway station last year on the Fourth of July wearing a headscarf, face veil and carrying a backpack. Itemid Al-Matar says officers violated her civil rights by pulling off her religious garb as they arrested her on subway station stairs, then strip-searched her later at a police station, according to the federal lawsuit filed in Chicago on her behalf.
Muslim woman mistaken for terrorist sues Chicago officers
Itemid Al-Matar, left, listens as Hamed Rehab, right, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 in Chicago. Itemid Al-Matar is suing Chicago police who falsely singled her out as a potential terrorist on July 4, 2015, as she left a subway station wearing a headscarf, face veil and carrying a backpack.
Courts overturn sentences for two California death row inmates and uphold another
The doorway to death row in the North Segregation Unit at San Quentin State Prison is notable for a rounded metal jail door and a sign that clearly marks its purpose. The doorway to death row in the North Segregation Unit at San Quentin State Prison is notable for a rounded metal jail door and a sign that clearly marks its purpose.
Honest Hillary and a Corrupted FBI
Time to revisit FBI Director James Comey's statement that no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges against Hillary Clinton. Not only was it a lie that allowed Hillary to abscond, we have been predictably rewarded with more lying , more evidence that indeed Hillary's private server was hacked by foreign intelligence services, and now face the very likely prospect that our next president will not only be a lawless, pathological liar, but open to the worst kind of blackmail.
CBS’ “The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” Premieres On September 18
The three-part docu-series will premiere in the 8:30-10:30PM ET/PT slot on Sunday, September 18. Part two will air from 9-11PM on September 19, while the two-hour conclusion will run from 8:30-10:30PM on September 25. The special unites original investigators to re-examine the JonBenet Ramsey case, which remains one of America's most infamous unsolved murders.
Hillary Clinton: The Devil the Media Knows
If there was ever a question about which side of the aisle mainstream reporters align with, this election has made it abundantly clear. Countless headlines and hours of news coverage have been dedicated to a fictitious story about Donald Trump ejecting a baby from a rally and psychoanalyzing the Republican nominee.
Feds Must Study Wind Farm’s Harm to Bats
Wind-turbine opponents convinced the D.C. Circuit that the government issued a permit to an Ohio wind farm without fully considering ways to reduce the deaths of endangered Indiana bats. Ohio-based Union Neighbors United brought the 2013 complaint in Washington, D.C., taking issue with the U.S. government's approval of a permit for the Buckeye Wind Power Project.
Trump unveils plan to revitalize America’s economy
Monday, Donald Trump unveiled his plan to revitalize America's economy in a policy speech at the Detroit Economic Club, focused on providing the tools to every American to succeed economically. Trump promised to "unleash the American economy to spur faster growth and benefit every American."
Gov. Maggie Hassan, left, and Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas
New Hampshire lawmakers approved more than $6.5 million in the last session to combat the opioid epidemic, but the money is not getting to the street fast enough, according to Republican gubernatorial candidates.
Black Lives Matter: From a lie to a murder spree
Katherine Kersten of the Center of the American Experiment describes how, in Minneapolis, a lie by Black Lives Matter produced a spike in the murder rate: [S]tarting in November 2015, Black Lives Matter and other activists wreaked havoc for weeks protesting the death of Jamar Clark. Clark was a 24-year-old with at least 20 previous arrests.