District court ruling motivates change in procedures. The Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance this week after a legal ruling the week…
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DOD Ensures Access to Reproductive Health Care
Secretary Austin releases memorandum of action items Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memorandum last week that ensures access to reproductive health care for all service members…
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GM Financial Settles Justice Department Suit with $3.5 Million
Resolves allegations of improperly repossessing servicemember’s vehicles. The Justice Department announced last week that GM Financial agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against them. The Justice Department alleged…
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Justice Alito Discusses Supreme Court Integrity
He says questioning the legitimacy of the court “crosses an important line.“ Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently fielded inquiries during an interview about whether the court’s justices…
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46 States Request Reopening Facebook Antitrust Lawsuit
Arguments are held in the D.C. Court of Appeals. Solicitor general of New York Barbara Underwood spoke on behalf of 46 state governments at the D.C. Court of…
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Supreme Court Denies Bayer Request for Dismissal
Second case in last week upholding lawsuits against company. This week, the Supreme Court rejected a second appeal by Bayer AG to dismiss litigation linking its weedkiller Roundup…
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SCOTUS Rulings Make Challenging Immigration Policies Harder
Two related cases involved noncitizens. The Supreme Court released a pair of rulings on Monday that will make it much more difficult for noncitizens to challenge the immigration…
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Federal Inmates Sue for Continued Home Confinement
Low-level offenders fight post-COVID prison return orders. The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) released many low-level offenders in their prison systems to home confinement during the pandemic, intending…
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Last of Census 2020 Lawsuits In Progress
Biden revoked Trump orders, but advocacy groups persist. The 2020 Census is in the home stretch, along with the last two lawsuits concerning its gathered data. One case…
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