King Solomon was a Hebrew king from 932 BCE who was known for his wisdom. King Solomon was once called to adjudicate a child custody dispute between two women. King Solomon commanded that th… Read More

Do mask mandates violate religious freedoms? The 6th Circuit ruled against Resurrection Catholic Elementary School and two parents who challenged the constitutionality of a state mandate to… Read More

Seven police officers filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and more than a dozen others who allegedly participated in or planned the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The of… Read More

John Donaldson of Davis, California rented a flat in Incline Village in 2019 when he went to throw out dog waste in a dumpster. Donaldson allegedly fiddled with the latch until he finally go… Read More

Tangtang Zhao has been charged with stealing official COVID-19 vaccination cards and selling them on eBay for about $10 each. Zhao allegedly sold about 125 actual vaccine cards from his home… Read More

John Sprietersbach was waiting in line for food outside a Honolulu shelter in 2017. He fell asleep on the sidewalk as he waited. A police officer woke him up and Sprietersbach assumed he was… Read More

The federal government has determined that Covid-19 survivors with lingering symptoms can be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. People with long-term Covid symptoms such as… Read More

Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin sued Subway in California at the end of January 2021. The two subway customers alleged that Subway’s tuna is “anything but tuna” and calling i… Read More

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) are suing Activision Blizzard over workplace harassment and/or discrimination of women. Activision Blizzard is the video game… Read More

Illinois became the first, though perhaps not the last, state in America to prohibit police from lying to minors during interrogations. Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill banning decep… Read More

The families of the Surfside South Champlain Tower collapse may soon receive their first compensation funds for their losses. A Florida judge stated at a recent hearing that victims’ f… Read More

In the last few months, certain states have enacted bans on mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. Some states have now gone further and attempted to ban discrimination on the basis of vaccination… Read More

Texas enacted a new abortion bill in June 2011 that gives ordinary citizens the right to sue people involved in the abortion process. The Texas state legislature bans abortions after a docto… Read More

Bill Cosby is a free man as of July 2021. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison. The Court determined that District At… Read More

“Twitter is a private platform, run by a private company, and it structures the interactions of its users on its own terms.” Knight Institute v. Trump Case No. 17-CV-5205 Page 12… Read More

The legal system often runs behind new technology, but this blind spot can be dangerous for millions of unsuspecting Americans. The internet has brought about a great deal of change to the c… Read More

Morgan Stanley is one of the first major businesses in American to require employees and visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before entering their New York offices after July 12. Staf… Read More

The Iowa Supreme Court determined that police cannot search uncollected trash without a warrant. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that officers commit an unconstitutional trespass and violat… Read More

In the twilight hours of June 24, 2021, a large section of the Oceanfront Champlain Towers in Surfside Miami, Florida collapsed. Four people have been pronounced dead, with at least a hundre… Read More

The Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare – has survived a third Supreme Court challenge to its constitutionality.  In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court held that states and ind… Read More

The local government of Surry County, North Carolina passed and then rescinded a measure to remove all Coca-Cola vending machines from the county. The measure was initially passed in early J… Read More

“When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men… Read More

Houston Methodist Hospital faces a frivolous lawsuit from over 100 non-medical employees in a Texas hospital after the network required employees to get vaccinations. If staffers are not vac… Read More

Dartavius Barnes was pulled over in a routine traffic stop on April 6, 2020, by Illinois police for allegedly speeding and running traffic signs. Barnes cooperated with officers as they hand… Read More

New rules regarding police conduct have started coming down in the wake of 2020’s explosive racial tensions. The Supreme Court delivered the first of such limits on police powers as th… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates are getting divorced after 27 years of marriage. This is the second billionaire divorce in the last few years, after Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos split up in 2019. The Gat… Read More

Ashli Babbitt flew from California to Washington DC in the first week of January 2021. She arrived in DC to join others who were protesting Congress’s certification of President Biden… Read More

Employers can legally require that employees provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Bonnie Jacobson alleges that Red Hook Tavern in Brooklyn, New York terminated… Read More

Sanders was cited for a misdemeanor marijuana possession and the $17,000 cash he was carrying with him was seized as well. District Judge Deborah Brown ordered the Town of Mooresville to ret… Read More

Is it cheating on your spouse if you’re having sex with someone of the same gender? In New Hampshire, the legal answer was no until this month. The New Hampshire Supreme court has over… Read More

Florida Governor Ron DeStantis issued an executive order at the end of March 2021 forbidding businesses from requiring customers to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination in order to get service… Read More

Governor Spencer Cox of Utah signed a bill earlier this month requiring biological fathers to pay for half of out of pocket expenses for childbirth.  The bill also exempts fathers from… Read More

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that Torres could proceed with her excessive force lawsuit against New Mexico state police. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito… Read More

Los Angeles County issued an order last November temporarily banning outdoor dining at restaurants. Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill continued serving patrons outdoors in defiance of the hea… Read More

Karen Inman was arrested in Mountain View earlier this month for stealing candy from a store. When staff asked Inman to pay for the food, Inman claimed she did not need to pay for them becau… Read More

