FTC Can Move Forward With Lawsuit Against Internet Provider
FTC Can Move Forward With Lawsuit Against Internet Provider
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Why is the Rate of Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise?
According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, the roads are getting more and more dangerous for pedestrians. After decades of experiencing a decline in “the rate of fatal car accidents, numbers have crept back up in recent years,” especially those concerning pedestrian fatalities. Just how many pedestrians are losing their lives each year? Well, according to the most recent Transportation Department data, “nearly 6,000 pedestrians were struck and killed by vehicles on public roads” in 2016.
CBD Legality: Conflicting State and Federal Marijuana Laws Create Regulatory Confusion
There has never been much logic to marijuana laws. In 1970, cannabis, the least dangerous of drugs, was placed on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act along with heroin and LSD. Schedule I is for the irredeemable drugs, the ones that have no good use, not even for terminal cancer patients. Marijuana had been
Civil Rights Advocates Sue East Mississippi Correctional Facility Over ‘Barbaric’ Living Conditions
On Monday, attorneys for inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility opened arguments in a class-action suit alleging barbaric conditions afflicting over a thousand prisoners. Both sides, according to the Clarion Ledger, presented their cases before U.S. District Judge William Barbour, Jr., on Monday. The juryless trial – expected to last up to six weeks
Ohio Files Another Lawsuit Addressing Opioid Crisis, Targeting Distributors
Ohio Files Another Lawsuit Addressing Opioid Crisis, Targeting Distributors
AG Sessions ‘Declares War’ on California Over Immigration Law
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a federal lawsuit against the State of California late Wednesday, citing the implementation of local immigration laws the federal government believes are unconstitutional. The suit, writes NBC News, names Gov. Jerry Brown and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as defendants along with the state. Litigation – led by the Justice
Did Wayne State Decertify Christian Student Group Because of Beliefs?
A student organization at Wayne State University was recently decertified “for requiring its leadership to agree to a statement of beliefs,” according to a new lawsuit. The suit itself was filed on yesterday in federal court, and claims “Wayne State stripped the university’s chapter of InterVarsity of official student organization status illegally.”
Aldermen and Finance Committee Discuss Chicago’s Issues
Aldermen and Finance Committee Discuss Chicago’s Issues
Sympathetic Judge Strikes Down Challenge to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Dissolution
A federal judge in Maryland reluctantly ruled against a challenge to President Donald Trump’s dissolution of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Judge Roger Titus said he’d prefer a different outcome but felt his job doesn’t allow him to set immigration policy. His opinion, wrote Politico.com, was ‘very revealing.’ “This Court does not like
Chessy Prout Releases Memoir Recounting Her Courageous Journey
Chessy Prout Releases Memoir Recounting Her Courageous Journey