Johnson & Johnson settles with Ohio prior to opioid trial
Yesterday Johnson & Johnson settled two Ohio county claims prior to trial and will be paying $20.4 million. The company was accused...
Two additional correctional officers charged with assaulting mentally ill inmate
“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”
In historic move, China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining.
The Digital Dog Ate Our Civil-Liberties Homework: ‘It’s Just the Way It Is’
The surveillance state is a failure and suppressor of democracy and should not be the default setting of digital technology. It's time we get back to a democratic system, which is to be master.
Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not ‘whistleblowers’ — they’re cruel vigilantes
Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.
Tucson cop fired after fatally shooting disabled man on video
“It is moments like this that test our resolve to ensure justice and accountability. We owe this to all Tucsonans.”
NY cop pleads guilty to violating handcuffed man’s civil rights
If the Court accepts the plea agreement, Officer Matthew Felitto will receive a sentence of probation along with a $7,500 fine.
When protests are powerful, the powerful punish protest
Even in the face of massive wealth and political influence, protest has the ability to change the conversation, to educate the public, change facts on the ground, and mobilize opposition.
Former federal correctional officer pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling charges
Nickolas Herrera, a federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, providing contraband in prison, and accepting a bribe as a public official.
Motorist ‘tried to murder’ abortion rights advocates at Iowa protest, witnesses say
Although one witness said the driver went "out of his way" to hit pro-choice protestors in the street, Cedar Rapids police declined to make an arrest.