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A former Illinois attorney on Tuesday avoided prison time after being accused of a scheme to fraudulently convert corporate debt into stock and falsely inflate the value of a company he secretly controlled through bogus statements involving a gaming company and the National Indoor Football League.
The Ninth Circuit ruled students who felt pressured into participating in an anti-gun protest did not have a valid First Amendment claim because peer pressure is not "compelled speech."
An Indian American man has been avoiding eviction from his Long Island, New York, home for more than two decades after making only one mortgage payment and repeatedly battling banks and realtors in court, according to court documents. Multiple New York media outlets report that 52-year-old Guramrit Hanspal initially "bought" the East Meadow house for $290,000 in 1998. It now has an estimated worth of almost $400,000, according to Zillow, which lists the home as currently for sale, "Cash Only," the reports noted. By skipping out on payments and interest, Hanspal has reportedl...
Biden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. Citing a June 2020 Supreme Court decision that found federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the department said its Off...
(CNN) - The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. Citing a June 2020 Supreme Court decision that found federal civil rights lawâ prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the department said its Office for Civil Rights "will interpret and enforce Section 1557 and Title IX's prohibitions on discrimination based on sex to include ... discrim...