States Rights January 12, 2017 Gun-rights group persuading dozens of towns to repeal firearms regs in legal blitz A Washington state-based gun rights group is steadily persuading cities and towns across the country to repeal local firearms regulations and give that power back to the states.
State and Local January 12, 2017 White ex-DC official sues city, claims he was called 'cracker' and fired over race A former District of Columbia official brought in to help straighten out mismanagement at the Department of Public Works is suing the city, claiming he was harassed, intimidated and then fired for being white.
DENTAL HEALTH January 3, 2017 Head pharmacist set for trial over fatal meningitis outbreak A former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people in 2012 is headed for trial.
State and Local December 21, 2016 Lis Wiehl: When frozen embroyos sue a celebrity (Sofia Vergara) Sofia Vergara is being sued — by her frozen embryos!
MENTAL HEALTH December 8, 2016 Lawsuit claims elderly man died after Walgreens employees made him mop bathroom The widow of a 69-year-old man is suing an Orlando Walgreens store for allegedly forcing him to mop the bathroom they claimed he soiled— an act she claims caused him so much emotional distress that it killed him.
Drug and Substance Abuse October 28, 2016 5 more charged with drug conspiracy in Middle Tennessee overdose outbreak Five more people are facing federal drug charges in a fentanyl overdose outbreak that killed two people in Tennessee over 24 hours this summer, U.S. Attorney David Rivera announced Thursday.
Controversies October 25, 2016 Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' formally charged with criminal contempt The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix was charged Tuesday with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge's order in a racial-profiling case, leaving the 84-year-old lawman in a tough spot two weeks before Election Day as he seeks a seventh term.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH October 13, 2016 In NYC, rare abortion death leads to rarer prosecution A New York doctor who once billed himself as a "world renowned expert" in gynecological cosmetic surgery is facing a manslaughter charge after a patient died following an abortion, an uncommon death that has spurred an even more rare prosecution.
State and Local October 11, 2016 Feds to bring criminal contempt charges against Arpaio Prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge's orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Arizona, exposing the 84-year-old lawman to the possibility of jail time.
State and Local July 19, 2016 Mississippi court hears rep's challenge over machine that speed-reads bills A Mississippi lawmaker is suing the Speaker of the state House for abusing a speed-reading machine that House members have referred to as the “demon chipmunk.”