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Sometimes the laws stay the same, but the way they are interpreted changes.

As Americans, we cherish our First Amendment rights — chiefly among them, our freedoms of speech and expression.

The practice of law has always been time-sensitive. Lots of lawyers go to the office on Saturdays, ostensibly to open the mail. Fear of missing a deadline made opening the weekend mail an enduring tradition. An extra day or two ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second academic year, school districts across Missouri have released and re-released their back-to-school plans amid fierce public debate about how to balance public health concerns and children’s learning. Whether districts are opting for in-person ...

it was, just staring at me — an otherwise unremarkable brown bottle that I picked up from my local pharmacy earlier that day. I glared at it with a disdainful look, knowing too well the evils that lay dormant within ...

Remember when Eastman Kodak made film, cameras and memories? Nestled in upstate New York in the quaint town of Rochester, the company was synonymous with family tradition, legacy, technology and the future. It was a rare and at times conflicting mantle, ...

Day 769,852,102 of quarantine. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States is still “knee-deep in the first wave” of this pandemic. In March and April, many prognosticators believed that the summer months would bring us a respite from the virus. ...

Battle lines are being drawn. One issue is about masks. Some reports suggest 45 percent of Americans are refusing to wear them. The efficacy of masks was not clear at the beginning of the pandemic, but the science today is ...

Republican Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi recently issued a warning that went something like this: “If you have been in contact with a Mississippi state legislator or someone who works at the legislature, you need to immediately get tested for COVID-19.” ...

Faced with an emerging economic catastrophe, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the many provisions of the ...

On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in United States Patent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.com B.V. The high court held that the fact a term is a generic descriptor when standing alone does not dictate that a domain name featuring the same term with a .com appendage is similarly generic.