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DoorDash is suing New York City (again) Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Food delivery company DoorDash has filed yet another lawsuit against New York City, calling a new law requiring delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants “a shocking and invasive intrusion of consumers’ privacy.” Under the law approved in July, third-party food delivery services in the ci...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked a federal judge late Tuesday to issue an order that would prevent Texas from enforcing a law that prohibits nearly all abortions, ratcheting up a fight between the Biden administration and the state’s Republican leaders. The Justice Department argued in its emergency motion that the state adopted the law, known as Senate Bill 8, “to prevent women from...

Under the new law, police officers can no longer justify the use of deadly force by claiming to protect themselves or another person from apparent death or harm. WAITE PARK, Minn. — In the wee hours at the end of July's special session, legislators passed a new deadly force law that took place March 1. The new law, based on "preserving the sanctity of every human life," was shaky from the st...

Rebecca (Becky) Minahan will join UMass Law as the new assistant director of legal career services. The majority of her experience is in the nonprofit sector where she worked with law students. UMass Law is excited to announce the appointment of a new assistant director of legal career services and two new faculty members. They represent a range of law schools and experiences—serving as an im...

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, U.S., Nov. 10, 2019. Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports The donation to New York Law School comes from Minnesota Vikings owner and real estate magnate Zygi Wilf The gift will defray the cost of law school for 10 students each year (Reuters) - The principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings has donated $5 millio...

Two Pennsylvania men were arrested yesterday following their indictments for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining, counting and certifying the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Marshall Neefe, 25, of Newville, was indicted on federal offenses that include con...

Several law enforcement groups had challenged the law in July, saying it violated officers' right to self-defense, among other issues Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A Ramsey County judge on Monday blocked a new law that changed the standards for use of force by peace officers in Minnesota. Leonardo Castro, the chief judge of the Second Judicial District, issued a temporary...

Osgood Russell K. Osgood, visiting professor of law, has been named interim dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. He will succeed Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law and the Howard & Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law, who has accepted a position as the Frank a...

The Patriots’ fateful Week 4 matchup with the Tampa Buccaneers might be the only time Bill Belichick and Tom Brady ever face each other as opponents with Brady’s career winding down — well, that’s what we assume anyway. So although this singular game is just one small drop in all they’ve accomplished, it will nonetheless serve as the latest crux for the eternal Belichick vs. Brady debate: who...

Visualization depicts visitor flows across the greater Boston area from cell-phone data. Thickness indicates number of visitors, and color indicates visit frequency. Credit: MIT Senseable City Laboratory The people who happen to be in a city center at any given moment may seem like a random collection of individuals. But new research featuring a simple mathematical law shows that urban trave...