Environmentalists Push to Keep Bycatch from Being Snagged
Environmentalists Push to Keep Bycatch from Being Snagged
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Trump’s Personal Lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, Comes Under Fire for Threatening E-mails
Marc Kasowitz, personal attorney to President Donald Trump, raised eyebrows after he sent a string of vulgar and profanity-laced e-mails to a stranger late Wednesday night. The wealthy New York lawyer is currently employed by Trump and is the main man tasked with defending the president from allegations that his administration colluded with Russia during
Hawaii Judge Says Grandparents, Grandchildren Can Circumvent Trump Travel Ban
A Hawaii judge chipped away at Donald Trump’s signature travel ban on Thursday, ruling that overseas relatives of American citizens and residents would be allowed to circumvent the president’s signature immigration action. Midway through June, the Supreme Court allowed part of the contentious executive order to take effect, limiting migration from six Muslim-majority countries to
Trump and White House Working Closely with Senators to Reduce Legal Immigration
Donald Trump and his White House aides are working closely with Congress to push ahead a plan that would drastically reduce legal immigration to the United States. The administration has shown a certain interest in a bill due to be released later in the summer by two Republican senators from Georgia. Unveiled in its most
Unsafe and Unclean Conditions at the Jackson County Detention Center
Unsafe and Unclean Conditions at the Jackson County Detention Center
Wrongfully Convicted Ryan Ferguson Awarded $11m Settlement By Missouri Judge
From 2004 onward, Ryan Ferguson spent nearly a decade behind bars, framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Only in 2013 did the Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District) overturn his conviction, acting on information that key pieces of evidence had been intentionally withheld from the defense during trial. On Monday, Judge Nanette Laughrey awarded
Complaints Against American Air Carriers Sky-High Compared to 2016, Says USDOT
Complaints against American air carriers are sky-high, according to a recently-released U.S. Department of Transportation report. April was a particularly bad month for airlines. Several high-profile public relations bungles left companies like Delta and Spirit scrambling to repair their reputations, all while fending off aggressive inquiries from Congress. Complaints about air carriers filed with the
Uber Drivers Win Conditional Certification in Early Stages of Class Action Lawsuit
Disgruntled Uber drivers won a tentative victory in their quest to be classified as company employees rather than independent contractors. A federal court in North Carolina gave a conditional green light for litigation to proceed as a class action lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The New York Times reports that as many as
Ex-Postal Worker Guilty Of Delivering “Some Kind Of” Drugs
Ex-Postal Worker Guilty Of Delivering “Some Kind Of” Drugs
Complexity’s Costs and Collapse, Pt. 3
The benefits of complexity come with associated costs. Prosperous societies can pay the price as long as their standard of living is on the rise. Eventually, though, the resource base of a complex society can no longer sustain the production of resources needed to maintain the web of middlemen and onionlike layers of bureaucracy, and something has to give. Generally, that’s when a collapse occurs.