(Source) Introduction: In a brief period, two branches of the U.S. government have unveiled ambitious initiatives aimed at safeguarding Americans’ personal data from hostile exploitation. While their approaches differ, both share a foundational commitment to national security. This alignment is noteworthy, particularly as Congress grapples with stalled comprehensive privacy legislation and the reauthorization of
(Source) On December 15th, 2023, a federal jury awarded $148 million in damages to two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, in a defamation suit against former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had repeatedly accused the plaintiffs of manipulating ballots during the 2020 presidential election. Unfortunately for Freeman and Moss,
(Source) In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act (“ALRA”) constituted a per se physical taking under the 5th Amendment’s Takings Clause (applicable to states through the 14th Amendment). The ALRA gave union organizers a “right to take access” to an agricultural employer’s worksites to
(Source) On January 10th, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (No. 21-1449). Ready-mix concrete supplier Glacier Northwest appealed a Washington Supreme Court decision that barred its lawsuit against a union under Washington state tort law for allegedly intentionally destroying company property during a labor dispute.
(Source) Title 42 expulsion during Pandemic Section 265 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 265) promulgated that when the CDC determines by reason that there is a communicable disease in a foreign country and that if the suspension of the right to introduce the persons and property into the United States is in the
(Source) Fremont High School in Oakland, California used to have the highest rate of suspension in its district, 1 in 3 students dropped out, and only 1 in 4 students qualified to attend public college in California. But since the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made a $2.5 million investment to expand its restorative justice
(Source) To date, there are approximately three million farmworkers employed throughout the United States. They feed the world through their labor, bringing fruits, vegetables, and other crops to homes across the nation. But despite how critical their work is to our well-being, farmworkers often labor under substandard conditions, earn poverty wages, and face a myriad
(Source) Burlington, Vermont used to be known as a bustling college town on the edge of Lake Champlain, with
