by Webmaster | Jul 2, 2016 | Domestic Violence
On Monday, June 27 th, the Supreme Court upheld the broad reach of a federal law that bars people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning guns. This case involved two Maine men who argued that their guilty pleas for abusing their partners...
by Webmaster | Jun 30, 2016 | Bribery, Corruption
Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell got his lucky break on Monday the 27th when the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out his bribery conviction, which he was previously found guilty of back in 2014. This also means that he will not have to serve the two year prison...
by Webmaster | Feb 2, 2016 | Environmental Legal Defense
“Virginia-based hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Inc. was sentenced today in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, and will pay more than $13 million in criminal fines, community service and forfeited assets related to its illegal importation of hardwood...