news - Tracy Collins Ortlieb https://tracyortlieb.com/tag/news/ Digital Content Storyteller Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:45:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 How not to get burned (legally speaking) in August https://tracyortlieb.com/how-not-to-get-burned-legally-speaking-in-august/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:23:07 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=215 A refresher of summer safety steps to stay healthy and legal.

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]]> Ready to grill? Make sure your barbecue is legal https://tracyortlieb.com/ready-to-grill-make-sure-your-barbecue-is-legal/ Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:30:48 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=224 Keep your cookout safe and within the law all summer long.

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]]> Legal pot still pushing forward, despite Trump https://tracyortlieb.com/legal-pot-still-pushing-forward-despite-trump/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:43:18 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=238 Braced for a clash with the new administration, marijuana legalization advocates push on.

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]]> Is legal pot really in trouble under Trump? https://tracyortlieb.com/is-legal-pot-really-in-trouble-under-trump/ Sun, 05 Mar 2017 21:52:53 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=253 Since the election, the nation’s rapidly growing marijuana industry has cautiously awaited word of the new administration’s approach to cannabis.

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]]> How much can Trump do by executive order? https://tracyortlieb.com/how-much-can-trump-do-by-executive-order/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:56:52 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=256 Now that Donald Trump has officially been sworn in and is already issuing executive orders, the world is pondering what to expect—and how many of Trump’s policy proposals will now become reality.

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]]> Can you sue over a ski accident? https://tracyortlieb.com/can-you-sue-over-a-ski-accident/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:01:07 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=259 While your lift tickets carry printed warnings and waivers of the resort’s liability, there are definitely legal exceptions to your expected “inherent risk” on the slopes.

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]]> Hollywood actors want their ages kept legally secret https://tracyortlieb.com/hollywood-actors-want-their-ages-kept-legally-secret/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:03:38 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=262 Debates over the law hinge on whether or not age is fodder for the public domain, and the wider implications on censorship generally.

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]]> 5 of the most surprising jury verdicts ever https://tracyortlieb.com/5-of-the-most-surprising-jury-verdicts-ever/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 22:09:02 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=266 In October 2016, a jury stunned observers by acquitting armed antigovernment protesters, led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from last winter’s takeover of the federally-owned Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The occupation that began in January eventually swelled to up to 25 armed occupiers, drawing national attention to and highlighting...

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]]> The legal powers—and limits—of ‘sanctuary cities’ https://tracyortlieb.com/the-legal-powers-and-limits-of-sanctuary-cities/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:09:12 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=269 In a mid-November news conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined other big-city mayors who are insisting they will continue leading “sanctuary cities” in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline positions on illegal immigration. Standing beside immigration activists, area business leaders, and state and federal lawmakers, Emanuel sought to reduce the fear of immigrants living in this country without authorization. “To all those...

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]]> What to do when a package disappears from your porch https://tracyortlieb.com/what-to-do-when-a-package-disappears-from-your-porch/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:11:38 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=272 Doree Armstrong wasn’t worried about the package she’d ordered arriving on an early December Saturday. An email from Amazon had confirmed it would be delivered later that day, and—in response to previous thefts—Armstrong and her husband had installed front- and back-door cameras that alerted their phones every time a camera’s motion sensor was triggered. So...

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