A jury unanimously declared three Kansas men guilty of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy to violate the civil rights of residents of a Garden City apartment complex, the Wichita Eagle reports. Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright were found...
Over the past few years, class action plaintiffs have filed a slew of lawsuits against online retailers under the New Jersey Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), which prohibits a seller from offering or entering into consumer contracts that contain any term...
Jackson County, Mo., Sheriff Mike Sharp will resign Thursday amid revelations that he kept up an ongoing romantic, sexual and financial relationship with a female employee of the sheriff’s office while she had a pending lawsuit against Jackson County for harassment, the Kansas City Star...
The issue before the Supreme Court in Lagos v. United States is the interpretation of a restitution statute applied in tens of thousands of criminal sentencing hearings each year. The Mandatory Victim Restitution Act requires courts to impose restitution for victims of a large swath...
A $5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health is bringing together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from across the U.S. to develop ways to prevent and reduce firearm injuries and deaths in children, The Trace reports. The award is the largest NIH...
In yesterday’s oral argument in Washington v. United States, the Supreme Court debated the scope of tribal fishing rights under 19th century treaties between the United States and northwest Indian tribes. In particular, were the lower courts correct that hundreds of the state of Washington’s...