Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
Advocates for New York City’s homeless have filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, claiming the agency’s new coronavirus rules unfairly target people who shelter in the subway because they have nowhere else to go. According to The New York Times, the city recently decreed that nobody can stay in a subway station for
Amazon claims that New York doesn’t have the authority to impose its own laws upon the corporation.
The lawsuit echoes many of the same arguments which failed to win over the California Supreme Court earlier this year.
Progressives in the United States House of Representatives have re-introduced the FAIR Act, legislation intended to kill mandatory arbitration. According to Common Dreams, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act would prohibit companies from enforcing mandatory arbitration agreements. In his bid to reintroduce the FAIR Act, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) said ordinary people should not be
Federal investigators believe the pilot may have experienced “self-induced pressure” that led him to flout federal law and take unnecessary risks.
Eight correctional officers have filed a lawsuit against a Minnesota county jail, claiming that only White officers were allowed to guard Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop accused of killing George Floyd. According to NBC News, the lawsuit was lodged in a state district court earlier this week. In the complaint, the eight officers say that a
A Texas judge has extended a temporary restraining order against President Joe Biden’s 100-day freeze on new deportations. According to The Hill, Judge Drew Tipton of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas extended an earlier restraining order against Biden’s decree. In his decision, Tipton said that preventing federal agencies from removing
Barr felt a plea deal could appear too lenient, especially to protesters.
The women say recall how rats once fell into a kitchen stew–which inmate workers were then ordered to serve to their fellow prisoners.
Smartmatic says that Fox’s disinformation likely cost the company billions of dollars in potential profits.