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a police officer knees on a man’s neck for several minutes until he dies. This is the one sentence statement that fueled the George Floyd… Read More

This year’s Texas deep freeze storm has also brought its first wrongful death lawsuit. The family of 11-year-old Cristian Pineda alleges that the Texas Power Provider Electric Reliabil… Read More

The San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education has made a truly baffling decision about the membership of its Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC rejected Set Brenze… Read More

The Supreme Court hit the resume button on indoor worship in California churches earlier this month. The justices lifted the complete attendance ban but allowed bans on singing, chanting, an… Read More

Investigators have recommended that no charges be brought against a US Capitol Police Officer in the shooting of a woman involved in the insurrection at the Congress on January 6, 2021. The… Read More

Upon taking office on January 20, President Biden signed an executive order requiring all federal employees, federal contractors, and all persons federal property to wear a face mask while o… Read More

Covid-19 has forced the legal industry, like the rest of the world, to adapt or die off. Fortunately, the profession is capable of changing with the times. By adapting to modern technology… Read More

The FBI is engaging in a nationwide manhunt for participants in the Storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Each branch of government was challenged by the attack. The legi… Read More

Steven Brandenburg is currently held in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin jail for intentionally spoiling almost 600 vials of COVID-19 vaccines. Brandenburg was a pharmacist at a Grafton clinic. Bra… Read More

Tyson Foods was sued by several deceased employees for wrongful death claims after news broke that managers at an Iowa Tyson Foods placed bets on how many workers would become infected with… Read More

On December 8, 2020, police raided the home of Rebekah Jones, a former state data scientist. Florida law enforcement searched her home at 8:30am in the morning with weapons drawn as they car… Read More

The Supreme Court ruled in an unanimous decision that three Muslim men who were placed on the federal government’s “no-fly list” for refusing to serve as FBI terrorism info… Read More

As President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration draws closer, the Trump Campaign and its allies have filed lawsuit after lawsuit in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidenti… Read More

The current President of the United States is continuing to challenge the results of the 2020 election through a deluge of nonsensical lawsuits across five states around the country. Donald… Read More

James Freeman, an investigator with the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department, went to Autumn Hills Road for a routine sex offender compliance check. Freeman went to 72 Autumn Hills Roa… Read More

Case of Covid-19 are going up as 2020 is winding down. State governments are cracking down on social gatherings in a bid to keep hospitals running smoothly as the holidays approach.  In… Read More

The Supreme Court heard arguments on November 10, 2020 regarding the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. The legal challenge was brought by the state of Texas and other Republ… Read More

Louisville Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly alleges that he experienced severe trauma and emotional distress because of Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend. Mattingly and two officer… Read More

Charles Collins worked for a manufacturing company as the shop foreman in Rockaway New Jersey when the COVID-19 pandemic came to New Jersey. Collins pulled out a protective face mask from th… Read More

Steven Van Soeren was a product designer at Disney Streaming Services when he suffered a “pattern and practice of discrimination” because of his wife’s pregnancy. Soeren wa… Read More

On March 24, 2020 the Department of Justice sent U.S. attorneys and federal law enforcement agencies a memo that they should prosecute certain “purposeful exposure or infection of othe… Read More

The 45th President of the United States was responsible for his own Covid-19 infection. All the wild conspiracy theories about an assassination attempt ignore the plain simple truth in front… Read More

Breonna Taylor was killed in March 2020 during a poorly executed drug raid. Officer Brett Hankison, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Officer Myles Cosgrove and Detective Joshua Jaynes, executed the… Read More

Rafaela Vasquez was an Uber test driver for one of the company’s self-driving cars in 2018. The job was supposedly easy: monitor the vehicle as it ventured around Tempe, Arizona and be… Read More

September’s contribution to the worst year ever comes in the form of wildfires that turn the skies of the American west coast orange and red. Certain Oregon residents are making evalua… Read More

Covid-19 has brought the legal industry, one of the most conservative industries, into the 21st century. New practices including remote working and working from home. To be sure, this is not… Read More

Isaiah Elliott, a 12-year old boy attending Colorado Grand Mountain Elementary School, was suspended for having a toy gun in his home. Elliott was attending an online art class in late Augus… Read More

More businesses are enforcing face mask policies as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its seventh month in America. McDonalds joins CVS, Target, and Wal-Mart when McDonalds announced a requiremen… Read More

Opposition to face masks is slowly turning into policies against face masks. These actions will endanger public health and prolong the Covid-19 crisis. Florida In mid-August 2020, Marion Co… Read More

Covid-19 has forced the law to join the rest of the world in the 21st century. It has become increasingly common to hold depositions remotely by zoom, ring central, and other video conferenc… Read More

Kansas teachers are stuck between a global pandemic and up to a $10,000 fee if they attempt to quite their positions this coming school year. These fees were negotiated prior to the Covid-19… Read More

The Covid-19 is pushing most of the economy into the 21st century. Business meetings are conducted over Zoom and other video conference platforms. Shoppers mostly buy from Amazon and other o… Read More

