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How Tough Is Washington’s Felony DUI Law?
How tough is Washington’s felony DUI law? In 2017, the Washington State Legislature amended the felony DUI law, making a DUI a felony if there have been three “prior offenses” in a ten year look back period. The previous law had required four prior offenses in the same look back period. Despite this recent change, […]
University Affirmative Action Programs Face New Challenges
When the Justice Department announced in early August that it intended to investigate the admissions practices of selective universities, the reaction was mixed.
Is the 2020 Census in Trouble?
While the White House has taken no steps to interfere with the work of the Census Bureau, it has done little or nothing to support it, either.
Presidential Election Integrity Commission Bogs Down in Voter Privacy Fight
Barely two months after its creation, the Election Integrity Commission finds itself embroiled in controversy on multiple fronts.
SCOTUS Strikes Down North Carolina Social Media Restriction for Registered Sex Offenders
In Packingham v. North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a North Carolina statute prohibiting certain social media use by registered sex offenders.
New York State Bans Child Marriage
Seventeen-year-olds can still marry with parental consent and judicial approval, but there will be no more marriages in New York state for younger teens.
Professional Purgatory: Beware Brave Whistleblowers
Beware, whistleblowers. Once you attempt to point out wrongdoing, your company will more than likely come back at you hard. Sound farfetched? Tell that to Jack Palmer, an Infosys employee whose tale was recently chronicled by Julia Preston at the New York Times.
Shame on you Judge Rakoff: Slamming the Courthouse Door on Investors Who Were Sold “Crap” and “Pigs” by Deutsche Bank
Judge Rakoff agreed with Deutsche Bank and dismissed two investor lawsuits involving the sale of residential mortgage backed securities the bank internally referred to as “crap,” “pigs,” and generally “horrible.” And “crap” they were, as we all know now (and it appears that Deutsche Bank knew before they sold them to investors). The mortgages were […]
The law prepares for intelligent cars
In terms of “realistic visions of the future,” Minority Report is one of my favorite movies. Not because I think mutants will one day be able to predict criminal action, but for all the little things. People taking drugs through their eyes, invasive technology recognizing and advertising to you without your consent and, of course […]