New Mexico Attorney General Investigates Psychiatrist in 36 Deaths

The New Mexico Attorney General’s office is investigating 36 deaths which may all be the fault of a single psychiatrist. Investigators say Dr. Edwin Hall has a history of over-prescribing potent medications. Records pulled from his Girard, New Mexico office show that Hall didn’t just push pills on patients—he combined them in dangerous ways, potentially


Trump Administration to Reconsider Asylum Applications

The Trump administration may reconsider asylum applications for separated families. The decision, reports Reuters, comes as the government tries to settle a series of lawsuits related to its ‘zero-tolerance’ take on immigration. If approved, immigrant parents and their children ‘will get a second chance to apply for asylum.’ Consideration would be extended even to those



Vermont Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma

Vermont is the latest state to sue Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma L.P. over its opioid drug, OxyContin, joining many others in the fight against the large manufacturer for sparking a nationwide epidemic.  The state is accusing the company of using deceptive marketing practices to advertise its painkillers as an appropriate treatment for chronic pain. Vermont Attorney


Lawsuit Accusing President Trump of ‘Inciting to Riot’ is Dismissed

Earlier this week, a lawsuit against President Trump was dismissed. The suit was filed by three protesters who accused the president of ‘inciting to riot’ after “they were roughed up at a March 2016 campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky during Trump’s White House run.” The decision to dismiss the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said they “did not state a valid claim under Kentucky law against Trump or his campaign, and Trump’s speech was protected by the First Amendment because he did not specifically advocate violence.” The suit was dismissed on a 3-0 vote.