Sep 20, 2024
The logo of the social media platform Parler.
Parler Drops Amazon Federal Lawsuit Then Files Another in Washington State

Parler, the controversial social media site, dropped its January federal antitrust lawsuit against Amazon Web Services (AWS), the former host for the platform. Simultaneously, however, the social media firm filed another lawsuit against AWS in a Washington state court, alleging Amazon violated Washington’s tort, unfair competition, defamation, and consumer protection... Read More »

John David McAfee, founder of the McAfee antivirus software.
John McAfee Charged with Crypto Securities Fraud

John McAfee, the founder of the popular antivirus software that bears his name, has been indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering of cryptocurrency securities. The revolutionary pioneer of internet security is in hot water after he and his bodyguard and “cryptocurrency team” advisor Jimmy Gale Watson Jr., were... Read More »

A screenshot from Minnesota Public Radio's live Facebook video feed of jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. MPR News/Screenshot by NPR
Finding an Impartial Jury in the George Floyd Death Trial

George Floyd took his last breath while pinned to the ground beneath a Minneapolis police officer’s knee. Millions of people watched. Tens of thousands have protested the killing of Black men like Floyd, chanting some of Floyd’s final words, “I can’t breathe.” Now lawyers must find 12-16 people in and... Read More »

Mass. Gov Charlie Baker reacts to a person getting his vaccination as he tours the Reggie Lewis Mass Vaccination site on March 11, 2021 in Boston, MA.
Feds Know Vaccines Save Lives, But States Make All the Rules

As schools and workplaces prepare for post-COVID-19 reopening, people are increasingly concerned about new laws that could impose mandatory vaccination requirements. They wonder whether children and employees will be subject to mandates that call for shots in arms. To understand the complexity of pertinent regulations, it is necessary to review... Read More »

Bowling Green State University students stand outside the Pi Kappa Alpha house on March 9, 2021 calling for changes to Greek life after the hazing death of Stone Foltz. (Bri Malaska/WNWO via 24 News)
Fraternity Hazing Results in the Death of Two College Students

As universities slowly began welcoming students back on campus, two families have learned that the dangers within these college campuses are just as real as the dangers of the coronavirus that shut them down in the first place. In two incidents just weeks apart, two college students have died as... Read More »

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Trump Affirms Himself Head of the Republican Party at CPAC

There can be little question as to what the main event of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was this year. As the climax of the fourth and final day of the meeting, former President Donald Trump took the stage and spoke for well over an hour to an adoring... Read More »

Martin Shkreli
CEO Martin Shrekli Hit with Class Action Lawsuit for Drug Monopoly

The youthful pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shrekli, nicknamed “Pharma Bro”, and “the most hated man in America," has been hit with a class-action lawsuit. Health insurers filed the lawsuit, alleging Shrekli plotted to create a drug monopoly. The insurers are seeking damages to be determined by market overcharges in a trial... Read More »

Protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse in San Francisco, file photo, April 14, 2017.
Supreme Court Dismisses Sanctuary City Cases

On March 4, 2021, the Biden administration requested that the Supreme Court dismiss three pending appeals about Trump’s efforts to withhold law enforcement funds from cities and states that refused to cooperate with immigration authorities during the Trump administration. The Supreme Court dismissed the cases. Lawyers for the jurisdictions challenging... Read More »

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The legality and Consequences of Enforcing a Vaccine Passport

With over 312 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines given to individuals in 106 countries, and a rough rate of 8.08 million doses a day, governments and industries are looking for ways to reopen, restart trade, and resume international travel. While records of vaccinations aren’t an inherent violation of privacy, as... Read More »