Merrick Garland

United States Steel Corp (NYSE:X) and Nippon Steel Corp. have filed lawsuits against the Biden administration in response to President Joe Biden’s blocking of the steelmakers’ $14.9 billion deal. What Happened: U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed multiple lawsuits on Monday in response to...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold its first hearing on December 2 to address the Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The hearing, announced through a public advisory on November 26...

A Washington-based researcher has filed a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), alleging multiple legal violations in the agency's process of rescheduling marijuana. As Forbes reported, the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Washington, names the Department...

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) agreed to pay approximately $3.09 billion in fines to U.S. authorities after pleading guilty on Thursday to money laundering-related charges in an ongoing case brought by federal prosecutors, who accused the Canadian bank of essentially making it easy for criminals...

U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Tanya Chutkan made public this week a filing by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith that detailed Donald Trump’s alleged election subversion efforts in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Mary Trump, the former president’s niece, on...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is holding firm on its stance that medical marijuana users should not allowed to own a gun, citing safety risks. In a recent filing, federal attorneys argued that the ban on gun ownership for cannabis users is constitutional and should remain in place. This...

Payments company Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday that analysts say could take years to sort out and will likely hurt shares in the short term. What Happened: The DOJ alleged Visa used anticompetitive practices in the debit network...

A Chinese woman caught growing roughly 600 marijuana plants in Maine told police she did it because she liked the way they smelled. Arrested on August 27, 29-year-old Jiamin Liao is facing two felony charges for operating a premises associated with marijuana in the U.S. District Court for Maine in...

Vice President Kamala Harris has gained the support of an unlikely person with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Russia will be rooting for her to win the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Harris became the front-runner for the 2024 election after President Joe Biden dropped out of...

A group of the U.S. senators are yet again pushing Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA administrator Anne Milgram to reschedule marijuana. Senators Reiterate Support For Marijuana Reclassification In a letter made public on Friday, the senators expressed their support for the DEA's proposal...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel is in U.S. custody along with Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the other cartel co-founder Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed in a press release. The two men were arrested Thursday in El Paso,...

TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. contend the U.S. could have enacted lighter alternatives to banning the app to address national security concerns. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law in late April that would force a sale of TikTok by ByteDance, if not completely ban...

In a significant move, the US House of Representatives has taken action against Attorney General Merrick Garland, censuring him for non-compliance with a congressional order. What Happened: The Republican-led House voted 216-207 to hold Garland in contempt. This action follows his defiance of a...

Congressional members Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) are demanding answers from DEA administrator Anne Milgram about why she did not sign the recent White House proposal to reschedule cannabis rather than having it approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, thus breaking with...

Following President Joe Biden's recent announcement regarding the rescheduling of cannabis followed by Attorney General Merrick Garland's move to officially begin the process, many expected the task to then be delegated to the DEA, which is part of the Dept. of Justice (DOJ). That didn’t...