So was everyone’s weekend as cold as Seattle’s?
Either way, we’re starting to really close in on the holiday season, and many people’s thoughts are starting to linger on a white Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. But for those who are still looking to create some fire on their legal blog, we’ve got you covered, with this week’s Quick Hits. Let’s check ’em out:
- McConnell says Congress will probe Russian election hack
- No matter what, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe just got an incredible victory — but the pipeline might still be built.
- Also: Two Sioux tribes suing over the Dakota Access pipeline say they’re willing to put their claims on hold while the Army considers whether to allow the pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
- Obama orders review of Russian hacking during presidential campaign
- Washington state sues Monsanto over PCB damages, cleanup costs
- Breaking down bro culture in Silicon Valley: ‘Let’s call it what it is — failures’
- US mulls rules for airlines that plan in-flight Wi-Fi voice calls
- New DMCA Exemption Allows Consumers to Hack Their Own Vehicles
- A new report shows the hell LGBTQ kids go through in school
- The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has sued four big retailers, alleging deceptive advertising that it says misled shoppers into believing that thousands of products were on sale at a hefty discount.
- A California federal appeals court is expected to rule soon in a water rights case pitting the Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians against the state government in a decision that could spark concerns across the country.
- A long-awaited opinion from the DC Court of Appeals about a host of legal issues related to kids in foster care held that biological parents have a right to appeal when the permanency goal for their kids changes from reunification to adoption.
- Climate change skeptic to head EPA; McMorris Rodgers as Interior secretary?
- Google to be 100% renewables in 2017
- ETP Asks Federal Judge For DAPL Permit As Protesters Face Blizzard
- Trump chooses hardliners but talks softer on immigration
- Judge Awards Fees in Discrimination Suit Against Uber
- While meanwhile, in Seattle, Uber and Teamsters find common ground on one part of bargaining process
- Sofia Vergara Is Being Sued By Her Frozen Embryos, ‘Emma’ and ‘Isabella’
- Trump’s deal with Carrier is a shell game. Keep your eye on federal contractor rules.
- $18 million GMO fine: A victory too late
- Ohio Legislature Approves Ultrastrict ‘Heartbeat Bill’ on Abortion
- Supreme Court upholds broad power to curb insider trading
- The veterans who stood with the protesters at Standing Rock are taking their fight to Flint
- NFL Players Start a Venture Firm Using Tom Brady as Capital
- Federal Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Samsung
- U.S. Tech Giants Get EU Rebuke in Fight Over Online Hate Speech
- Global 3D Bioprinting Market: Expected to Witness a Steady Growth by 2021
- Obamacare chaos: Insurers may flee before new plan is put in place
- Trump expected to reverse decision on ETP’s Dakota pipeline
- Kennedy vote seems key to Supreme Court redistricting cases
- Apple doesn’t just want to control your car
- Trump warns of ‘retribution’ if companies move jobs out of U.S.
- What Will Fix Legal’s Diversity Problem? Analytics May Be the Start
- ACLU suing Indiana town over cross display as part of Christmas decorations
- Despite scientific consensus, Trump says ‘nobody’ knows if climate change is real
- Trump and the GOP are charging forward with Obamacare repeal, but few are eager to follow
- Senate sends Oklahoma Indian water rights agreement to president
- Bill Gates forms $1B climate-change tech fund
- Supreme Court leaves $1B NFL concussion settlement in place
- Seventh Circuit Agrees: Student-Athletes Are Not Employees Under the FLSA