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Lawsuit Claims Columbia Part of Scheme to Boost Tuition for Students from Split Homes

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New York — Columbia University has been implicated in a lawsuit that claims the Ivy League school was part of a group of prestigious universities that colluded to manipulate financial aid practices, thereby raising educational costs for students from divorced families. The legal action, initiated by several students, argues that these universities coordinated to alter the amount of financial aid offered, in contravention of fair competition laws. The lawsuit was filed in a federal district court and suggests that this collusion impacted over 170,000 students negatively, who come from backgrounds where parents are divorced, separated, … Read more

NYC Court Commences Jury Selection in High-Profile Subway Chokehold Case Involving Former Marine

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New York, NY — Jury selection commenced this week in a high-profile case coming out of New York City involving Daniel Penny, a former Marine implicated in the contentious death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. The trial, following an incident that spurred heated discussions across the nation on vigilantism and safety in public transportation, has captured public and media attention alike. The case centers on an event from last year, where Penny allegedly applied a chokehold to Neely, a known subway performer with a history of mental health issues. The encounter, which unfortunately … Read more

Supreme Court to Deliver Landmark Ruling in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, A Potent Closure to an Opioid Saga

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Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court is poised to deliver its decision on the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma LP, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against the opioid epidemic, a crisis responsible for over 750,000 deaths between 1999 and 2022. This forthcoming opinion is expected to address numerous legal and ethical issues surrounding one of the most notorious pharmaceutical giants in recent history. Purdue Pharma, widely criticized for its role in the opioid crisis, sought bankruptcy protection to manage the wave of lawsuits alleging it aggressively marketed OxyContin despite knowing … Read more

Justice Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena Explores the Judiciary’s Impact on Mexican Democracy at Harvard Law Event

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Cuernavaca, Mexico — Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, a distinguished jurist born in 1969 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, is set to discuss the critical role of the judiciary in upholding the democratic values of Mexico. The event titled “Hablemos de México: Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena – The Role of the Judiciary in Mexico’s Democracy” will take place on November 14 at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Justice Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, an alumnus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Harvard Law School, has had a significant impact on Mexico’s legal landscape. … Read more