By Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

The Department of Justice announced today that they have filed suit against New York State, Gov. Kathy Hochul, AG Leticia James and DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder.  US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the lawsuit is based upon New York's sanctuary policies of limiting law enforcement agencies from working with immigration authorities and New York's "Green Light" law.  

New York's "Green Light" law was enacted in 2019 and allows illegal aliens to obtain a driver's license (See our prior article at https://www.liattorney.com/scales-of-justice/new-york-state-makes-it-legal-for-illegals-to-drive).  Further, it prohibits federal immigration agents from having access to the state's DMV records of these illegal aliens.  It is argued that in addition to granting illegal aliens more rights than NYS grants to its legal taxpaying residents, these policies and laws contradict superseding federal laws, endanger federal agents and legal citizens, and have caused a spike in illegal alien crime.  Proponents believe that sanctuary policies are necessary in order to make communities safer, increase trust between police and immigrants, and help create stronger communities.

This lawsuit follows one of a similar nature against Illinois, in what appears to be the new DOJ's systematic takedown of sanctuary states.  Bondi has made it clear that she will not tolerate sanctuary states with policies and laws that disregard federal law, endanger federal agents and increase crime against legal citizens.  One thing is certain, this is not Biden's DOJ.

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By Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

A Pennsylvania teenager, in a David and Goliath like fashion, has sued Big Food for his diabetes and fatty liver disease claimed to be a result of consuming highly addictive ultra processed foods (UPF's).  The claim is that UPF's contain addictive substances and are aggressively marketed to children and minorities.  Big Food maintains that they comply with all FDA guidelines and that everything is above board.

In the 1980's, cigarette giants Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds, acquired Kraft, General Foods and Nabisco, thereby securing control over a major portion of Big Food.  It is claimed that they have now taken a page out of their cigarette playbook, by adding highly addictive substances to UPF's compelling overeating.  This claim seeks to remove the defense that people choose to overeat and therefore become unhealthy of their own volition.

If this suit succeeds in holding Big Food accountable, it will be a significant step toward making America healthy again (MAHA).  Increasing good health by reducing our consumption of UPF's, which makes up over 70% of our food supply, is at the heart of RFK, Jr.'s non-political MAHA mission as potential head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Perhaps it is finally time to rein in corporate greed in earnest and make our good health paramount.

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