A Florida killing is forcing the state and its residents to re-examine its policies on ‘stand your ground’ and the use of firearms in self-defense. Six years after the death of Trayvon Martin, another tragic, controversial series of shots is challenging statutes. Last week, footage from a Clearwater, FL, convenience store captured video of an
Seizing Property a Subject Up for Debate in Michigan Lawsuit
Church of Scientology Settles With Former Female Member, Avoids Trial
On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. government cannot continue administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children without their consent. The decision caps a controversial practice which was revealed in July. An immigrant detention facility in Texas was accused of force-feeding children medications intended to treat psychiatric disorders. Told they were taking ‘vitamins,’ the
According to a new lawsuit filed against Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPSG), the parent company of Canada Dry, the popular ginger-flavored soft drink doesn’t actually contain ginger. The suit was filed by Julie Fletcher on July 10 and argues she was “misled about the potential health benefits of the ginger-flavored drink.”
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is striking down regulations that protect students from predatory, for-profit colleges. According to The New York Times, the planned cut-back will remove gainful employment requirements. Under the Obama administration, for-profit universities were made to show the employability of their graduates. A crackdown on the industry and its enablers led to
Bernie Sanders is promoting a bill introduced last Wednesday, which would end the practice of using cash bail at the federal level and encourage states to follow suit. Called the No Money Bail Act, the bill would end the use of secured bonds in federal criminal proceedings. The Root reports that the legislation recommends providing
Physicians Ask Patients to Explain Reason for Visit, Then Interrupt
Shortly after Defense Distributed and the company’s owner, Cody Wilson, got the green light to continue publishing “designs and other technical files” for 3D printed guns, lawsuits are already pouring in to stop it. Earlier this week, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit “against the Trump Administration to stop the publication of plans for 3D-printer guns on the Internet.”