Courtside

Students attending a business law class at Kean University in 2016 thought they'd be learning about legal situations in the workplace. Little did they know that they'd be the spark for an ongoing case that could well become its own teaching point. After nine years of…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is a contentious name in the public health community. Since taking office, Kennedy's positions on the efficacy of vaccines have led to significant public scrutiny. But it was his initiative to remove COVID-19 vaccines from the recommended…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is overdue for a vacation. Given how active and earthshaking their past few months have been, the justices are likely eager for it to begin. Before they fired up their barbeques and made plans to hit Lake Winnebago, they had one more thing…

Freak-offs, allegations of violence and racketeering, and a partial acquittal. You are probably already aware of the basics of the allegations against Sean Combs. Diddy was convicted on July 2 of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted of more serious charges of sex trafficking and…

Vance Boelter was a doomsday prepper, stockpiling weapons and supplies while telling his family that it was necessary because of ever-growing peril. It turned out that he posed the greatest danger to many. Arrested after a killing spree that targeted elected Democrats and their families, Boelter…

On July 2, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court abolished a state total abortion ban that had been signed into law over 175 years ago. Upholding the decision from a lower court, the 4-3 majority ruled that the substantial abortion legislation passed during the nearly five decades Roe v. Wade was in place met the high standards for implied repeal.