In a stunning conclusion and possibly the first of its kind for a television series, a convicted murderer has been given a second chance. A federal judge Friday overturned the murder and sexual assault convictions of Brendan Dassey, one of the men featured on the Netflix documentary series, “Making a Murderer.” In his 91-page opinion, […]
Last Thursday, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Morin signed an order dismissing charges in one of the city’s most intriguing unsolved murders of the past decades. And once again, the mystery of who killed Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001 is the number one question facing District investigators and prosecutors. After the discovery […]
On Monday, June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court voted five-to-three to overturn the state of Texas’ abortion restrictions that go beyond the 1992 ruling in the case Planned Parenthood vs. Casey. This ruling cracks downs on states like Texas who are trying to make it more difficult for women to get abortions by using pseudoscience […]
On Thursday, June 16th, 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Veteran Affairs needs to dole out more contractual work to its veterans who are running small businesses. The vote was 8-0 in favor of this ruling and clearly sent the message that the department has not done enough to support the veterans […]
A judge in the state of Oregon ruled on Friday, June 10, 2016, that a transgender person can change their gender status from either male or female to non-binary. This is the first time in the United States of America that a judge has granted a person this right and is considered to be a […]