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Timothy D. Lytton

This Jan. 5, 2017, photo shows Macy's flagship store in New York. Retailers are doing a delicate dance when it comes to handling the Ivanka Trump brand. Macy's carries the brand's clothes, shoes and other accessories. Retailers are figuring out to deal with the highly politically charged Ivanka Trump brand. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (AP)

Why offering businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is a bad idea

Timothy D. Lytton
Seven thousand pairs of shoes, representing the children killed by gun violence since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, are spread out on the lawn on the east side of the U.S. Capitol, March 13, 2018 (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Sandy Hook lawsuit court victory opens crack in gun maker immunity shield

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From gun kits to 3D printable guns, a short history of rogue gun makers

Timothy D. Lytton