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A group of Twitter users who have been blocked from the @realDonaldTrump account are suing the president and two White House aides, arguing that their inability to engage directly on the social media platform is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed the lawsuit on behalf…
A coalition of attorneys general sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for freezing regulations designed to protect student loan borrowers who were cheated by colleges. The lawsuit brought by 18 states and the District of Columbia accused the Department of Education of violating federal law by suddenly delaying the rules without seeking stakeholder or public input.…
On July 5, 2017, a three judge-panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a unanimous ruling stating immigration officials must continue to follow a 1997 lawsuit decision, Flores vs. Janet Reno, that guaranteed court hearings for minor immigrants, created standards for detention and set up a policy in favor of their…
A new strain of malware is spreading rapidly inside corporate networks, holding data for ransom, and causing permanent data loss even if ransom is paid. Malware comes in all shapes and sizes. Some are masters of stealth, quietly stealing your information to commit identity theft. They can turn your computer into a soldier in a…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is inspiring great optimism for its potential to improve the lives and jobs of its users. But it also inspires great concern for its potential to disrupt industries and automate people out of their jobs. The legal industry is no exception. Tasks once thought to require human intelligence are increasingly being performed,…
Josh Hawley the Attorney General of Missouri, filed a lawsuit against major drug manufacturers, claiming they misrepresented the risks of opioid painkillers. Two other states have filed similar lawsuits. Hawley filed the lawsuit on June 21 in state court in St. Louis, against Johnson & Johnson, Purdue Pharma and divisions of Endo International. Hawley claimed…
A controversial schools bill has attracted much criticism and dissent across the state of Florida, with Governor Rick Scott refusing to accept arguments from supporters of traditional public schools. Prior to signing the bill at Morning Star Catholic School in Orlando, Governor Scott said that every child in Florida will have access to a good…
The Republican-controlled House, on June 8, voted in favor of legislation to scale back major parts of the Obama-era financial rules devised in response to the 2008 economic crisis. Its approval signals the continuation of a drawn-out battle over the banking industry’s deregulation. The bill would dismantle much of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform…
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