#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem
From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to most recently Sandra Bland; the United States has a serious policing problem. ...[Continue Reading]
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The next step in the LGBTQ movement may have a leg up
The EEOC ruled to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation as an interpretation of workplace gender bias. ...[Continue Reading]
May I vote please?
The systematic change in North Carolina election laws and the lasting impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ...[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 Criminalization of Revenge Porn
With the expansive nature of the Internet, states need to move quickly to combat the harming effects of revenge porn. ...[Continue Reading]
Checks and balances for the medical profession
Michigan oncologist sentenced to forty-five years in prison for defrauding hundreds of cancer patients ...[Continue Reading]
“A nation of second chances”: President Obama commutes 46 sentences
In his push to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system, President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 inmates who are currently incarcerated for nonviolent drug offenses, making him the president who has commuted the most sentences in more than 40 years. ...[Continue Reading]
Can Video Depositions Be Shared With Anyone, Anywhere, at Any Time?
The Ethics Committee of the North Carolina State Bar should address limits and guidelines to sharing video deposition testimony. ...[Continue Reading]
Second Circuit Rules Unpaid Interns Likely Not Employees Because of Educational Nature of Internship Programs
In an appeal to the Second Circuit, unpaid interns argue they are entitled to compensation, as they are employees – however, the Second Circuit rules that due to the educational nature of internships, in most cases, unpaid interns are not entitled to compensation based on a primary beneficiary test. ...[Continue Reading]
Re-thinking the use of solitary confinement
A federal appeals court decides that an inmate in solitary confinement may sue based on a procedural due process claim ...[Continue Reading]
Supreme Court OK’s new lethal injection drug
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court holds that midazolam is a sufficient lethal injection substitute, and consequently does not violate the Eighth Amendment. ...[Continue Reading]
Sweet Briar’s (Almost) Sweet Ending
The college will stay open for now, but could be subject to future lawsuits ...[Continue Reading]
