Dec 26, 2024
A person holding a smartphone displaying the TikTok logo on the screen.
TikTok Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Deadly ‘Choking Challenge’

Several lawsuits have been filed against popular video sharing app TikTok after two children reportedly died while attempting the platform’s trending “Blackout Challenge.” As part of the challenge, children try to choke themselves unconscious and record themselves while doing so. In the latest lawsuit filed, the family of 9-year-old Arriani... Read More »

A police officer interacts with a driver during a traffic stop, with the driver holding a piece of identification.
Lengthy Traffic Stops Must Be Real, Not Pretexts for Drug Busts

Ernesto Ayon was convicted of possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and concealed cash. But the police who arrested him acted unlawfully when they stopped him for minor traffic violations and detained him until a narcotics dog arrived. An appellate court found that Ayon’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated because... Read More »

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Prison Newspaper Can Include Content that “May” Cause Sexual Arousal

Inmates in Arizona prisons may be prohibited from receiving mail that contains “sexually explicit material or content that is detrimental to the safe, secure, and orderly operation of the facility.” While the Ninth Circuit agreed that some censorship of prisoners’ reading material is constitutional because it advances desirable “penological interests,”... Read More »