Ras Associates, PLLC

05/07/2022

Red states line up more draconian measures to deter abortions and deny women the right to choose.

The proposal threatens to prosecute women who end a pregnancy, a possible new frontier in the abortion debate as the Supreme Court appears inclined to overturn Roe v. Wade.

05/03/2022

Read draft majority opinion overturning 50 years of precedent in Roe v Wade. Your vote matters. The elected officials that you vote for nominate Justices of the United States Supreme Court.

If this opinion becomes the law of the land the implied right to privacy is wholeheartedly in grave danger, opening up the erosion of other areas of our citizens’ private rights. Read the draft (whose authenticity has not been challenged thus far) here:

Read the full 98-page initial draft majority opinion.

04/02/2022

NYT: Courts act as arbiters of gerrymandering efforts, to put brakes on parties’ efforts to redraw electoral maps.

State judges have been throwing out congressional maps they call partisan gerrymanders, in a sign of the effects of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that pushed the issue below the federal level.

03/18/2022

Claims practices at major insurer called into question, as discriminating based on neighborhoof profiling.

The giant insurer is facing lawsuits from customers, agents and former employees accusing it of racial discrimination.

02/22/2022

U.S. Supreme Court rules that Former President Trump cannot claim executive privilege to block release of White House documents subpoenaed by Jan 6 Select Committee.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last year's deadly attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

02/01/2022

The victim’s mother had denounced the deals made with two of the men convicted of murder, saying she did not want them transferred to federal custody instead of state prison.

12/21/2021

Hertz: Aggressive use of criminal justice system to control rental car fleet sparks civil suit.

Some say they spent time in jail because of Hertz's cost-cutting measures.

11/10/2021

Former President’s Executive Privilege Claim Fails to Shield his Records from Congressional Committee Investigating Jan 6 Insurrection.

But a Trump lawyer has signaled an intent to appeal the ruling, which raises novel issues about an ex-president’s executive privilege powers.

11/01/2021

Ever wonder why there are certain areas where drivers get more tickets? The authorities have strong financial incentives to do so, as the tickets fund police departments, local budgets, and form the basis for federal highway safety grant applications.

Busted taillights, missing plates, tinted windows: Across the U.S., ticket revenue funds towns — and the police responsible for finding violations.

10/23/2021

Careful what you read if you get your news from individuals on social media platforms.

Company documents show that the social network’s employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation and conspiracies before and after the contested November vote.

10/15/2021

Judges indicated during oral arguments that city officials had a rational basis for requiring teachers and other workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be barred from public school buildings.

08/26/2021

Trump lawyers sanctioned by federal judge in United States District Court in Michigan for filing deceptive and frivolous election “fraud” lawsuits that had no merit and attempted to deceive the court, referring them to disciplinary committees. Link below to 110 page decision detailing their attempt to deceive the court after full evidentiary hearing in which they were asked to lat bare their “proof” of election fraud - there was none.