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.



Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Voting Roll Purge

“Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s quiet period restriction to prevent error-prone, eleventh-hour efforts that all too often disenfranchise qualified voters,” Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected.”


Federal Appeals Court Shuts Down Challenge Against Texas Foster Care System

“The above excerpts show that the judge exhibits a sustained pattern, over the course of months and numerous hearings, of disrespect for the Defendants and their counsel, but no such attitude toward the Plaintiffs’ counsel,” the appeals court wrote. “The judge’s demeanor exhibits a ‘high degree of antagonism,’ calling into doubt at least ‘the appearance of fairness’ for the state Defendants.”


UCLA Alumnus, Lecturer File Lawsuit Demanding California Schools Let Undocumented Students Work

“As an undocumented undergraduate student at the University of California, I experienced firsthand the pain and difficulty of being denied the right to on-campus employment,” plaintiff Jeffry Umana Munoz said in a statement. “Losing these opportunities forced me to extremely precarious and dangerous living situations, always moments from housing and food insecurity.”



Colorado Supreme Court Dismisses Another Claim Against Masterpiece Cakeshop

“The underlying constitutional question this case raises has become the focus of intense public debate: How should the government balance the rights of transgender individuals to be free from discrimination in places of public accommodation with the rights of religious business owners when they are operating in the public market?” Justice Melissa Hart wrote in the court’s majority opinion.



Massachusetts Inmates File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Guards’ Alleged “Retaliatory Force Campaign”

“[The riot] was under control very quickly,” said Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts attorney David Milton. “Nevertheless […] there was a weeks-long campaign we called the ‘Retaliatory Violence Campaign’ in which 100 prisoners were brutalized and subjected to all manner of extreme and malicious force—not for any legitimate security purpose, but to punish everyone for the actions of a couple people involved in assaulting the officers.”