Yoonji Han Legal Reporter
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Yoonji Han is a Business Insider reporter covering the legal industry.

Focus Areas

  • Legal Industry
  • Law

163 Articles
8 months ago
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Youth advocates in Hawaii are fighting climate change by suing the state

A group of youth advocates have sued the state's Department of Transportation over greenhouse-gas emissions.

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8 months ago
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How I started one of New York's first legal weed dispensaries

After Keshawn Warner was arrested for trying to buy weed in 2008, he spied a golden opportunity amid the increasing l...

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9 months ago
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Meet Aomawa Shields, one of 26 Black women astrophysicists in America

Aomawa Shields felt like an imposter as the only Black woman in her astrophysics program. She spent 11 years acting b...

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9 months ago
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How one Indian American entrepreneur helped spark the Beanie Babies craze

When Lina Trivedi was in college, she joined Ty, Inc. and pitched ideas for a Beanie Babies website as well as accomp...

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10 months ago
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Chien-Shiung Wu: The Manhattan Project's 'Chinese Madame Curie'

In the 1950s, Wu devised a series of experiments that disproved the law of conservation of parity. Her male colleague...

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10 months ago
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The Black scientists behind Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project

At least 19 Black scientists and technicians worked on the creation of US nuclear bombs, but some protested against t...

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10 months ago
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'Black Girl Tragic:' Inside Essence Magazine's work culture allegations

Three years after a letter accused leadership of fostering an unhealthy work environment, current and former employee...

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11 months ago
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Affirmative action SCOTUS: Students of color fight for diversity

The Supreme Court overturned race-based affirmative action, saying the practice of considering race at university adm...

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about 1 year ago
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The 20 most diverse places to live in America are also the priciest

All of the top 20 most diverse places to live in America are located along the coasts, including cities like Sacramen...

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about 1 year ago
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Meet Marian Croak, one of two Black female inventors in the Hall of Fame

Croak's innovations in internet tech have enabled remote work, text donations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, ...

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almost 2 years ago
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2022 rising stars of the courtroom: Meet 15 up-and-coming litigators who have represented tech gi...

Here's Insider's list of the next crop of great litigators, from firms like Paul Weiss, Latham & Watkins, and Sanford...

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almost 2 years ago
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A legal-tech startup that wants to become the TurboTax of immigration raised $2.3 million from in...

Formally, a legal-tech startup that helps immigrants and asylum seekers find and work with lawyers, raised $2.3 milli...

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