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SCOTUS won't hear case that would slash New York City rent control as critics claim 'unsustainable' status quo

October 4, 2023

SCOTUS won't hear case that would slash New York City rent control as critics claim 'unsustainable' status quo

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case that sought to upend New York City's 50-year-old rent control law, but lawyers for property owners vow to keep challenging the policy in court.

Villages man, 77, faces hard time for stockpile of illegal ED drugs in retirement community: feds

October 3, 2023

Villages man, 77, faces hard time for stockpile of illegal ED drugs in retirement community: feds

Reginald Kincer allegedly scored $1,800 worth of illegal erectile dysfunction meds he planned to sell to his fellow retirees in The Villages, according to federal prosecutors.

Business grant for Black women slammed as 'racially exclusionary' in federal court ruling

October 2, 2023

Business grant for Black women slammed as 'racially exclusionary' in federal court ruling

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the Fearless Fund's Strivers Grant Contest which awarded funding to businesses that are owned by Black women.

Federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocks part of new state law restricting where gun owners can carry

September 30, 2023

Federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocks part of new state law restricting where gun owners can carry

A federal judge ruled that parts of a Maryland gun law restricting where owners can carry can be blocked, including where alcohol is sold, private property and public demonstrations.

Ex-bodega clerk Jose Alba sues NYC DA Alvin Bragg for racial discrimination after murder charges dropped

September 30, 2023

Ex-bodega clerk Jose Alba sues NYC DA Alvin Bragg for racial discrimination after murder charges dropped

Former bodega worker Jose Alba is suing New York City District Attorney Alvin Brag after he dropped murder charges against Alba in what video showed was a self-defense killing.

Gutfeld: The verdict they rendered coddles the misgendered

September 30, 2023

Gutfeld: The verdict they rendered coddles the misgendered

'Gutfeld!' panelists react to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling ordering judges not to misgender individuals who appear before them in cases.

Former Fulton County Jail officer federally indicted for allegedly using excessive force with detainee

September 28, 2023

Former Fulton County Jail officer federally indicted for allegedly using excessive force with detainee

A former Fulton County, Georgia, jail officer was federally indicted this week for allegedly using excessive force with a female pretrial detainee in June.

The Supreme Court decision that could help us take back our cities

September 27, 2023

The Supreme Court decision that could help us take back our cities

For well over a year, hundreds of people — sometimes over 1,000 — have been camping out in tents in Phoenix's Zone, turning the streets into violent sewers.

Texas law banning drag performances in front of children ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

September 26, 2023

Texas law banning drag performances in front of children ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

A federal judge ruled that the Texas law restricting drag performances in front of children as unconstitutional, arguing it violated the First Amendment.

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop, accuses ex-Trump lawyer of 'hacking'

September 26, 2023

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop, accuses ex-Trump lawyer of 'hacking'

Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit alleging that former President Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is responsible for the "total annihilation" of his digital privacy.