Gerrymandering 101: What it is, and why it’s illegal
Gerrymandering—the redrawing of voting districts to favor a particular political party—has been around since the earliest days of the United States. So why is everyone talking about it now?
Author: Jonah Gruber
Religious arbitration is alive and well—for non-Muslims
While some conflate Islamic sharia tribunals with oppression and misogyny, in reality the types of arbitration being handled in Islamic tribunals are similar to those that have long been decided through Jewish and Christian religious arbitration in the United States.
Synthetic pot: What is it and is it legal?
What is this stuff, and why would anyone bother with it? Turns out that even as more states legalize recreational pot, powerful incentives remain for finding alternatives, even ones that are demonstrably dangerous.
Medical malpractice: 5 dangerous medical technologies
Is medical malpractice on the decline? One might think so according to the statistics, but there’s a catch: the number of settled claims doesn’t come close to reflecting the scope of damages that result from faulty and poorly maintained medical equipment.
Will Sheen’s “sex contract” stand up in court?
Charlie Sheen’s non-disclosure agreements are a more alien form of sexual contract, but fit right in with the long, tumultuous history of intimacy litigation.
Should you move if you’re being stalked?
Sometimes personal safety requires you to take extreme measures, but uprooting your life and moving to a new home because of a stalker should be a last resort.
Air-freshener tree makers get sued too
The next time you peruse the array of scented accessories at the gas station counter, debating if you’d like your car to smell like vanilla, pine trees, or green apples, consider the vicious court battles that have transpired over the years in the realm of scented tree-shaped air fresheners.
Will men soon be able to give birth?
Last month, the Cleveland Clinic announced that it had become the first clinic in the United States to offer women a uterus transplant. The procedure offers hope to women who’ve lost their uterus to cancer, were born without a uterus, or who suffer from uterine defects that make childbearing impossible. The news caught the attention […]
The legal quagmire of human cloning
The seeming inevitability of human cloning raises enormous legal questions. Is human cloning legal? And assuming that human clones are created—legally or illegally—how would they be treated under the law?
Can I sue my landlord over a bedbug infestation?
Deciding which party is responsible for a bedbug infestation can become an endless blame game. The landlord may accuse the tenant of bringing in the infestation, which could make the tenant liable, whereas the tenant might claim that the infestation was pre-existing. Who is right and when?