6/7/2015 One of the major environmental concerns since the beginning of this decade has been the use of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” to unearth natural gas and oil shale reserves. The process uses high-pressure water among other substances to create or to widen holes into the shale formation in order to release the gas or
6/06/2015 Relations between the United States and China are cooling once again after the U.S. suffered one of the most devastating cyber-attacks in history. Although the Obama administration has yet to officially accuse China for Thursday’s hack on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), security and law enforcement officials believe it was conducted by the
This post is courtesy of a guest writer, Josh Weinberger. 3-D Printing and the law have always been strange bed partners; from Cody Wilson’s 3-D printed gun to a range of intellectual property concerns and disputes. But as this technology matures, you will see it more and more in the courtroom. Rather than being
6/5/2015 An FDA advisory committee voted 18-6 on Thursday, April 4th to recommend the approval of the drug, flibanserin, a medicine designed to increase the sexual desire in women. Known colloquially as “female Viagra,” two prior attempts at moving the drug through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process had been rejected. Drug developer Boehringer
6/5/2015 Talks are underway for what could potentially be the third gigantic cross-platform communications merger this year. Dish Network, the nation’s second-largest satellite provider and America’s fourth-largest wireless company, T-Mobile; have begun preliminary negotiations for a merger. This follows the nearly finalized AT&T’s $49 billion acquisition of leading satellite provider, DirecTV, and Charter Communications recent
6/3/2015 Well, the rapturous joy that recently liberated American phone call enthusiasts have exuded will now be quelled after a rousing 48-hour celebration in the streets of major U.S. cities everywhere. The Mardi Gras-level celebration quickly subsided as individuals began shouting from the rooftops last night, “Hang up your phones! The Freedom Act is coming,
6/3/2015 ABC News reported late Monday night that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents recently allowed 67 of 70 fake bombs through airport security checkpoints in a widespread test conducted by Homeland Security special agents under direction from the department’s Office of the Inspector General. In one case, the tester even set off the metal detector
6/2/2015 Knowing how to kick a law when it’s down, Facebook unveiled a new encryption component to its website, which allows users to send and receive emails as well as Facebook notifications that organizations like the National Security Agency (NSA) are unable to view. In the wake of the temporary halting of the NSA spying
6/2/2015 Much like Sunday’s last-minute drama in the U.S. Senate over extending parts of the Patriot Act to authorize the NSA-spying program, the Illinois legislature was hard at work Sunday night trying to patch together a massive budget gap before the end of its spring session. The results of the failed last-ditch effort to reconcile
6/1/2015 Republicans are furious at one of their own today, Kentucky’s Junior Senator and presidential hopeful Rand Paul, who nearly single-handedly took down the National Security Agency’s (NSA) authorization for its spying program. Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act officially expired at midnight, June 1st despite a frantic effort by fellow Kentuckian, Republican Senate