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Poor hygiene did not cause the Black Death—but it may have helped plague spread. New research on body lice, medieval bathing, and the documented suppression
Congress ordered the FAA to establish minimum airline seat dimensions, but the rule never took effect. This explainer traces the legal and regulatory path that
The GRAS system allows some food ingredients to be marketed without FDA premarket approval. This explainer shows how the legal exception works, who makes the
Qualifying churches occupy an unusual position in U.S. tax law: they can be tax-exempt without seeking IRS recognition and generally do not file Form 990.
Banks can generally close customer accounts, and anti-money-laundering rules may limit what they can disclose. This explainer separates lawful account closures from the limits on
Members of Congress are subject to insider-trading law, but stock trading itself is not automatically illegal. This explainer covers the STOCK Act, duties of trust,
Civil asset forfeiture can allow the government to seize and keep property without charging its owner with a crime. This explainer shows how the civil
U.S. border agents can generally search a traveler’s phone without a warrant, even when the traveler is an American citizen. This explainer covers the border-search
Police may use some deception during interrogations, while knowingly lying to federal investigators can sometimes be a federal crime. This explainer separates the rules and
Congress is excluded from FOIA because the statute’s definition of a federal agency expressly leaves it out. This explainer shows how that legal choice affects