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The State of New York is seeking to dissolve the NRA and oust its President Wayne LaPierre. (Photo: ScreenCap)

New York State Vows to Dissolve NRA, Oust Leaders in $64M Fraud, Negligence Suit

Keith GirardAugust 6, 2020

New York State has filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its controversial president Wayne LaPierre. Get the details here. ...

CRIMECULTURE

Trump, GOP Leave Out Role of Illegal Guns in Criticism of Urban Crime

Keith GirardJuly 24, 2020

Donald Trump and his GOP cohorts have been trying to make urban violence a political issue, but they have failed to mention a leading problem–the flow of illegal guns from lax gun-law states to the nation’s cities....

CRIMEPOLITICS

New York Ready to Push Back Against Barr Intrusion on State COVID-19 Curbs

Keith GirardMay 1, 2020

Attorney General William Barr his issued a tantamount declaration of war against the states, but New York’s attorney general is pushing back against the intrusion on state sovereignty....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Attorney General William Barr (left) is closely following Trump policy by dismissing Flynn guilty plea. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Barr Declares War on States Over Covid-19 Curbs–States Push Back

Keith GirardMay 1, 2020

Attorney General William Barr his issued a tantamount declaration of war against the states, but local attorneys general are pushing back against the intrusion on state sovereignty....

ADMINISTRATIONAGENCIES

New York Gears Up for NRA Gun Battle Over COVID-19 Gun Store Closings

Keith GirardApril 7, 2020

New York State says it will “aggressively defend” itself against a National Rifle Association (NRA) lawsuit to overturn an order that deemed gun stores “non-essential” businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Abortion Becomes Political Football as Red States Use Pandemic to Curb Services

Keith GirardMarch 30, 2020

Anti-abortion politicians in mostly conservative red states are cynically trying to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to block access to abortion services....

POLITICS

Craigslist Becomes Latest Haven for Coronavirus Scammers, Price-Gougers

Keith GirardMarch 20, 2020

Craigslist.com, the popular online site for the sale of goods and services and the latest haven for coronavirus scammers and price gougers, has come under fire by New York’s attorney general....

ENTERTAINMENT

Alex Jones Joins Coronavirus Scammers as New York Warns ‘Cease and Desist’

Keith GirardMarch 12, 2020

Alex Jones is the latest high-profile right-wing pundit to hawk a supposed cure for the coronavirus as scammers flood the market with fake cures, prompting a warning by New York’s Attorney General....

CRIME

NY Attorney General Turns Up Heat on Trump With New Border Wall Suit

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James and state attorneys general from 18 other states have filed a new lawsuit asking a federal court to block the use of federal funds to build Trump’s wall on the southern U.S. border....

CRIMECULTUREPOLITICS

President Donald Trump reviewing U.S. Customs and Border Protection's wall prototypes on the border in Otay Mesa, California. The President was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, CBP Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Acting U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost and San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott.

Trump Fleecing Military for Border Wall Faces New Legal Challenge

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2020

Donald Trump’s plan to divert $3.8 billion in taxpayer dollars this year for the construction of an unauthorized border wall is facing a new legal challenge....

ADMINISTRATIONBUDGETCONGRESS

New York Takes on Trump EPA for Failing to Control ‘Upwind’ Sources of Smog

Keith GirardJanuary 17, 2020

The Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been sued by the state of New York for ignoring its responsibility under the Clean Air Act to control upwind sources of pollution that create smog across the state. ...

CULTUREPOLITICS

Donald Trump $2B Border Wall Funding Raid Slapped Down in Court

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump has been slapped down in court again. In separate rulings, two U.S. District Court judges ruled that diverting money from the military to build his wall under the guise of a “national emergency” is illegal....

ENTERTAINMENT

Donald Trump suffered two legal setbacks his border wall. (Photo Collage: Getty/US. Customs & Border Patrol)

Trump $2B Military Fund Raid to Build Wall Ruled Illegal

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump has been slapped down in court again. In separate rulings, two U.S. District Court judges ruled that diverting money from the military to build his wall under the guise of a “national emergency” is illegal....

ADMINISTRATIONLAW

Donald Trump Pays $2 Million For NY Charity Election Cheating Scandal

Keith GirardDecember 10, 2019

Donald Trump cheated in the 2016 election in more ways than one. The president has just had to forfeit $2 million in damages payable to eight charities to settle a lawsuit alleging he engaged in election fraud. ...

CULTUREPOLITICS

Ghostbusters! New York State Cracks Down on DYI ‘Ghost Gun’ Assault-Rifle Sales

Keith GirardSeptember 23, 2019

More than a dozen websites operators who sell ready-to-assemble assault rifles and other guns over the Internet have been ordered to stop doing business in New York State,...

CRIME