Posts in 2020

Nov 24 M.J. Was Mistaken: It Does Matter if You Are Black or White?

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage neighborhoods and communities throughout the nation, city and state governments have set ...

Nov 19 Shapiro Zwanetz & Associates Included in 2021 "Best Law Firms" Ranking

We are excited to share that Shapiro Zwanetz & Associates has received the U.S. News and Best Lawyers 2021 "Best Law Firms" award. ...

Oct 30 Risk-Assessment Algorithms: Bringing Racial Bias into the 21st Century

In July of this year, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission provided judges in the state with an algorithm-based risk-assessment ...

Sep 01 When The Canine Comes: Temporary Detention Is Unconstitutional

The use of dogs in law enforcement became widespread in the United States during the 1970s . Since then, they have become one of ...

Aug 03 The Scientific Method For Reducing Drunk Driving Fatalities

Every year, approximately 10,000 Americans die in traffic collisions that were caused by drunk driving. Though this figure is ...

Jul 08 The #MeToo Movement Drives Uber To Develop Next-Level Sexual Harassment Tracking Technology

Each and every day, hundreds of thousands of Americans choose to use Uber to get them to work, to the doctor's office, or to the ...