CourtsGovernmentPolice Departments
February 9, 2023By Stephanie Mattig
In 2020, Tony McDade, a Black transgender man, started dating Jennifer Jackson, the mother of Malik Jackson. On May 25, 2020, McDade broke into Jackson’s house and hit Jackson with a gun. On May 26, 2020, McDade allegedly returned to Jackson’s house and started using foul language. This resulted in a fight between Malik Jackson […]
BusinessEmployment DiscriminationGovernment
January 19, 2023By Jessica Pagliery
The swift rise of Amazon has consequences far past slow internet on Prime Day. In 2013, Amazon contracted with the cash-desperate United States Postal Service (USPS) to have their packages delivered on holidays and Sundays. This deal halted USPS’ fiscal bleeding and gave it a foothold to a booming e-commerce market. However, the rise of […]
April 17, 2022By Jacqueline Levine
The days of “springing ahead” and “falling back” may soon be over. On March 15th, 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act (“the Bill”), a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent and end the bi-annual time change. Daylight saving time, which is observed by all states except Arizona and Hawaii, […]
February 3, 2022By Emily Chahede
On Thursday, June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:25 a.m., Surfside condominium collapsed and resulted in an astonishing 98 lives lost. Shortly after the collapse, Condominium Association Institute (“CAI”), an international membership organization solely dedicated to building better communities, organized a meeting with attorneys, builders, reserve analysts, and insurance professionals to tackle the lack of uniformity […]
COVID-19 VaccineGovernmentTravel
June 2, 2021By Daniela Fletes
A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the effect it has had on the travel industry is enormous. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, international arrivals in 2020 decreased 73% and resulted in a loss of $1.3 trillion in export revenue. Leisure travel in 2020 was down 63% compared to […]
COVID-19EconomyGovernmentHealthcare
April 16, 2021By Paola Medina
A global pandemic has affected millions of lives and countries, yet Puerto Rico may be one of the few facing two pandemics. Why? Because in addition to the coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) it is also dealing with “second-class” citizenship treatment. La Isla Del Encanto (The Enchanted Island), also known as Puerto Rico, is still dealing with […]
