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Sanctuary Cities: What and Where are they?
As part of his crackdown on immigration, sanctuary cities across the country are firmly in President Trump’s crosshairs. The president has threatened to weaponize federal funding for cities that that refuse to comply with ICE deportation requests. However, many sanctuary cities have refused to lie down and California has begun fighting [...]
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A Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate Damages
According to the “Mitigation of Damages” doctrine, victims in the United States are responsible for minimizing or avoiding (or mitigating) damages – even if they were not responsible for causing the initial harm in the first place. Mitigation of damages comes in to play most often in contracts, but it can also play a [...]
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The ‘Peanutabout’ Provides a Solution to the United States’ Lackluster Biking Infrastructure
According to a March 2015 survey by the Breakaway Research Group, 100 million Americans bike each year, with 14 million of those biking at least twice per week. Yet, over half of those surveyed also said that they would bike more if not for the fear of being hit in traffic. And this is a […]
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