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Supreme Court Decides Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, holding that the RICO civil cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property,” 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c), extends to injuries to business or property that derive from personal injuries….By:…
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Business Court Expands Potential Duties of Landowners for Torts that Begin on Their Property, but Conclude Elsewhere
That’s what a patron of Northlake Mall and Northlake Commons reportedly asked in an online forum about safety concerns at these Mecklenburg County shopping venues. The plaintiff in Brown v. TM Northlake Mall, LP, 2025 NCBC 13, proposed that as a central issue for a retail area burdened with more than 1,000 reported crimes from…
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Tariffs News Highlights: Tariffs Send Wall Street Tumbling to Worst Day Since Pandemic
The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.
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Europe Has Economic Power. Can It Use It Against Trump’s Tariffs?
European leaders have said they would prefer to negotiate. If that fails, their response could go beyond anything they’ve tried before.
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Israel Shifts Goal Posts in Gaza War
In pressing forward with its assault on the territory, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages. But other objectives have emerged.
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Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who has long been treated like a pariah on the global stage, is visiting Bangkok barely a week after an earthquake that killed at least 3,000 people in his country.
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Javier Milei, Trump’s ‘Favorite President,’ Has Few Deals to Offer — but Lots of Adoration
Javier Milei of Argentina might not be that useful for the United States on economics or geopolitics — but he can help to fight the culture wars.
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“South of Midnight” is a Colorful PS2 Throwback
When Microsoft acquired developer Compulsion Games in 2018, all eyes were on the studio to see what it could deliver at the release of its last game, “We Happy Few.” Compulsion Games had something special and intriguing with the game’s narrative premise, set in a dystopia where everyone took drugs to stay happy. However, the…
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“Hacks” Returns at the Peak of Its Comedic Powers
What do you do when you’ve finally achieved everything you wanted? How do you hold onto it? And how do you keep creatively active when everything about you has been trying to figure out what’s next? These questions are at the core of the excellent fourth season of Max’s Emmy-winning “Hacks,” still the best comedy…
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The Most Unsung Leading Man of His Generation: Val Kilmer (1959-2025)
When he died on Tuesday at age 65 of pneumonia, everyone had their image of Val Kilmer at hand to personally mourn. There was the wonderfully showy Juilliard valedictorian, the youngest actor ever accepted into the prestigious school, the young Brando who made his method bona fides known with theatrical, physical turns in “Tombstone,” “The…
