Ryan Farrick is a freelance 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.


Colorado Supreme Court Dismisses Another Claim Against Masterpiece Cakeshop

“The underlying constitutional question this case raises has become the focus of intense public debate: How should the government balance the rights of transgender individuals to be free from discrimination in places of public accommodation with the rights of religious business owners when they are operating in the public market?” Justice Melissa Hart wrote in the court’s majority opinion.



Massachusetts Inmates File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Guards’ Alleged “Retaliatory Force Campaign”

“[The riot] was under control very quickly,” said Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts attorney David Milton. “Nevertheless […] there was a weeks-long campaign we called the ‘Retaliatory Violence Campaign’ in which 100 prisoners were brutalized and subjected to all manner of extreme and malicious force—not for any legitimate security purpose, but to punish everyone for the actions of a couple people involved in assaulting the officers.”








Federal Court Won’t Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By Woman Who Inspired “Baby Reindeer”

In her complaint, plaintiff Fiona Harvey says that “Baby Reindeer” told “brutal lies” about her, and her life story, to more than 50 million viewers around the world. The series details the struggle of an amateur comedian, “Donny Dunn,” who encounters Scott while waiting tables part-time at a London bar. Scott then becomes infatuated with Dunn, aggressively stalking him until she is eventually arrested and convicted.