Category: Lawyer

New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concerns

VOL. 46 | NO. 23 | Friday, June 10, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal authorization may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. At least 175… Continue reading New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concerns

Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 for defamation

Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 22 | Friday, June 3, 2022 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former politician 715,000 Australian dollars ($515,000) over two defamatory YouTube videos. John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier, had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks,… Continue reading Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 for defamation

Former Trump aide Navarro indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel

VOL. 46 | NO. 22 | Friday, June 3, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro is former President Donald Trump’s second aide to be charged with… Continue reading Former Trump aide Navarro indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel

Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI

Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 27, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to that year’s election. The case against… Continue reading Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI

McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel

Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 27, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making it clear that he will likely defy a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, escalating a standoff with the panel over his and other GOP lawmakers’ testimony.… Continue reading McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel

Protestors demand higher wages at Dollar General corporate meeting

Dollar General labor organizers from around the country held a rally demanding higher wages and safer working conditions from the retailer’s executives in Goodlettsville, Tenn. Wednesday morning. About 125 organizers, many wearing orange Step Up t-shirts, marched down from Peay Park, down French Street to the Goodlettsville City Hall. A New Orleans Style band played rhythms like “When the Saints Go… Continue reading Protestors demand higher wages at Dollar General corporate meeting

Kingston coal ash cleanup workers still seek damages more than 13 years after spill

Brian StansberryWikicommons More than 1 billion gallons of coal ash slurry spilled into the river near the Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant. In December 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County was the site of the largest industrial spill in U.S. history when a pit containing millions of tons of coal ash… Continue reading Kingston coal ash cleanup workers still seek damages more than 13 years after spill