All posts by Marcus Dieterle
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Possession of Small Amount of Drugs No Longer a Felony Offense in Oregon
Oregonians may now be charged with a misdemeanor for possessing small quantities of drugs.
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What Happens When the First Amendment Is Used to Protect Hate?
How do we combat white supremacist language when hate speech is protected under the First Amendment?
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Parents of Intersex Child Win $440,000 Lawsuit Over Surgery
Surgeons say cosmetic genital surgeries can severely and irreversibly harm intersex children.
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Michelle Carter Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison in Texting Suicide Case
There will still be appeals.
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DHS Waives Environmental Rules To Build San Diego Border Wall
The waiver exempts the San Diego border wall projects from over three dozen environmental protection rules.
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Catalonia Approaches Independence Vote Amidst Tensions With Spain
The Spanish government filed an appeal challenging the legality of the referendum.
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Bipartisan House Bill Aims to Give Survivors of Sexual Assault Better Care
The bill is named after Megan Rondini, a University of Alabama student who committed suicide.
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15 Protesters Arrested at Texas Capitol in Demonstration Defending DACA
The protest marks the first DACA-led civil disobedience action under the Trump Administration.
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North Dakota Looks to Norway for Inspiration to Make Prisons More Humane
At these North Dakota prisons, compassion replaces punishment in an effort to rehabilitate inmates.
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Luxembourg Law Establishes Space Mining Property Rights
Companies looking to mine celestial bodies for resources are one step closer to doing business in "the final...
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Disney Sued Over “Beauty and the Beast” Visual Effects
The battle over intellectual property is a tale as old as time.
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DOJ Report Criticizes Prisons’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Inmates
The DOJ report confirms that mental illness in prisons is drastically undocumented, neglected, and mistreated.
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Oceana Sues Government for Withdrawing Proposed Rule to Protect Marine Life
The rule was proposed by the Obama Administration.
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Free Chatbot Lawyer Makes Legal Aid More Accessible
DoNotPay isn't quite Iron Man's J.A.R.V.I.S., but this robot can help you traverse confusing legal paperwork.
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Texas Judge Rules Residents Can Carry Concealed Handguns on College Campuses
Professors worry guns will impede free expression in their classrooms.
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Protesters and Police Clashed Ahead of G-20 Summit in Germany
Thousands of people protested the gathering of global leaders.
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Trump-Backed Immigration Bills Face Uphill Battle in the Senate
Civil rights groups say the bills would make the U.S. less safe.
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Miami Judge Rules “Stand Your Ground” Law Revisions Are Unconstitutional
The law requires prosecutors to prove in pretrial hearings that a defendant wasn't acting in self-defense.
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Maryland Becomes First State to Pass Law Protecting Planned Parenthood Funding
A new Maryland law will protect funding for Planned Parenthood's health care services if Congress cuts federal funding.
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U.S. Wildlife Officials Draft Court-Ordered Recovery Plan for Mexican Gray Wolf
There are only about 100 Mexican gray wolves left in Arizona and New Mexico.
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EPA Moves To Repeal Obama Administration’s Clean Water Rule
Environmentalists say the repeal could threaten the drinking water of millions of Americans.
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Texas Municipalities Challenge State’s “Sanctuary Cities” Law
The law would essentially ban sanctuary cities in Texas.
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Women Unable to Withdraw Consent Under Archaic North Carolina Law
An almost 40-year-old court ruling continues to bar North Carolina women from withdrawing consent.
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European Court Rules Russia’s “Gay Propaganda” Ban Violates International Law
Three LGBTQ rights activists challenged the legislation in court after being convicted for protesting the ban.
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Bills Push to Make Menstrual Product Ingredients More Transparent
The bills push for more detailed ingredient labels and health risk research.
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Supreme Court Says Offensive Trademarks are Protected by Free Speech
Asian-American rock band The Slants wants to reclaim an Asian slur and wear it as a “badge of...
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YouTuber Charged With Child Pornography Production
Are the allegations against Austin Jones indicative of celebrities abusing the fan-celebrity connection?
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Supreme Court Rules Gender-Based Citizenship Requirement is Unconstitutional
The citizenship standard is higher for children of U.S. citizen fathers than for children of U.S. citizen mothers.
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Japan Moves Toward Amending its Rape Laws
The amendment would be the first major change to the country's rape laws in over a century.
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Environmentalists Blast the Trump Administration Plans for Seismic Air Gun Surveys
Environmentalists fear the seismic air gun surveys could harm marine mammals.
