by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Nov 14, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — An 1866 Reconstruction era law was put to the test Tuesday when Supreme Court justices wrestled with the standard that television executive Byron Allen must meet to move forward with his discrimination complaint against Comcast Corp. “[The statute] has...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Nov 12, 2019 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court revisited a controversial case Tuesday on whether the family of a Mexican teenager shot to death in Mexico by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the border can sue the agent. In 2010, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Nov 7, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities could face layoffs, expired contracts and programming issues if the federal funding for HBCUs nationwide is not renewed for at least two years, the state’s two U.S. senators warned Wednesday at...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 30, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents aren’t always following the rules in deporting military veterans who are not citizens and treating them without regard for their service to the country, a deported veteran who has since become a citizen told a...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHNGTON — Facebook might have to modify its involvement in the proposed digital currency project Libra if it does not receive approval from U.S. regulators, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. Libra, which...
