By Samuel Warde on January 6, 2015
Bob McDonnell, Law & Order, The Courts
Law & Order, The Courts
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced on Tuesday to a prison term of 2 years by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. A Virginia governor has never been sentenced for crimes committed while in office before. McDonnell was ordered to begin serving his sentence by February 9 and his wife, Maureen, will be sentenced later […]
By Nicole Girard on October 17, 2014
maternity leave, sexism, The Courts, Women's issues, women’s rights
The Courts, Women's Issues
Earlier this month, Judge J. Dan Pelletier Sr. of the Atlanta Immigration Court denied attorney Stacey Ehrisman-Mickle’s motion to delay a hearing which she requested due to the fact that she was on maternity leave. In his refusal, the judge stated there was “No good cause.” Even though the opposing counsel was fine with it […]
By Samuel Warde on October 7, 2014
Child Abuse, Social Justice, The Courts, Videos, Women's issues
Controversy, Law & Order, Social Justice, The Courts, Videos, Women's Issues
Currently, at least 29 states have laws criminalizing parents’ failure to protect their children from abuse. As BuzzFeed reports, in some states “the crime is known as injury to a child “by omission, in others it is called “permitting child abuse” or “enabling child abuse.” BuzzFeed goes on to explain that In addition, prosecutors in […]
By Samuel Warde on September 5, 2014
Scandals, The Courts, Videos
Law & Order, Scandals, The Courts, Videos
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of charges of bribery, conspiracy and extortion on Thursday. Following a lengthy federal trial, McDonnell was found guilty on 11 counts while his wife was convicted on nine. According to ABC News, formal sentencing has been set for January 9, 2015 with both McDonnells facing […]
By Samuel Warde on September 4, 2014
Obamacare, The Courts
Barack Obama, Healthcare, The Courts
The D.C. Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a victory reversing an earlier ruling that financial subsidies are not available for people who purchased health insurance on the federal exchange. As NBC reported: “A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals reached that conclusion in late July. On the same day, a federal […]