Government and Politics
Jun 16, 2015: According to a NASA study conducted over the ten-year period 2003-2013, the 37 largest aquifers around the world are being depleted (more water is being removed than replaced). The study is part … Continue reading Worldwide Depletion of Aquifers
Jul 10, 2015: The Confederate flag was taken down at the South Carolina capital grounds. Era Ends as South Carolina Lowers Confederate Flag | The New York Times Jul 9, 2015: By a vote of … Continue reading The Removal of the Confederate Flag from U.S. Government Grounds
In Detroit, Michigan in August of 2013, Dr. Farid Fata was arrested and charged with fraud for treating patients with medically unnecessary oncology and hematology treatments and then billing Medicare for $35 million. Fata pleaded … Continue reading The Health Care Fraud Case of Dr. Farid Fata
Jun 29, 2015: In the case of Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, by a vote of 5-4 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Judges Sotomayor, … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
On February 10, 2015, 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot and killed by Pasco, Washington Police after throwing rocks at them. A video of the incident shows officers firing shots at Zambrano-Montes as he was running … Continue reading Hispanic Man Shot and Killed by Police in Pasco Washington
Nov 28, 2017 U.S. repeal of carbon rule criticized in coal country | Reuters Retired Miner With Black Lung Begs EPA To Save Power Plant Rules: ‘We're Literally Dying' | CNN Nov 2, 2017 EPA … Continue reading Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
Jul 7, 2015 Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin stated that the Ten Commandments monument will remain on capital grounds to give the state legislature time to find a way to block its removal. State lawmakers also … Continue reading Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules on Ten Commandments Monument on State Capital Grounds
Jun 30, 2015 By a vote of 7-0, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that homeowners who have sustained injuries or property damage from earthquakes they say are caused by fracking can sue in Oklahoma state … Continue reading Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules on Homeowners and Earthquakes Caused by Fracking
On September 21, 1996, H.R.3396 - Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law states: Defense of Marriage Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that no … Continue reading Defense of Marriage Act
In 2003, in the case of Lawrence v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court decided by a vote of 7-2 that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional and that they violate right to privacy and … Continue reading Sodomy and the Supreme Court Case of Lawrence v. Texas