Extraction Has Victims

Our insatiable appetite for energy and gadgets is destroying communities around the world. Extraction has victims, even if they’re out of sight and out of mind until those victims are us.

Prison Officer Jailed After an Affair with Murderer

Officer to serve one year in prison after lengthy affair, with inmate.

4 Ways AI Can Dominate in Law Firms and Legal Sector

AI-powered legal software has been proven to boost efficiency in analyzing legal documents.

Two Teachers, Volleyball Coaches Charged with Sexual Encounters

Two teachers have been accused of sexual encounters with 17-year-old students.

Walmart Disability Discrimination Case Ends with $5.2M Jury Verdict

After three days of deliberation, a jury determined Walmart was guilty of disability discrimination when it wrongfully terminated a disabled employee.

Contractor or Employee? California Bill AB 5 May Provide Answer

In order to understand California bill AB 5, you need to understand the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. vs. Superior Court of Los Angeles. That case gave employees certain protections from being misclassified as independent contractors as opposed to employees. The facts surrounding Dynamex aren’t terribly complicated. The New Classification Dynamex

5 Reasons CBD Helps with Stress And Anxiety

When we take CBD, be it full spectrum or an isolate, this works with the endocannabinoid system.

How to Use Property Portals in a Profitable Way

There are many real estate portals coming up in the market. If you’ve embraced technology to digitally transform your business, and now you have a property portal, you must use it right if you wish to be successful.

Is It Legal to Get Your Programming Homework Done by Experts?

When you contemplate hiring someone to do your homework for you, it’s important to consider all your legal options.

Enraged New Jersey Couple Sue Taco Bell for Mispricing Its Chalupa Cravings Box

An attorney for the plaintiffs argues that his clients may have only lost $2, but Taco Bell has made hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive advertising.

Cuban Asylum-Seeker Locked Up in ICE Detention Center Commits Suicide After Nine-Day Hunger Strike

Officials approved part of the man’s asylum application and freed his wife. But he remained behind bars for months.

Southwest Pilots Hit Boeing with Lawsuit Over 737 Max Grounding and Crashes

The Southwest Airlines Pilot Association is suing the Boeing Company for $100 million over lost income related to the grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft.

Mississippi Justice Institute, Sidewalk Advocates for Life File Lawsuit After City Council Bans Prayer Outside Abortion Clinic

Sidewalk Advocates for Life and the Mississippi Justice Institute recently filed a lawsuit against a new ordinance restricting their pro-life speech and counseling outside the state’s last abortion clinic.

Cheap Opioid Tramadol is a Problem in Alaska and Africa

Tramadol is a cheap, easy to get opioid and is a problem in rural areas.

DOJ Claims DEA Could Have Done More to Stop Crisis

A new DOJ report indicates the DEA coudl have done more to stop opioid crisis.

Austin Independent School District Sued Over Allegations it Failed to Prevent Bullying

Austin Independent School District recently found itself in hot water when the mother of a student filed a lawsuit alleging the school district failed to protect her daughter from bullying.

Eyes in the Skies: The Legality of Drone Surveillance 

Does that mean citizens, law enforcement agencies, and even the government itself have a right to spy on you with the use of drones and other equipment?

Another Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Immigrant “Public Charge” Order from Taking Effect

Trump’s revision to the longstanding “public charge” rule would’ve punished immigrants who not only use public resources, but are “more likely than not” to.

British Family Complains of Unbearable Conditions in U.S. Immigration Custody After Accidentally Crossing Border

However, U.S. officials are challenging the Connor family’s story, saying video evidence and a stash of cash suggests they may have attempted an intentional, illegal entry.

Circuit Court Revives Trump Emoluments Lawsuit

The 4th Circuit Court will revisit one of its past decisions.