Category: Legal Pulse

Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Information Act Derails BNSF Railway Co.

Written By: David Trombly First Ever Jury Trial for the Biometric Information Privacy Act. On Oct. 12, a federal jury determined that BNSF Railway Co. violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy… Read more »

Race and Exonerations: Why Black Defendants Are More Likely To Be Wrongfully Convicted

Written By: Selin Ince National Registry of Exonerations 2022 Report In September of 2022, the National Registry of Exonerations released a Report (the “Report”) demonstrating that Black Americans are significantly… Read more »

Legal Twists in Maryland: The History of John Leo Brady, and the Future of Adnan Syed

Written By: Austin M. Baker Wiese To be a seventeen-year-old kid in this situation with no experience with the system, no experience with any of this stuff, it’s very difficult… Read more »

DOJ’s Difficult Dilemma: The Case For and Against Prosecuting a Former President

Written By: Emily Pascale As more evidence comes to light surrounding the January 6 insurrection, pressure is mounting on US Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring charges against former president… Read more »