Autonomous vehicles, that is, vehicles that can operate without human drivers, have become a more common feature of cityscapes across America. States have begun to pass laws that regulate autonomous vehicles, or autonomous driving systems (“ADSs”). ... [Read more...]
Voter ID Law Review
As election day approaches, there is plenty of debate over the status of individual races – will Georgia turn blue? Will the Democrats succeed in flipping the House? A more pressing question for some voters may be whether they have the correct ... [Read more...]
Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism
On October 27, 2018, a man walked into a synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing 11 people and injuring several others. The shooter, Robert Bowers, was arrested and charged with 29 separate charges: 11 counts of obstruction of exercise of ... [Read more...]
Safety and Scares: Liability Law and Haunted Houses
It’s nearly Halloween, and you know what that means: trick-or-treaters in the streets, candy on the grocery store shelves, and haunted houses around every corner. But haunted houses these days are more than cardboard skeletons and creaky jump scares. ... [Read more...]
Modifying Child Support Payments
When a couple with children separates, one of the first and most important issues they should settle is child support ‒ that is, they need to agree on how much money is needed to take care of the costs associated with raising their children. ... [Read more...]
IDEA Protections and Accommodations
You’re probably aware that, thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act, workplaces must make accommodations for adults with disabilities. However, there is an analogous law that requires educational institutions to make accommodations for their ... [Read more...]
Understanding Food Libel
Maybe you’re familiar with the concept of libel, that is, the notion that a person cannot write or publish false and disparaging information about you. That fundamental concept has different nuances and applications, including food libel. In a food ... [Read more...]
State Laws on Firearms and Domestic Abuse
Recently, Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled legislature unanimously approved a bill that would require people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence to turn in their firearms within 24 hours. In passing this measure, Pennsylvania joins 29 ... [Read more...]
California’s Net Neutrality Law
Society’s increasing reliance on technology for communication and entertainment has raised important questions about access to the internet and how (or even if) that access should be regulated. Concerns have coalesced in a debate over net neutrality. ... [Read more...]
Rethinking Incarceration for Young Offenders
New York and North Carolina were the last two states to treat offenders under the age of 18 as adults. However, in the past two years, both states have begun to implement reforms that will distinguish the ways that juvenile offenders are processed, ... [Read more...]