Category: National

U.S. Appeals Court sides with Uber, denies class action suits

Drivers who complained that “Uber misclassified them as independent contractors to avoid having to reimburse them for gasoline, vehicle maintenance, and other expenses,” were dealt a legal setback last month, according to a Reuters report in The New… Read More

Court rejects Department of Defense policy banning transgenders in military

In Doe v. Trump, a federal court has ruled that the government “failed to show what deliberative process it undertook to decide some transgender personnel should not be allowed to serve,” according to Military Times. “In the lawsuit,… Read More

Internet freedom in peril from new anti-sex trafficking law

A new law that combats sex trafficking could indanger Internet freedom, according to the online news site, Vox. A flurry of litigation could ensue if the warnings are true. “The next big battle over internet freedom is here,”… Read More