Golf carts are becoming more and more popular as a mode of transportation, They’re smaller, less expensive than cars, and as most are rechargeable electric vehicles, they are affordable to drive. Golf carts are an attractive way to travel short …
Can Judge Mandate Vaccination as a Probation Condition?
With the delta variant of COVID-19 on the rise, Americans remain split about whether to get vaccinated. Now there’s a new front in the vaccine wars, as judges in several states are requiring defendants on probation to get vaccinated. Probation …
Does HIPAA Protect Your Vaccination Status?
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, a well-known vaccine critic and skeptic, was recently asked whether she’d been vaccinated against COVID-19. She responded by saying that the question itself was “in violation of my HIPAA rights.” By HIPAA, she was referring to …
Are Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards Illegal?
As the highly contagious delta variant spreads, places like universities, restaurants, and even New York City are requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19. In most places that means producing the original or a copy of the CDC-issued vaccination card. With …
Who Should Make School Masking Decisions in Florida?
The Florida Constitution seems to be clear about who runs local schools: "The school board shall operate, control, and supervise all free public schools within the school district." But when it comes to making decisions about whether students should be …
Police Reform Efforts Spark Legislative Backlashes
Many Americans have taken heart that the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will lead to police reform around the country. Even though prosecutors made it clear that their focus was on one defendant and not police …
Can You Sue Johnson & Johnson for a Vaccine Injury?
The drive to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 took a hit earlier this month when American and European regulators announced a pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Out of more than 7 million doses distributed in the United …
Do Traffic Stops Do More Harm Than Good?
The recent killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, by a suburban Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer started as a routine traffic stop. So did the killing of another Black man, Philando Castile, five years earlier in another Minnesota …
Guaranteed Income: Bad Idea? Or Has Its Time Come?
To many Americans, the idea of free handouts is ? well, un-American. But might that sentiment be changing? Around the country, a variety of programs have emerged to provide monthly payments ? no requirements, no strings attached ? to low-income …
Can Executive Orders Stop Student Debt?
Student debt is reaching a crisis level as college costs grow year after year, and interest rates keep many people in debt. President Biden has already extended the pause on student federal loan payments during the pandemic until September 30, …