Polls Close in Wisconsin’s Key Court ContestMore than two million people had been expected to vote to decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court, as Elon Musk is paying $50 to anyone who uploads a photo of a resident outside a precinct. …[TheTopNews] Read More.THE NEW YORK TIMES – U.S. News | U.S. National NewsTue, April 1, 20251 hour ago
Johnson & Johnson Loses in Court Again in Bid to Settle Talc CasesA judge dismissed an attempt to use a bankruptcy court to resolve tens of thousands of claims that the company’s talcum power products caused cancer. …[TheTopNews] Read More.THE NEW YORK TIMES – Business | Business & CommerceTue, April 1, 20258 hours ago
‘In What Court Was He Convicted?’ Karoline Leavitt Dodges On Key Question About Migrant Mistaken…White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged a key question Tuesday about a deported and imprisoned migrant, who the administration continues to claim is a gang member. In a recent court filing, President Donald Trump’s administration admitted that a Maryland man named Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported and imprisoned indefinitely in El Salvador. Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was granted protected status in 2019 — meaning the U.S. government could not send him back to his home country for fear of retribution. The mistake was characterized as an “administrative error.” Trump officials remain adamant that Garcia is a member of the infamous gang MS-13. Prior to being granted protected status, he was arrested earlier in 2019 while loitering in front of a Home Depot in Maryland. Due to his clothing — and allegations from an…
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that’s drawn powerful political int…Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in an election that broke records for spending and became a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights. Republicans who lined up behind candidate Brad Schimel included President Donald Trump… Source: LacrosseTribune.com …[TheTopNews] Read More.WISCONSIN REPORT – People, Places, Politics Since 2002Tue, April 1, 202521 hours ago
Federal Court ‘Vacates in Its Entirety’ the FDA’s Costly and Onerous Lab Test RuleA federal district court has struck a blow for medical innovation and patient empowerment by overruling the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) misbegotten effort to regulate laboratory-developed (LDTs) and in vitro testing. LDTs are diagnostic in vitro tests for clinical use that are designed, manufactured, and performed by individual laboratories. They can diagnose illnesses and guide treatments by detecting relevant biomarkers in saliva, blood, or tissues; the tests can identify small molecules, proteins, RNA, DNA, cells, and pathogens. For example, some assess the risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease, detect the presence of cancers, or guide the treatment of breast cancer. Last May, the agency adopted extensive new rules aimed at regulating those tests for the first time. This is the same agency whose bureaucratic acumen in 2020 massively screwed up COVID-19 diagnostic testing as the pandemic rolled in. As I reported…
ICE Denies Reason Access to Immigration Court In Miami Detention CenterImmigration courts are supposed to be open to the public, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refused to allow a Reason reporter to enter a federal detention center in Miami where hearings take place. And afterward the government more or less admitted we should have been let inside. Yesterday, I drove up to the gate of the Krome Detention Center, an ICE facility on the western edge of Miami, and identified myself as a reporter who wanted to observe the immigration court inside. The guards look puzzled; court observers are out of the ordinary at immigration hearings. But these are not ordinary times for U.S. immigration courts, and there have been numerous accusations of severe overcrowding and inhumane treatment at the Krome Detention Center since President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program began. Those accusations sparked protests over the weekend outside…