Before the Supreme Court is a case that could determine the future of Lethal Injection as a method to administer the death penalty in the United States. [read more]
If after another six months the situation persists, the parents can be assessed up to $500 in fines. Six months after that, if the problem continues, the parents can be fined an additional $800. All because their kids have high BMIs. [read more]
Naturally, the question of whether Clinton’s use of a private e-mail account is against the law has risen. Her critics have cited numerous ways in which she may be criminally prosecuted. What's the truth? [read more]
An interview with Prof. Josh Chafetz underlining why the speech and debate clause probably protects those 47 Republican Senators you've heard about this month. [read more]
Under the mounting pressure of this “victim culture,” many colleges and universities have changed their policies on sexual assault to provide more protections to victims. These changes, while well-intentioned, ultimately infringe on the civil rights of the accused. [read more]
After the dust had settled, a total of nearly thirty million dollars had been spent on the ballot-measure. That’s a lot of green. The pro-labeling contingent behind Measure 92, the Oregon Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, ended up losing in a recount by only 837 out of over 1.5-million votes cast. [read more]
Imagine getting taken into police custody in the United States without being allowed access to your constitutional rights. For some citizens in Chicago, this may be a nightmare come true. [read more]
"Students should not be required to rely on an obscure exception to an exception to receive the same kind of treatment as every other debtor." [read more]
The USDA approval means these apples can be grown in the United States and will likely further invoke more GMO debate; the question of what could be done or should be done requires a bit of probing into the US regulatory system. [read more]