Posted by Steven Higgins. On Thursday, October 6th, President Biden announced that he will be pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. The move comes after there has been immense pressure on the administration to release those imprisoned on marijuana charges after it has been fully legalized in thirty-eight states across the country. …
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Constitutionality of the Vaccine Mandate
Posted by Jamie Hamalainen. The Coronavirus has brought about many worldwide issues since 2019, causing detrimental effects on the economy and many other aspects that affect people’s everyday lives. In order to combat these issues, there has been a great amount of work done to efficiently produce a vaccine and hopefully control the outbreak and …
Elon Musk Takes on Twitter
Posted by Thomas Cowden. Everything changed on July 8th when Elon Musk decided he no longer wanted to purchase the $44 billion company Twitter. Elon Musk had been slowly growing his position of Twitter until he became the largest individual investor and agreed to purchase the company. As his concerns of Twitter grew, he pulled …
NY Salary Transparency Law
Posted by Andrea Gonzalez. The New York City salary transparency law aims to reshape how companies hire new talent. City officials stress that the measure seeks to close gender pay gaps and other disparities by including salary ranges for New-York based and remote roles. The law applies to companies with four or more workers based …
How Huge is a Paperwork Error?
Posted by Jocelyn Duallo. The Associated Press presents ongoing lawsuits in Pennsylvania about mail-in or absentee ballots. The federal court is dealing with the American Civil Liberties Union and a variety of other groups filing a suit, “seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their …
A Note on Roe v. Wade
You may have read in the news recently the Supreme Court may end the 49 year ruling of Roe v. Wade, as this accouncement was made prematurely by an unprecedented leak. Many legal scholars called for its reversal as it was considered to be bad law. The late Ruth Bader Ginsberg concluded the same, although …
Montana AG Launches an Investigation into TikTok for Allegedly Serving Harmful Content to Children
Posted by Julia Haines. In this article published by FOXBusiness and written by Marisa Schultz, it claims the growing number of controversial trends that are prevalent on social media, specifically TikTok. TikTok is a short-form, video-sharing app that allows users and creators to share content and videos as well as start trends. However, there have …
Should Complex “Terms and Conditions” Documents Be Legally Binding?
Posted by Alex Mapes. This article caught my attention. It is entitled, “If the small print terms and conditions require a PhD to read should they be legally binding?” The article highlights the complexities of user agreements and how this could conflict with consumer laws. The article explains how the legal agreements are required to …
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The Unintended Consequences of Sanctions on Russia
Posted by Samuel Pineda. Sanctions have been introduced onto Russia in lieu of their invasion into Ukraine. The sanctions had been intended to disrupt the Russian economic (and political) sphere enough to encourage an end to the invasion. However, they have also brought negative consequences to the countries imposing them. The United States, for example, …
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Opioids in the US
Posted by Dan DeChellis. “Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement,” by Geoff Mulvihill, explores how this pharmaceutical company was recently put under pressure regarding their OxyContin products. OxyContin is highly addictive, which means it is a great way to make money at the expense of others wellbeing, like any other drug. So, …