Social Media on Trial: Judge Finalizes Pool of First Addiction Cases to Be Tried in Landmark Mass Litigation July 2, 2025 By LP News Editor, Sara G. StephensJuly 2, 2025 A federal judge has finalized the first group of lawsuits to go to trial in the massive social media addiction multidistrict litigation (MDL). These early cases, called bellwether trials, will help show how juries respond to the evidence and legal claims in the growing number of […] Read More
From Hashtags to Harm: Social Media’s Dangerous Influence on Eating Disorders June 5, 2025 It started with a single click. At just eleven years old, Alexis Spence downloaded Instagram after classmates mocked her for being the only one without it. She was too young—two years shy of the minimum age requirement—but found step-by-step guides from other users showing how to bypass parental controls. Alexis even disguised the app as […] Read More
Fighting Human Trafficking in the Courtroom and the Community: Lawyers and Local Leaders Join Forces April 10, 2025 Photography by Grant Hindsley for Rotary Magazine A March 2025 Rotary Magazine article, “A Way ‘Off the Track’” by Erin Gartner, takes a hard look at the disturbing rise of sex trafficking along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue North. The piece sheds light on how gun violence, community action, and legal advocacy intersect in the fight to […] Read More