AT&T’s Contracts Not Friendly At All According to Senators
AT&T’s Contracts Not Friendly At All According to Senators
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Michigan AG Schuette Says Schools Can’t Be Fined for Using Native American Mascots
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette determined Thursday that the State Superintendent doesn’t have the authority to fine or withhold funds from school districts that use potentially offensive sports mascots. Midway through March of 2017, Michigan’s state superintendent, Brian Whiston, asked Schuette to investigate whether he’d be able to fine districts which use potentially offensive Native
Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against CNN Continues to Grow
The hits just keep coming for CNN. According to reports from The root.com, the news network is “facing a growing racial discrimination lawsuit” that is expected to grow exponentially in the coming weeks and months.
Beryllium Rule Sacrifices Human Lives
The Trump administration doesn’t seem to consider worker health to be very important in the grand scheme of things. Yet another Obama era protection has been dropped by the Labor Department in a mad rush to undo regulations whether we need them or not. In this case, workers at construction sites and shipyards are likely to be exposed to higher levels of beryllium.
Woman Sues Emory University Hospital After Doctors Leave Camera in Her Body After Surgery
One certainly wouldn’t expect to wake up from an operation only to discover that their doctor forgot to remove all of the surgical instruments from their body. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to a woman who underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital back on December 17, 2014 “for a kidney and pancreatic transplant.” According to a lawsuit, she filed against the hospital, Lacrystal Lockett’s doctors “left a camera in her body during” her organ transplant.
CNN Faces Backlash and Criticism Over Coverage of Reddit User Who Posted Altered GIF of Trump Fighting a Reporter
Media outlet CNN is facing a backlash after purportedly tracking down a Reddit user who posted an altered GIF of Donald Trump fighting a reporter. A reporter for the network is said to have uncovered the identity of the user – known as Reddit as HanAssholeSolo – after breaking the story last week. CNN said
Trump Says Moves to Shut Down Sanctuary Cities and Illegal Immigration are ‘Liberating Towns’ from Criminals
President Donald Trump upped the ante on immigration last week, saying his efforts to crack down on illegal migration from Mexico and Central America is “liberating towns” from criminal gangs. “We’re freeing up towns, actually we’re liberating towns, if you believe we have to do that in the United States of America,” said Trump on
First Amendment Issues in the News
There have been a number of First Amendment issues in the news recently. Some are rehashes of the same old battles, and others give us more to chew on.
Facebook Challenges Gag Order, Cited First Amendment Rights
Facebook Challenges Gag Order, Cites First Amendment Rights