COREY KRAFTSOW—A California jury recently acquitted Elon Musk and Tesla in a civil trial concerning tweets Musk posted in 2018. The billionaire Tesla founder and serial entrepreneur tweeted “funding secured,” implying that he had secured financing from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to take Tesla private at a price of $420 per share. In other words, Musk hinted […]
CAITLIN MCNULTY—True crime has dominated the entertainment industry for the past decade, primarily through documentaries, docuseries, and podcasts diving deep into the details of some of the most infamous crimes to date. Last year, Netflix’s ten-episode series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story gained 496 million hours watched within two weeks and now reigns as the second-most popular Netflix […]
JEREMY CONNELL—First Amendment protection of speech has limits, but those limits are not always well-defined. The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on Counterman v. Colorado, and the ruling may settle a question that currently divides both state and federal courts: What is necessary for speech to constitute a “true threat”? Counterman concerns a series of Facebook messages […]
GRACE SLICKLEN—On November 13, 2022, University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, were brutally murdered in an off-campus house that drew crime-solving efforts to the shaken small community. The horrific and shocking killings have had those on social media speculating about the who, the how, and the why. Even with a suspect in […]
KATIE TONKINSON—In 2008, the 3M Company (“3M”), an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care, and consumer goods, acquired Aearo Technologies LLC (“Aearo”). Aearo developed the Combat Arms Earplugs in 1998 with the dual-purpose of providing hearing protection and communication capabilities for military personnel. One end created a tight seal to block out the loud […]
