Man wrongfully confined in mental hospital for years receives $975k compensation
A man who was wrongfully detained for years in a psychiatric hospital in Hawaii has been awarded $975,000 in damages. Joshua Spriessterbach, who was living on the streets at the time, was arrested back in 2017 for drug-related crimes that were actually committed by someone else named Thomas Castleberry, as court documents indicate. This whole […]
Texas Judge rules that 4 men wrongfully charged with the rape and murder of teenage girls are innocent.
For over three decades, a group of four men and their families have insisted on their innocence regarding one of Austin’s most horrific crimes: the rape and murder of four teenage girls in an arson linked to a yogurt shop in 1991. Unfortunately, their claims largely went unheard. This silence persisted even when Robert Springsteen […]
Illinois Wrongfully Granted One in Five Truck Driver Licenses to Non-Residents
Illinois faces criticism for unlawfully issuing 20 percent of its commercial truck driver’s licenses to undocumented individuals, according to a government report. A report from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reveals that of 150 commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued to non-residents, 29 were found to be issued illegally, as referenced by Just The News. […]
Jury in Texas grants $3.2 million to student wrongfully accused of bullying based on race
Texas Jury Awards $3.2 Million for False Bullying Allegations A Texas jury has rendered a significant ruling in a case that captured national attention and sparked considerable outrage. After five years, college freshman Asher Vann was awarded $3.2 million in damages due to false allegations of racially motivated bullying made against him. The jury concluded […]
Court rules DHS Secretary Noem wrongfully terminated Venezuelan TPS
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against DHS Secretary’s Decision on Venezuelan TPS On Wednesday evening, a federal appeals court concluded that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem acted unlawfully when she revoked temporary legal protections for numerous Venezuelans, permitting them to live and work in the U.S. A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. […]
Former Georgia state Democratic official charged with wrongfully acquiring nearly $14,000 in COVID unemployment benefits
A former Democratic lawmaker from Georgia has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly lying to obtain around $14,000 in unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Karen Bennett, who served for twelve years in the Georgia House representing the 94th District, stepped down on December 30—just days before the indictment related to a fraud scheme. The […]
Man in Illinois cleared of charges after over 30 years wrongfully imprisoned for a murder he did not commit
Long-Awaited Exoneration An Illinois man, who spent over 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, was recently exonerated, just in time for Thanksgiving. Back in March 1992, 20-year-old Danny Davis was coerced into pleading guilty to the murder of Mildred Smith, whose body was discovered in her Cairo, Illinois apartment earlier that […]
Minnesota father Bryan Hooper Sr., wrongfully convicted, is released from prison after 27 years when key witness admits to the crime.
Father Released from Life Sentence After Wrongful Conviction A father in Minnesota has been freed from a life sentence for murder, after a key witness who testified against him for nearly three decades confessed to the crime. This confession came after the witness, Charaka Young, felt overwhelmed with guilt. Brian Hooper Sr. walked out of […]
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days | US immigration
Immigration officers detained US citizens in Arizona for nearly 10 days, according to court records and reports. NPR affiliate Arizona Public Media, First reported19-year-old Jose Hermosilo, a New Mexico resident who visited Arizona, was taken into custody by agents of the Border Patrol in Nogales, a city along the Mexican border about an hour south […]
Van Hollen Shares Heart-Wrenching Encounter with Wrongfully Deported Man
Senator Chris Van Hollen mentioned on Friday that Kilmer Abrego Garcia is entirely unaware of his family’s struggle to obtain his release as well as the intense political discussions surrounding his future, when Maryland Democrats encountered the man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador this week. “When he shared that his wife and family […]