What Is “Cancel Culture?” “Cancel Culture” is roughly defined as the termination of products, social media, and employment relations based on perceived racism, accusa… Read More

What Is a Zoom Marriage? As the named suggests, a “zoom marriage” is a wedding ceremony that occurs remotely via video conference. Remote wedding ceremonies are called “zoo… Read More

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order prohibiting local counties in Georgia from mandating or requiring that face masks be worn in public to mitigate Covid-19. The order effe… Read More

After the initial George Floyd riots ended in June 2020, Attorney General William Barr organized members from a hodgepodge of federal agencies, including but not limited to, US Marshals Serv… Read More

On Memorial Day in 2020, Christian Cooper was using his phone to record birds while in Central Park in New York City. As Christian was walking, he came across Amy Cooper (no relation) who wa… Read More

Police brutality and police abuse of power are significant topics of national debate today. However, the North Carolina Supreme Court had already given the public the power to give police of… Read More

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the federal government was to disburse up to $2 trillion to families who are eligible for stimulus checks. Each family w… Read More

As America opens up after the Covid-19 quarantines, businesses, and organizations are seeking to shield themselves from the potential legal consequences of opening early. Organizations from… Read More

In a major victory for the LGBTQ community, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton that gay, lesbian, and transgender employees cannot be discriminated against… Read More

New York County Supreme Court Justice James Burke refused to release protesters detained for longer than 24 hours between arrest and arraignment. Justice Burke effectively denied the writ of… Read More

Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe, two Buffalo NY police officers are now facing second-degree assault charges in connection with the on-video shove of a 75-year-old man during a pr… Read More

George Floyd and Minneapolis are not the only things former police officer Derek Chauvin helped destroy. Mr. Chauvin’s marriage may also be ending as his wife filed for divorce. On Mem… Read More

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania State Supreme Courts have weighed in on the legality of their state shelter orders as states across the country weigh whether to extend COVID-19 orders or reopen… Read More

Is social distancing being enforced unequally based on race? A police officer in New York City was videotaped slapping and punching a 33-year-old for failure to properly adhere to social dis… Read More

Congress is debating whether to shield businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits as states are taking the first steps to reopen from quarantines. Discussions are focused on three areas: Worker priva… Read More

Employers must grapple with whether to reopen their doors as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world. If businesses do open their doors, they may be responsible for keeping their employees s… Read More

Life Care Center in Kirkland Washington was one of the first known areas in United States to suffer a coronavirus outbreak. The nursing home has suffered 37 deaths as a result of the outbrea… Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic poses new challenges for all families. The economic downturn will test most household’s ability to pay for food and rent. Unemployment may also mean the loss of h… Read More

Churches are often the last gatherings still ongoing as the Coronavirus ravages America. However, even that is swiftly changing as states and communities are forced to close more and more ga… Read More

Would you pay $70 for hand sanitizers? How about $125 per face mask? Although prices inevitably go up as demand rises, some growth may be artificial as panic sets in. States across the count… Read More

About fifteen states have issued shelter in place orders as of March 25, 2020. Despite these orders, crowds of party goers descended on California beaches and parks in defiance of the state… Read More

The economic impact of the coronavirus can be felt most acutely in and empty workplaces. The coronavirus has shifted a large portion of the American workforce into a remote and internet-base… Read More

Kao Lor and Lee Lor were traveling through Indiana in early March 2020 when they stopped at a Super 8 Motel in Plymouth. The Lors allege that an employee asked if they were Chinese, whether… Read More

In 1918, the world was struck by the Spanish Flu. Sadly, science and medicine were not advanced enough to battle the contagious H1N1 virus, which sickened 500 million people and killed 20 to… Read More

Former Laker Superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, outside Los Angeles. Kobe’s wife, Vanessa, has filed a wrongf… Read More

How far can the state go to collect child support? Most states garnish paychecks and call it a day. Utah might go the extra distance with a new bill that forbids hunting or fishing licenses… Read More

Virginia has become the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. The Amendment’s passage in Virginia would meet the requirements for amending the Constitution. The proposed 28th… Read More

Most churches are wary of being accused of covering up sexual abuse scandals. In Oregon though, one lawsuit alleges that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should not have repor… Read More

As the holidays come and go, police officers may be lying in wait to stop vehicles that violate local traffic laws. However, police officers must follow certain laws themselves when stopping… Read More

McDonald’s is being sued by seventeen franchise workers for failing to protect workers from violent crime. The workers, most of them current or former employees, are in thirteen McDona… Read More

With the world increasingly online, the evidence to prosecute crimes has also moved onto the internet. In a digital world though, many electronics are protected by passwords, among other sec… Read More

The popular food delivery service DoorDash is being sued by DC Attorney General Karl Racine and private customers for allegedly deceiving customers with their tipping policy. DoorDash is a f… Read More

Impeachment hearings began earlier in November 2019. To no one’s surprise, the President has been unable to stop himself from commenting on the case. As is common for this administrati… Read More