Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it. The U.S. government charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes on Tuesday, alleging he intentionally deceived customers and investors to enrich himself and others while playing a central role in the company’s multibillion-dollar collapse. On Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law in a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an ongoing conservative backlash over gender issues. Krista Boaz has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas law team leads to freedom for six men
Six men are tasting freedom thanks to the work of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler and his team of alumni.
St. Thomas law professors file brief for Supreme Court
Law professors Thomas Berg and Teresa Collett comprised a“friend of the court” brief for the current Supreme Court case Young v. UPS siding with the plaintiff.
Rolling Stone features St. Thomas law professor
St. Thomas School of Law professor Mark Osler was profiled in Rolling Stone magazine about his advocacy for the elimination of mandatory drug sentencing minimums.
Public Safety briefs
Off-campus burglaries, weapons law violations and an odor of marijuana are all part of this week’s Public Safety briefs.
‘Get a warrant’ to search cellphones, Justices say
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that police may not search the cellphones of people they arrest without a search warrant.