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.
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Two Teachers, Volleyball Coaches Charged with Sexual Encounters
Two teachers have been accused of sexual encounters with 17-year-old students.
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Baby Powder Over Asbestos Concerns
A recall was recently issued for Johnson & Johnson baby powder amid asbestos concerns.
Get Married, Get Deported: Baltimore Couple Sues Government for Turning Green Card Interview into a Trap
Alyse Sanchez’s husband, Elmer, was detained and slated for deportation to Honduras mere moments after an immigration official said he’d passed a marriage interview needed to get a green card.
Netflix Releases Its Panama Papers Movie as Mossack Fonseca Lawyers Try to Shut It Down
Netflix said the founders of Mossack Fonseca had already lost whatever reputations they were afraid to see damaged from “The Laundromat’s” release.
North Carolina Prisoners Sue to End the “Guaranteed” Traumas of Solitary Confinement
Supported by the ACLU, prisoners are arguing that a punishment with outcomes as poor as solitary is scarcely constitutional.
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
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.
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.