Natalia Villalobos sought justice last month, with the help of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), when she filed suit against Muriel E. Bowser, the Mayor of D.C., and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). The suit came as a response to the OSSE’s refusal to grant Villalobos college tuition … [Read more...]
White House Memo Suggests Major Cuts to Top Climate Science Agency
The Washington Post obtained a four-page memo outlining a plan to decrease the budget of a top climate science agency by 17 percent. The substantial cutting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) budget would include trimmings of research funding and data-collecting programs. It would also seek to reduce … [Read more...]
FCC Blocks Internet Privacy Regulations
In October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed legislation tracking the ways in which Internet Server Providers (ISPs) handle sensitive online data. If the rule were active, it would require large companies like AT&T and Comcast to offer customers the option to “opt-in” before selling personal information to advertisers. … [Read more...]
District Judge Allows Case Against GEO Group to Continue as Class Action Lawsuit
On February 27th, John Kane, a US District Judge of Denver, CO, allowed 62,000 plaintiffs to continue with a class action lawsuit against GEO Group, a private prison company that runs 64 correctional facilities in the US. The plaintiffs, all current or former detainees of an immigrant detention center in Aurora, CO, claim that guards threatened … [Read more...]
Takata Corp. Will Pay $1 Billion for Fraud
The latest chapter of the Takata airbag scandal was written this week, when the Chief Finance Officer, Yoichiro Nomura, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Takata is to pay $1 billion in total as per an agreement between the corporation and the US Department of Justice. The question still stands whether this is an appropriate amount given … [Read more...]
House Republicans Overhaul “Stream Protection Rule”
On Wednesday (1/1/17), the US House of Representatives voted to kill the “stream protection rule” regulation by a vote of 228-194. The “stream protection rule” was signed into effect by the Obama administration on December 16, 2016. The rule, in simple terms, ensures that coal mining companies don’t dump mining debris into local streams and … [Read more...]
Trump Rewriting All the Rules
It has been a busy first few days for the US President. In addition to the executive order to provide relief from the Affordable Care Act known as ObamaCare, President Trump has taken numerous other steps to undo actions taken by his predecessor and to hamstring federal agencies efforts to regulate businesses and other … [Read more...]
Florida Supreme Court Reviews the Constitutionality of “Ex-Parte Communication” Law
On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the constitutional legality of the “ex-parte communications” process used in medical malpractice cases. The process of ex-parte communications is used by defense attorneys to gather evidence to be used at trial. However, this process may also violate the patient’s privacy rights, … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Pushes to Curtail Arbitration Laws
Following a report released on Monday by the US Department of Treasury, the Obama administration has been trying to convince state legislatures and insurance commissioners to regulate the use of arbitration clauses in contracts used by insurance companies. The report states, “State policy makers and insurance regulators should assess whether the … [Read more...]
California DMV Proposes Draft of Autonomous Car Regulations
On October 20, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) created a draft of regulations that would govern autonomous vehicles. The proposed rules are based off of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Federal Automated Vehicles Policy that was made mandatory last month. The draft contains several clauses regarding … [Read more...]
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