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After Tappan Zee Bridge Collapse: Construction Worker Rights and Protections
Tuesday, a giant crane collapsed on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York. While five people were treated for minor injuries, miraculously no one was seriously hurt or killed. No cars were hit by debris and no workers where in the way of (or atop) the falling crane. That isn’t always the case, however. Construction workers […]
B. Clausen
Illegal Search and Seizure and Probable Cause: What Are Your 4th Amendment Rights?
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” One [...]
B. Clausen
Dressing Room Surveillance Laws
One of the cornerstone issues of the first 16 years of the 21st century has been privacy. Phones, computers, the TSA, Facebook advertising, drones; they all have had a significant impact on our understanding of privacy. As technological capability advances, so too does our concern for privacy. Technology has always advanced much faster [...]
B. Clausen
The U.S. Spends More Studying Hyper Dogs Than Gun Violence
The CDC currently spends around $100,000 a year studying gun violence. In 2015, three government agencies joined forces to spend a combined $10 million dollars to study hyper dogs (spoiler alert: professionally trained dogs remain calmer under pressure than excitable pet dogs with little training). For the first time since 1960, guns are [...]
Brian Beltz
ERADs and Prepaid Debit Cards: Civil Forfeiture and You
In Oklahoma, the highway patrol has come under fire for using a device called the Electronic Recovery and Access to Data (ERAD) machine – a device with the capability to see how much money is on any card with a magnetic strip. We should mention right up front that the use of this has been suspended due to […]
B. Clausen
America’s Elder Orphans: Preparing for Life without Loved Ones
Until recently, Baby Boomers were America’s largest living generation with an estimated 74.9 million in 2015. They have since been surpassed by the Millennials, but as this large-scale generation ages, it is set to put a strain on the nursing home and elder care industry. The United States Census Bureau stated that our elderly population [...]
Brian Beltz
Gawker Files For Bankruptcy
Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to their inability to pay a $140 million settlement in the Hulk Hogan lawsuit. There will be an appeal, and many suspect that the damages will be reduced, perhaps even significantly. But if that doesn’t happen, Gawker as a company and website could cease to exist. However, […]
B. Clausen
Who Hacked Laremy Tunsil? What Penalties Might They Face?
The most insane part about the Laremy Tunsil situation at the 2016 NFL Draft is that the victim – Tunsil – was finding out about what was being committed against him at the same time we the viewers were. If there ever were a definition for “instant reaction,” this would be it. No matter your […]
B. Clausen
The Panama Papers: Leaks, Whistleblowers and Shield Laws
It’s convoluted, confusing, and perhaps has too much information to process. The Panama Papers leak, by far the largest of its kind, has 11.2 terabytes of emails, images and PDFs which go into excruciating detail of how the law firm Mossack Fonseca helped hundreds of dignitaries, politicians and businessmen conceal and launder billions [...]
B. Clausen