At the beginning of March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to chuck environmental regulations pertaining to the handling and disposal of coal ash, a substance that contains a number of carcinogens. Despite the obvious dangers, Pruitt and the EPA said nothing of the public health risks in their announcement earlier this month. … [Read more...]
Who’s Regulating Gun Safety?
In the wake of the Parkland shooting, young students throughout the country have forced the issue of gun control onto center stage. Politicians who rely on donations from the NRA have been pressured to take a stance on gun violence, leading certain Republicans to favor (some version of) gun control. Jayla Holdip, a student at Thurgood Marshall … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Blocks Undocumented Immigrants’ Access to Periodic Bail Hearings
During his first week in office, President Donald Trump got to work, signing three executive orders pertaining to border security, interior enforcement and visa restrictions. The first order, entitled “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” sought to crack down on a perceived influx of undocumented immigrants. To do this, the … [Read more...]
The Man Leading the Charge Against the Specter of Voter Fraud
After Donald Trump won the US Presidency, critics lambasted the outcome, highlighting the uncomfortable fact that, though Trump won the electoral college, he failed to gain a majority of the popular vote. Trump did not take the criticism lightly, and in an attempt to legitimate his presidency, he convened a special group to investigate possible … [Read more...]
Shareholders Receive Major Benefits Thanks to New Tax Law
The new tax law has been the subject of an ongoing debate ever since it was passed at the end of last year. Those on the right have argued that the positive effects can already be seen in the rise of employee bonuses. Democrats, who opposed the tax reform measure, have criticized the bill based on a different short-term metric: stock buybacks, … [Read more...]
Exposure to Disinfectants Could Lead to Birth Defects
A chemical found in a wide array of household cleaning products may be linked to cross-generational birth defects, according to a recent study conducted by researchers Terry Hrubec and Patricia Hunt. Both Hrubec and Hunt had already conducted a study in 2014 that found a correlation between the chemical – known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment Is Now Much Stronger
When in 2013 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rescinded certain provisions of the state’s oil and gas laws, the landscape of environmental law fundamentally shifted, turning away from 40 years of accepted case law. In Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a four-Justice majority rejected Sections 3215(b)(4), 3215(d), 3303, and 3304 of … [Read more...]
Federal Court Considers the Statewide Election of Texas Judges
For the past 150 years, Texas has held statewide elections to appoint judges to the State Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals. A lawsuit filed by attorney Carmen Rodriguez and movement organizer Juanita Valdez-Cox could radically alter the way those elections are carried out. in February, plaintiffs – including Rodriquez, Valdez-Cox, … [Read more...]
Biometric Privacy Statutes Raise Important Questions Around Privacy
Nine years after Illinois legislators passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a surge in litigation has forced state courts to consider sui generis questions related to privacy and the legal definition of “actual harm.” Though the law was passed in 2008, it wasn’t until late 2017 that workers started pursuing legal action in response … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Falls Behind on Environmental Penalties
The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) released a report earlier this month showing that, when compared to the last three presidents, the Trump administration has lagged behind on environmental regulation enforcement. During their first years in office, Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all handed out more penalties and … [Read more...]
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