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Michelle Carter was convicted today of involuntary manslaughter for sending her alleged boyfriend text messages encouraging him to commit suicide. Her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, killed himself in his truck in July 2014, inducing death by carbon monoxide poisoning. The body of Conrad Roy III was found June 13, 2014 in a Kmart parking lot…
In a case involving Texas-based BNSF Railway Co., the Supreme Court ruled that the corporation could not be sued in Montana for injuries that were sustained elsewhere. This Supreme Court ruling could have a significant impact on future personal injury suits by limiting where they can be filed. The justices ruled, 8-1, that States…
On May 30 the U.S. Supreme Court gave consumers and small technology companies a big win over patent owners, upholding the right of people to use and resell the products they buy. The 7-1 decision, in a case called Impression Products v. Lexmark International, held that after a patent owner sells an item, the patent…
A three-judge appeals panel ruled unanimously to overturn an earlier dismissal of a major lawsuit against the NSA’s internet data gathering activities. On May 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court dismissal in Wikimedia Foundation, et al. v. National Security Agency, et al. The suit alleges that the National Security…
One of the most audacious proposals of President Trump during his campaign was his plan to build a wall along the southern border and have Mexico finance its construction. Amidst all the commotion during Trump’s initial months in office, the border wall has not attracted nearly as much scrutiny as have other issues.
Republican lawmakers have been trying, unsuccessfully, to pass tort reform laws in the United States for decades. House Republicans are now taking advantage of the attention focused on other issues to quietly advance several tort reform bills. Tort reform makes a comeback A tort is an action or infringement that causes loss, harm and/or injury,…
Sexual harassment continues to be a significant problem in the legal world, especially among big law firms. More and more female lawyers are coming forward with accounts of sexually inappropriate behavior they have experienced on the job, whether it is unwanted touching, lewd jokes or blatant sexism. Legal website Above the Law’s “The Pink Ghetto”…
The Federal Communications Commission has begun the process of overturning Obama-era open internet rules. On May 18, the FCC voted 2-1 on a party line vote to start the repeal process of Title II classification to internet service providers. Republicans currently enjoy a majority on the FCC, which is operating while short two commissioners. It…
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