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Immigrants are pretty law-abiding people

2 years 3 months ago
I was browsing around at studies of crime committed by immigrants and came across this from the Heritage Foundation: Increased Illegal Immigration Brings Increased Crime: Almost 2/3 of Federal Arrests Involve Noncitizens A 2021 Department of Justice report revealed that 64% of federal arrests in 2018 involved noncitizens, despite them comprising only 7% of the ...continue reading "Immigrants are pretty law-abiding people"
Kevin Drum

Union drive at St. Louis cannabis company could have major impact on national labor law

2 years 3 months ago
A push by workers in a St. Louis marijuana facility to form a union could have national ramifications on labor law, with the company hoping to block their effort by asking the federal government to intervene. At issue is a group of “post-harvest workers” at BeLeaf Medical’s Sinse cultivation facility in St. Louis. They have been trying to form a union since September but have thus far been blocked by their employer’s continuous legal challenges. The company argues the employees at its Sinse…
Rebecca Rivas

Supreme Court To Nick Sandmann: ‘Lol, No’ To Hearing His Omnibus Defamation Lawsuit Against News Orgs

2 years 3 months ago
Remember Nick Sandmann? He was the dude who became something of a Rorschach Test for how much your political beliefs (in any direction) influence your views of a short video, when EVERYONE HAD OPINIONS on his MAGA-hat wearing encounter with a Native American demonstrator, Nathan Phillips. Also, everyone magically became experts in reading body language […]
Mike Masnick

Missouri Realtors Brace for Changes After Settlement Over Commissions

2 years 3 months ago
From NPR:  A recent legal settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors leaves Missouri realtors unsure of what the future holds. The association, which represents about 1.5 million realtors nationally, announced March 15 that it will settle several antitrust lawsuits, pending court approval. The industry group denied any wrongdoing, but it will pay […]
Kacey Crawley