It took almost two years, but a former police officer from Colorado who assaulted an elderly woman with dementia has been sentenced to five years in prison for his rough arrest. The former officer, Austin Hopp, agreed to a plea deal to reduce his jail time. In 2020, Hopp pleaded... Read More »
Two clauses of the First Amendment went head-to-head in the fight over private versus government speech this past week, as the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Boston violated the U.S. Constitution when it did not allow a group to fly a Christian flag over the Boston City Hall. However, the... Read More »
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is comprised of 50 square blocks that have a reputation for fostering illegal drug dealing, prostitution, strip clubs and homelessness. The City Attorney tried to ban four drug dealers from the area because they were public nuisances, but an appellate court said the requested relief was... Read More »
Two companies have gone head-to-head over who has the right to use a logo they both see as defining the future of the internet. Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., was sued by a nonprofit blockchain developer, Dfinity Foundation, over a new logo Meta adopted after rebranding late last year. ... Read More »
An ongoing lawsuit against Bumble Holding Limited and Bumble Inc. (Bumble) is now bringing up new questions about liability and deceit as the company moves to dismiss the complaint. The suit, filed in January, was brought by a Bumble user who alleges the dating app purposefully misrepresented some of its... Read More »
A new bill targeting drunk drivers is gaining momentum throughout Tennessee and across the nation. The bill aims to help tackle drunk driving by implementing a unique financial penalty, child support payments. House Bill 1834, otherwise known as Ethan's, Haley's, and Bentley's Law was the product of three children who... Read More »
A 12-year-old girl on Snapchat shared nude photos with a stranger, who told her she was pretty and also her friend. She believed him, and also believed Snapchat that the photos and videos on the app would disappear, leaving no trace. She was wrong on both counts. After being complimented... Read More »
The battle between intellectual property owners and software piracy is as old as the internet. Streaming websites and peer-to-peer file sharing applications such as Napster, LimeWire, Kazaa, and DC++ have allowed consumers to acquire music, television shows, video games, movies, and other content for free, to the chagrin of movie... Read More »
Instead of hiring a private eye to discover information about a person of interest, several websites offer users the chance to click on a name and discover all sorts of background information. The basics, like age and city of residence, are free, but a hefty subscription fee is required to... Read More »
Video conferencing company Zoom Video Communications has agreed to an $85 million settlement following a class action lawsuit. The tech company became a staple in American and global households during the pandemic. While the software helped connect students, workers, and families, users claim that the company violated user privacy rights... Read More »
Before the government banned cigarette advertising on radio and television in 1971, the airwaves were filled with messages that menthol cigarettes were smoother, more refreshing, and capable of delivering “extra coolness in your throat.” After the ban, Big Tobacco swiftly shifted its marketing strategies to print media and fought back... Read More »
The Department of Justice has demonstrated a renewed vigor in pursuing healthcare fraud investigations in recent years. The DOJ boasts that it has recovered more than $149 million in 2022 just in COVID-19-related fraud actions. In 2021, they pursued actions totaling more than $1.4 billion in alleged losses. The DOJ’s... Read More »
Corporate diversity, like diversity in education and other arenas, is an ongoing issue. Certain communities are underrepresented in corporate management and, in particular, on corporate boards around the country. The homogeneity at the top trickles down into corporate culture and many other areas, creating a vicious cycle that perpetuates the... Read More »
The mother of a Virginia teen is suing the Virginia State Police Department along with two state troopers after her son was shot and killed during a police chase in January 2021. Latoya Benton, the mother of 18-year-old Xzavier Hill filed her lawsuit in early April in the U.S. District... Read More »
Colonia High School in New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township has been the center of a medical mystery after over 100 people connected with the high school have come forward with a diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. The link between the brain tumors and the high school first began to surface... Read More »
