The number of reported sexual assaults aboard airplanes has grown by nearly two-thirds in recent years, the FBI says. Sixty-three cases of in-flight sexual assault were reported to federal authorities in the last fiscal year, up from the 38 cases reported in the 2014 fiscal...
The results of a recent Bureau of Justice Statistics study on recidivism “are of historic importance. The reality is grim indeed,” says Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Speaking to the National Sheriffs’ Association in New Orleans, Sessions said the study found that 83 percent of 60,000...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce Tuesday that the city’s police department will issue criminal summonses to most people caught smoking marijuana in public—with the exception of parolees, anyone caught driving while smoking, and offenders with prior warrants, who will...
New York State moved a significant step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana, as a study commissioned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will recommend that the state allow adults to consume marijuana legally, reports the New York Times. The announcement by state health commissioner Howard Zucker signals...
Harvey Weinstein wants jurors to decide whether Chubb Ltd. and other insurers are acting in “bad faith” by refusing to pay to defend him against almost a dozen lawsuits accusing him of assaulting or sexually harassing women over four decades, reports Bloomberg. Weinstein’s lawyers said in...
Robust conversations about IoT, smart technology, and product safety continue across the federal government. On May 16, 2018, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a public hearing on the Internet of Things (IoT) and consumer product hazards. (See previous related blog posts here and...