Trumpianity, America’s New Folk Religion
Mashing up Christian nationalism, prosperity gospel, fear, grift, and a less than angelic figurehead, Trumpianity could be America’s newest folk religion.
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School Files Hundreds of Textbook Lawsuits Amid Pandemic
Indiana school district refuses to excuse textbook fines during COVID-19.
Make a Successful Business by Buying & Selling Websites
Flipping sites isn’t easy, but if you can navigate the tricky terrain, you’ll find the profits are potentially enormous. Here are a few tips to get you started.
This Week in Rideshare: Insurance, DisplayRide and Vaccines
A Lyft driver faces a harsh reality, drivers get new tech, and vaccines roll out. LegalRideshare breaks it down.
Nuclear Verdicts Urge Trucking Companies to Focus on Safety
Changes to the trucking industry could be prompted by multi-million trucking crash lawsuits.
Are the Wrongfully Imprisoned Compensated?
Some estimates put the wrongful conviction rate at between 2 to 10 percent. With 2.3 million people in the prison system, it means that 46,000 to 230,000 innocent people are wrongfully in prison.
Georgia Judge Dismisses Republican-led Lawsuit Claiming State, Counties Mishandled Absentee Ballots
The lawsuit wanted to rework absentee voting protocol for the state’s senate run-off race, even though voting has already begun.
California Regulators Hit Uber With $59m Fine for Refusing to Hand Over Sexual Assault Data
California safety regulators have slapped Uber with a $59 million fine over the rideshare company’s refusal to hand over detailed sexual assault data. Uber, says The Los Angeles Times, has spent much of the past year refusing state regulators’ requests for additional information. The state is seeking records on sexual assault claims filed by passengers
Federal Anti-Price Gouging Legislation Needed to Help Americans Tackle Supply Shortages During Anticipated Winter COVID Spike
It’s rather telling that President Trump had to invoke a 70-year-old law, originally enacted to strengthen U.S. defenses at the height of the Cold War, in order to issue an executive order allowing for the prosecution of bad faith sellers of medical goods and supplies.
Harmonization of Gambling Laws Make Sense with Global Connectivity
None of this is meant to be easy, and it would be something that happens over many years, not weeks or months. Moreover, it hints at a greater, more fundamental question – the regulation of the internet itself.