The Social Cost of Freedom (Free, Pt. 1)
The social cost of freedom, according to economist Ronald Coase, is symmetrical. One man’s freedom is another’s burden. Law is one attempt at fairness.
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against the Boy Scouts of America
For many parents, the thought of losing a child is almost too much to bear. Unfortunately for two parents in Texas, John and Copper Comita, they’ve had to face every parent’s worst nightmare and filed a wrongful death lawsuit as a result. Their lawsuit was filed against the Boy Scouts of America after their son, 15-year-old boy scout Reid Comita, died from heatstroke during a mountain hike in Texas. The lawsuit was filed because they believe the organization was responsible for their son’s death.
California Sues Government Over DACA Revocation
California and three other states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its revocation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, often referred to simply by its acronym, DACA. Joined in litigation by Minnesota, Maryland, and Maine, the suit follows a barrage of similar efforts. Attorneys general from over a dozen states,
Suspect Attempts to Kidnap Two Infants From Daycare Center
Suspect Attempts to Take Two Infants From Daycare Center
Floridians Struggle to Return Home as Flooding and Outages from Irma Persist
With the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushing inland, Floridians have begun returning to their homes, even as flooding from the storm’s powerful surge and heavy rainfall continues to spread. Irma, which wrought havoc across the Caribbean before heaving upward to the Southeast, was downgraded from its classification as a hurricane on Monday. Now weak enough
Supreme Court Lifts Restriction on Trump Administration’s Travel Ban
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted a request by the Trump administration to lift restrictions on part of the president’s ever-controversial travel ban. The one-page order, signed by Justice Anthony Kennedy, blocked a portion of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. The ruling would have stopped the government from denying visas to immigrants from
Who is the True Inventor of Email? – TechDirt Lawsuit Dismissed
Who is the True Inventor of Email? – TechDirt Lawsuit Dismissed
Stricter Supplement Scrutiny Leads Vitamin World to File Chapter 11
Stricter Supplement Scrutiny Leads Vitamin World to File Chapter 11
Hurricane Irma Batters Florida, Floods Downtown Miami
Hurricane Irma has already begun dealing damage to American shores, with large portions of Miami now underwater. Waves and storm surge worked together to overtake the city’s seawalls, even as 120 mile per hour winds tore shingles from buildings, toppled small structures, and even snapped the long arm of a heavy construction crane. Nearly 36
Senator John McCain Says North Korea Nuclear Tests Could Lead to Its ‘Extintion’
Arizona Senator John McCain publicly suggested that continued saber-rattling from North Korea could lead to the country’s eventual annihilation. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Republican congressman said that Washington needs to “make sure that Kim Jong-Un knows that if he acts in an aggressive fashion, the price will be extinction.” McCain made