


“So every John is a sex trafficker?” asked Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Scott L. Kafker in the courtroom last week. “Yes, your honor,” replied Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Julianne Campbell. The case—Commonwealth v. Garafalo—represents the latest assault on civil liberties and basic language to be carried out in the name of stopping sex trafficking. […]

The California National Guard arrived in burn zones Friday to assist local police “with traffic control and critical infrastructure protection,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Since then, the National Guard has been helping to enforce a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in and around Pacific Palisades and Altadena—the two neighborhoods most […]

A groundbreaking low-cap token, Lightchain AI, is rapidly gaining attention for its potential to redefine finance and blockchain solutions. With a presale price of just $0.004 and over $5 million already raised, this innovative platform integrates artificial intelligence with blockchain technology to tackle key challenges like scalability, privacy, and decentralized governance. Featuring advanced tokenomics and […]

A pair of petitions calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to resign over their handling of the Palisades Fire disasters are starting to pick up steam. While outlets like TMZ report that the Newsom petition is trailing far behind the Bass effort, there is some vital context to take […]

Today the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Sunoco LP v. Honolulu and Shell PLC v. Honolulu, two petitions from oil companies seeking High Court intervention in a state-law-based climate case in Hawaii. Unlike with prior cert denials in climate tort cases, no justice indicated that he or she supported certiorari. On the one hand, this cert denial […]

As I noted on Friday, the Supreme Court accepted certiorari to hear an appointments clause challenge to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Becerra v. Braidwood Management. This task force is the entity that determines which preventative treatments must be covered by health insurance without requiring any co-payment by the insured under the Affordable […]

Fact: 18% of US presidents have died while in office. And if 78-year-old Donald Trump serves a full second term, he’ll be the oldest president in history. Yes, even older than Joe Biden. So what are his chances of surviving that full second term? Let’s take a look at everything from his overall health to […]

An update on the fires: So far 24 people are known to have died in the fires burning in and around Los Angeles, while at least 16 people remain missing. Over 38,000 acres have burned, more than two and a half times the size of Manhattan. Though the winds calmed for a portion of the […]

The Denver Post (Shelly Bradbury) was apparently the first to report on the story: Yujin Choi falsely accused Dan Hines, a criminal investigator in the district attorney’s office, of sexually harassing her, according to the Tuesday ruling from the Office of Presiding Disciplinary Judge, which handles professional discipline for Colorado attorneys. Choi created fake text […]

Victoria, Seychelles, January 13th, 2025, Chainwire BYDFi, a global leader in cryptocurrency trading, announces the launch of its innovative Perpetual Contract Copy Trading feature on the official app. As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, trading models are undergoing a profound transformation. From traditional independent trading to today’s social and collaborative ecosystems, investors and traders […]