Understanding the Law
Explaining court cases, statutes, and executive actions across the country, providing valuable analysis of the facts and legal impact on the public.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a spouse crying was not a “communication” covered under martial privilege for purposes of determining whether a spouse could testify that her spouse cried in reaction to reading a newspaper article. ...[Continue Reading]
What Would the Founding Fathers Do: Confederate Flag Controversy
The South Carolina Confederate flag controversy through a jurisprudence lens. ...[Continue Reading]
EEOC Urges University of Denver Law School to Increase Female Law Professor Pay to comply with Equal Pay Act
Earlier last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that female law professors at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law were illegally paid less than men, in violation of the Equal Pay Act. The EEOC found that the pattern of unequal pay disparities for ...[Continue Reading]
What Could the Lawsuit Against The Organization Responsible for the Controversial Planned Parenthood Videos Have on Activist Efforts?
While the lawsuit against the organization responsible for releasing the recent controversial Planned Parenthood videos attempts to prevent the further release of similar videos and the release of abortion care service providers, its affect on the larger-scale issue is unknown. ...[Continue Reading]
A policy for inclusion or compelled speech?
The University of Tennessee sent a memo to its students and faculty requesting that everyone use inclusive pronouns when referring to students, instead of traditional binary pronouns. ...[Continue Reading]
Sound the death knell of discrimination—the Equality Act will protect you
Congressional Democrats introduce a new bill, the Equality Act, which seeks to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and provide sweeping protections for sexual and gender minorities across America. ...[Continue Reading]
Jawbone Initiates Three Legal Actions Against Fitbit Alleging Fitbit Stole Jawbone’s Employees, Information, and Patented Ideas
Jawbone sues Fitbit claiming Fitbit stole highly confidential information from Jawbone when it “poached” Jawbone’s former employees and encouraged them to take information with them, and that there is a violation of the patents Jawbone has on activity and fitness bands resulting in a call for cease-and-desist and injunction in production of Fitbit trackers. ...[Continue Reading]
Who Does the Department of Labor’s Recent Interpretation Generally Help?
After the Department of Labor releases its Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, questions are still present regarding what this means for workers. ...[Continue Reading]
Children in Massachusetts may not be calling “shotgun” anymore
Massachusetts introduces new legislation that will prevent children from sitting in the front passenger seats. ...[Continue Reading]
The end of “one person, one vote”?
U.S. Supreme Court will decide if representation should reflect the number of eligible voters or overall population ...[Continue Reading]
Voir Dire Vindication
A three-decade-old murder conviction is challenged on a potential Batson violation ...[Continue Reading]
GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL—the biggest score in sports history
FIFA leadership indicted for largest corruption bust ever in sports history ...[Continue Reading]
North Carolina House Bill 774: Restoring Proper Justice or Resuming Retrogressive Punishment?
Despite many states’ efforts to place moratoriums on the death penalty, North Carolina lawmakers take a step toward resuming executions for the first time in nine years by passing House Bill 774, dubbed the “Restoring Proper Justice Act.” ...[Continue Reading]
Life after death—spending the rest of your life on death row
Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, receives the death penalty, but America is still in the dark on where he will wait out the interminable appeals process ...[Continue Reading]
Just Because It’s Offensive Doesn’t Mean It’s Illegal
Lawsuits against those involved in writing the Pi Kappa Phi book would likely invoke First Amendment protections. ...[Continue Reading]