Caitlin McLean

Nov 3, 2024 | thehill.com | Caitlin McLean |Penelope Whitney

Have you heard? Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, has an idea to fix child care: ask “grandma or grandpa” or “an aunt or uncle” to “help out a little bit more.” In other words, just ask women to take on more care work. Because, yes, even in 2024, it is still overwhelmingly women who care for children.

Sep 11, 2024 | usatoday.com | Julia Gomez |Julià Gómez |James Powel |Caitlin McLean

Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it, and when did the VP say she would ban it? In 2019, Harris called for a fracking ban while campaigning for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential primary. However, during her first sit-down interview in August, after she announced she was running for president,  Harris said she would not ban fracking.

Aug 12, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Tiana Headley |Caitlin McLeanEye |Caitlin McLean

The two decades Kate Menendez spent as a federal public defender representing people who couldn’t afford an attorney in Minnesota taught her the importance of never kicking someone while they’re down. It’s a lesson that stuck with Menendez, now a 52-year-old federal trial judge in the state, as she mulled the sentence of criminal defendant Greg Easley, who had been found guilty of possessing a machine gun while trafficking drugs.

Aug 12, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tiana Headley |Caitlin McLean |Caitlin McLeanEye

The two decades Kate Menendez spent as a federal public defender representing people who couldn’t afford an attorney in Minnesota taught her the importance of never kicking someone while they’re down. It’s a lesson that stuck with Menendez, now a 52-year-old federal trial judge in the state, as she mulled the sentence of criminal defendant Greg Easley, who had been found guilty of possessing a machine gun while trafficking drugs.

Aug 9, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Caitlin McLean

Taylor Corp. and participants in its 401(k) plan got final court approval for a $485,000 class settlement to end litigation over the printing and technology services company’s retirement plan fees. The settlement has been negotiated at arm’s length by the participants’ counsel, and it arose “from a genuine controversy between” the parties, the US District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled Thursday. The settlement will cover12,000 plan participants and beneficiaries since February 2016.