Can You Back Out of an Oral Settlement? Fifth Circuit Says No
Dr. David D. Schein explains a Fifth Circuit oral settlement ruling and why business agreements can become binding even when expectations change later.
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Can AI and Blood Tests Detect Cancer Earlier?
Emerging blood tests are using DNA analysis and machine learning to search for cancer signals or monitor for molecular evidence of recurrence. Galleri and Signatera illustrate the promise...
ICE Shootings, CDL Safety, and a Pardon Controversy Intensify the Immigration Debate
Fatal ICE officer-involved shootings in Houston and Maine have renewed questions about immigration enforcement, deadly-force accountability, commercial-driver qualifications, and the relationship between state clemency and federal deportation.
Texas Battles Birth Tourism, Parental Rights, and In-State Tuition
Texas is confronting three disputes involving birth tourism, parental authority in public schools, and in-state tuition for undocumented students. Each raises a different question about constitutional limits, federal...
Grace Stark Interview: Fertility, Families, and Healthcare Policy
Dr. David D. Schein speaks with fertility expert Grace Stark about family, health, and the personal decisions behind one of life’s most important subjects.
AI Data Centers: Can America Lead Without Overloading Communities?
America needs more data-center capacity to compete in artificial intelligence, but electricity, water, noise, and local infrastructure concerns cannot be ignored. The policy challenge is how to build...
Supreme Court Limits Compassionate Release After Sentencing Reform
The Supreme Court ruled that a sentencing disparity created by a deliberately nonretroactive change in federal law cannot itself justify compassionate release. The decision leaves long firearm sentences...
Supreme Court Rules Appeal Waivers Have a Miscarriage-of-Justice Limit
The Supreme Court ruled that a sentencing appeal waiver cannot be enforced when doing so would preserve an egregious error and create a miscarriage of justice. The decision...
Fleeing Police at 135 MPH Counts as Violence, Fifth Circuit Rules
The Fifth Circuit ruled that a 135-mph police chase involving a collision qualified as the use of violence, leaving the defendant ineligible for federal safety-valve relief from a...
Supreme Court Lets Alabama Use Its 2023 Congressional Map During Appeal
The Supreme Court allowed Alabama’s 2023 congressional map to remain in effect while appeals continue. The emergency order reflects a changing legal standard for Voting Rights Act challenges...
America’s Death Rate Hit a Record Low—Why Didn’t You Hear About It?
Provisional CDC data show that the U.S. age-adjusted death rate fell to a record low in 2025, while important differences remained across causes of death and population groups.
Kroger’s $100M Refrigeration Mess: Will Shoppers Pay?
Kroger agreed to a proposed federal settlement involving a $2.5 million penalty and an estimated $100 million in refrigeration improvements, raising questions about compliance costs and grocery prices.