Threats

Rising Tide of Threats Leaves Judiciary on Edge: Concerns for Safety Intensify

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Amid rising anxieties concerning their personal security, judges across the United States are reporting an alarming surge in threats. This unsettling trend, touching courts from local levels to the federal judiciary, underscores increasing challenges in safeguarding those entrusted with upholding the law. The phenomenon is not isolated to any specific region or level of the judiciary. Typically, threats span from vague intimidations to explicit plans targeting judges’ lives. This escalation in perilous encounters correlates with heightened divisiveness and increased public scrutiny surrounding judicial decisions on contentious issues. Compounding the anxiety is the 2020 assassination attempt … Read more

$1.7 Billion in a Quarter: TikTok Live’s Soaring Revenue Amid Exploitation Lawsuit and U.S Ban Threats

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Washington — TikTok reported generating a staggering $1.7 billion in global revenues from its live-streaming service, TikTok Live, in just the third quarter of 2023. Over $400 million of these earnings originated from the U.S., detailed in a recent lawsuit revealed in the capital. The suit, initiated in October by District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, accuses the platform of enabling both sexual and financial exploitation of minors through its live features, which permit users to broadcast in real time to a global audience potentially numbering in the billions. According to projections within the … Read more

U.S. Cities Band Together in Major Lawsuit to Protect Sanctuary Status Against Federal Funding Threats

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Several cities and counties across the United States, prominently including locales from the Bay Area, have escalated legal action against a presidential executive order that threatens to strip federal funds from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. These areas, which have enacted policies to not fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, are part of a growing legal challenge led by Santa Clara County and San Francisco. Filed initially on February 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the litigation seeks to prevent the enforcement of the executive order. The legal battle intensified last … Read more

Michigan Attorney General Warns of Rising Jury Duty Scam Threats

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LANSING, Mich. — Residents across Michigan are being cautioned about a wave of deceptive calls where scammers impersonate law enforcement officials to demand payments for supposedly missed jury duty. This alert has been reissued by Attorney General Dana Nessel amidst reports of increasing incidents, particularly with claims of being from the Kent County Sheriff’s Department. According to the state’s top law enforcement official, these con artists assert that the individuals contacted have neglected to show up for a jury summons and must urgently remit a bond payment. Nessel emphasized that using trepidation and urgency are … Read more