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Institute in Balls and Strikes: How the Supreme Court Made It Harder For E. Jean Carroll to Hold Donald Trump Accountable

February 22, 2024

By NIWR

Last month, a New York jury ordered Donald Trump to pay $83 million to longtime magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll to compensate her for the harm he caused by lying […]

Institute in Slate: Elon Musk Smacked Down for Violating Free Speech Pillar

January 16, 2024

By NIWR

In 2023, Elon Musk managed to define himself as the cartoon villain of American capitalism: destroying the town square of Twitter, amplifying white supremacist and antisemitic voices, even denying Ukraine […]

Institute Urges OSHA to Protect Against Workplace Mental Health Hazards

October 11, 2023

By NIWR

As the UAW fights for fair pay and benefits for the workers who literally sacrifice their bodies through the repetitive motion of factory work—so the Big Three automakers can make […]

No Due Process, No Rights: How Forced Arbitration Enables Misclassification In The Gig Economy

August 11, 2021

By NIWR

I. Introduction The gig economy represents a multibillion-dollar sector of the American economy[1], and as many as one-third of workers in America are gig workers.[2] The gig economy has […]

The Worst Of Both Worlds: The Implications Of Prop 22 For Workers In California And Beyond

March 17, 2021

By NIWR

Introduction During the November 2020 election, California voters passed Proposition 22 (“Prop 22”) after gig companies like Uber and Lyft waged a multi-million dollar campaign encouraging voters to vote “yes.” […]

Gig Economy By The Numbers

October 28, 2020

By NIWR

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