Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
Immigrants launched a lawsuit against the United States government on Wednesday, alleging harsh conditions at a federal prison used to house undocumented aliens. Filed in a federal court in Riverside, CA, the suit says conditions at the medium-security facility are too stringent for detainees simply awaiting trial. Many of the incarcerated are asylum-seekers whose applications
It’s bizarre but hardly surprising: on Thursday, the Trump administration told a federal judge that it wasn’t responsible for finding deported immigrant parents whose children remain in the United States. In a court filing, the Department of Justice argued that the responsibility lies with the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU led a class-action lawsuit
Five years have passed since a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, yet lawsuits over the killing still remain stuck in court. At the epicenter of ongoing litigation is Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist and proprietor of the InfoWars website. Jones, writes the New York Times, used his media operation to spread ‘false theories that
An executive order limiting federal funding to sanctuary cities was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court on Wednesday. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said President Trump’s order was unconstitutional and that only Congress has the authority to withhold federal funds and grants. The three-judge panel also criticized a District Court ruling which had
Members of the Coleman family, which lost 11 relatives in a Missouri duck boat accident, have filed a second lawsuit against the aquatic tour’s operators. USA Today reports that the estates of Belinda and Angela Coleman are listed as plaintiffs. The suit alleges that the duck boats owners and operators intentionally ignored design problems and
A Florida killing is forcing the state and its residents to re-examine its policies on ‘stand your ground’ and the use of firearms in self-defense. Six years after the death of Trayvon Martin, another tragic, controversial series of shots is challenging statutes. Last week, footage from a Clearwater, FL, convenience store captured video of an
On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. government cannot continue administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children without their consent. The decision caps a controversial practice which was revealed in July. An immigrant detention facility in Texas was accused of force-feeding children medications intended to treat psychiatric disorders. Told they were taking ‘vitamins,’ the
Michigan State University is suing its insurance carriers for refusing to cover the financial fallout of its recent sexual assault scandal. The university issued a statement announcing the suit last Thursday. It named 13 of its insurance providers as defendants. “We are suing our carriers, including our largest carrier United Educators, for failing to honor
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is striking down regulations that protect students from predatory, for-profit colleges. According to The New York Times, the planned cut-back will remove gainful employment requirements. Under the Obama administration, for-profit universities were made to show the employability of their graduates. A crackdown on the industry and its enablers led to
Bernie Sanders is promoting a bill introduced last Wednesday, which would end the practice of using cash bail at the federal level and encourage states to follow suit. Called the No Money Bail Act, the bill would end the use of secured bonds in federal criminal proceedings. The Root reports that the legislation recommends providing