New Bipartisan Privacy Bill Submitted In Congress, Not About The Internet

Apr 05, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Technology Law

It seems the current Conservative House of Congress is not all about crushing the privacy rights of Americans with a new bipartisan bill that was recently proposed. The bill is meant to ensure that smartphones of US...

The death penalty is getting more and more expensive. Is it worth it?

Apr 02, 2017 02:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Recently, several states, including Nevada, have introduced bills that cite legal costs as one of the reasons for ending the death penalty. National trends show the death penalty is being sought and imposed less...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

May's warning to EU over security has been called blackmail – but it's more likely a bluff

Apr 02, 2017 02:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In her letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50 and formally registering the UKs intention to withdraw from the EU, Theresa May signalled that a failure to reach an agreement with the EU on trade could damage the UKs...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

How the Great Repeal Bill could turn into a major government power grab

Apr 02, 2017 01:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The next step in Britains departure from the EU is the UK governments white paper on what it is calling the Great Repeal Bill. This is the vehicle through which the UK will extricate itself from EU laws and create its own....

Follicle challenge: the Ben Cousins saga and reforms to drug testing

Apr 02, 2017 00:25 am UTC| Sports Law

As a footballer, Ben Cousins was one of the best of his generation. Among various accolades, he won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and was part of the West Coast premiership team of 2006. But today Cousins is about to serve a...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Is Brexit the beginning of the end for international cooperation?

Mar 30, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Its official: Britain is done with Europe. Prime Minister Theresa May has formally triggered the process for withdrawing from the European Union, ensuring that the United Kingdom, one of the largest and most prosperous...

Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics

Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...