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.
U.S. Representative John Conyers reportedly paid a woman $27,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim. The Detroit Democrat reportedly made the confidential offer after the woman claimed to have been fired from his staff after rejecting a sexual advance. BuzzFeed News and The Associated Press report the money used for the settlement came from Conyers’
Cook County approved a $3.25 million settlement for a woman who’d been raped in a suburban Chicago holding cell. The 52-year old woman was attacked twice in succession. Originally confined by herself, the victim was left alone with two male detainees. A series of decisions termed “incomprehensible” by a Sheriff’s Office official led to the
The family of a mentally ill Oregon inmate will receive a $2.85 million settlement two years after the man was found dead in his cell. On April 8th, 2015, the lifeless body of Bradley Thomas was discovered in an otherwise empty jail cell. The man, who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, died from dehydration
The Department of Homeland Security is issuing new instructions for Dreamers who missed an important deadline due to postal delays. The New York Times recently reported that nearly 100 beneficiaries of the terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program were rendered illegal after they missed an October 5th deadline for renewing temporary residency and work
A city in Colorado is settling with tenants of a public housing project who said their homes were searched without warrants. The settlement – reported by The New York Times – came as an agreement between the City of Longmont and four residents, who were representing in the litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union.
A civil rights watchdog announced that it’s reached a potential $3 million settlement against suspended Georgia Sheriff Jeff Hobby, who searched an entire school for drugs in April. The Southern Center for Human Rights instigated the lawsuit over the summer, which named Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby and 17 of his deputies as defendants. As
A federal agency blamed the safety culture at Amtrak for last year’s fatal crash near Philadelphia, which left two railway employees dead along the tracks. Traveling at 106 miles per hour – just below its authorized speed – the train collided with a piece of construction equipment parked close to the rail line. Immediately after
Grays Harbor County in Washington agreed to pay damages and make policy changes after a suit challenged its use of solitary confinement in juvenile detention centers. According to U.S. News, the lawsuit was originally filed by a local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union in March. The organization provided legal counsel to the mother
A 73-year old doctor from Florida has been arrested in connection with the deaths of four former patients. Boynton Beach physician Peter Katz had already been arrested in April. According to the Sun-Sentinel, he’d been prescribing medication with “limited to no exam, no patient files and no medical history.” Sometimes Katz would try fulfilling his
When convicted killer Muhammad Shabazz Ali was brought to a hospital in Dayton, OH, his behavior took a turn for the worse. The mentally ill man started screaming and acting aggressive. He threw chairs around a secure room in Grandview Hospital. “I want my medicine!” Ali yelled, repeatedly demanding access to pills he’d previously been