The line between the rights of an unborn fetus and the rights of the woman pregnant with that fetus is one of the most contentious legal issues in modern society. While it generally comes up… Read More

Is There a Different Way to Approach It? One novel idea for shortening divorce proceedings comes from across the Atlantic. Sir James Munby, a British judge, has suggested that court should … Read More

Workers compensation has been a boon to many employees. If a person’s primary – and probably only – form of income is the physical labor he or she can perform, an injury ca… Read More

Takata has literally been sued out of existence. The Japanese based company is filing for bankruptcy in Japan and the United States after a series of product liability suits left them $10 bi… Read More

Flores v. Meese, now known as Flores v. Sessions in light of our new Attorney General, is a twenty year old case which resulted in a settlement agreement resulting from now defunct Immi… Read More

What does it take to remove a person’s citizenship? With all the discussion today about crimes that illegal immigrants have committed, border walls, travel bans (but not a ban!), and t… Read More

The car repair chain AutoZone has been in legal trouble for transferring an African-American man from a store with primarily Latin-American clientele to one with primarily African-American c… Read More

Just last week, in a ruling on Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, a court ruled that an additional embellishment from the Florida legislature-strengthening th… Read More

Since even before Trump’s election, immigration has been one of the most contentious topics of law in the public eye. Since the election of Trump, that contentiousness has spilled out… Read More

The man who charged America $750 for Daraprim, an anti-AIDS pill, is going to trial.  However, Martin Shkreli is not on trial for raising the pills by 5,000%, but for defrauding shareho… Read More

The Trump Administration’s travel ban, and it’s many struggles in the courts, have been all over the news—on this blog and elsewhere. It’s been shot down, rewritten… Read More

Just recently we discussed the serious criminal allegations of sexual assault leveled against famous comedian Bill Cosby. The accusations, factually mirroring the allegations of dozens of ot… Read More

Legal paternity has often conflicted with reality. Most state laws assume that the husband of a woman is the father of the child, regardless of whether that is biologically true. To be sure… Read More

With social media becoming a big part of the economy, public discourse, and the average person’s life, there would inevitably be an increased pressure to scrutinize those connections… Read More

The battle of the Standing Rock Sioux to put an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) running through their lands and under a lake sacred to their people has been a long one and mostly wi… Read More

Since well before he was elected, President Trump has left no questions about his positions on immigration. With this in mind, an announcement out of the Department of Homeland Security last… Read More

Ding-dong the disparagement clause is dead. In a trademark law ruling that will substantially expand the amount of acceptable trademarks, the Supreme Court came down against a rule in tradem… Read More

Civil asset forfeiture has long been a bipartisan issue that both sides of the country can unite behind. Democrats are in favor of undoing practices that indirectly target minorities and abu… Read More

The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, or FBCPA, forbids debt collectors from harassing debtors, including using abusive language, make threats, call the debtor late at night or at work, o… Read More

One of the hallmarks of a successful business is protections on an invention which provide a barrier to competition beyond just money–a patent. Whether you’re an inventor or an e… Read More

Quick show of hands, how many people have sent or received from a boyfriend or girlfriend sexually explicit text when they were teenagers? In the age of iPhones, the answer is probably &ldqu&hell…Read More

As an employee, protecting your rights is incredibly important. However, even with full knowledge of the rights you possess it can be tricky to identify situations where rights are violated… Read More

Irony hits even the most powerful among us. After spending months trying to persuade Director Comey to tell the public that he wasn’t personally under investigation, Donald Trump wakes… Read More

Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte may have won election on May 25th, but his actions the previous night have already cast a shadow on his victory. Newly elected Congressman Gianforte was at… Read More

Out in New Jersey, the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court Stuart Rabner has come out hard against the exception in the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Sensitive Locations… Read More

The new Wonder Woman movie seems to be a big hit with crowds, but one theater in Austin is drawing sharp criticism.  Alamo Drafthouse unveiled “women only” screenings of the… Read More

The allegations of rape and sexual assault against famous comedian and actor Bill Cosby have been some of the most well publicized accusations in recent memory. With nearly 60 women coming f… Read More

On June 12th, 1967 the United States Supreme Court unanimously declared that the State of Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law, a law that prevents mixed race marriage, was unconstitution… Read More

When we think of disabilities, being transgender-hopefully-is not something that comes to mind. This is for a simple reason, gender identity is state of being rather than a disorder. However… Read More

The Trump Administration recently filed a petition to the United States Supreme Court requesting it hear its appeal of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit… Read More

Yesterday, we talked about Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber over the alleged theft of the secrets behind Waymo’s self-driving car technology. What we didn’t get a chance to get… Read More

Uber has a bit of a history of asking for forgiveness instead of permission when it comes to the law–a trend which hasn’t worked out particularly well for them. This has com… Read More

Whether you are an employee or an employer, knowing exactly how wage-an-hour law works is crucial. No employee wants to be underpaid and no employer wants to be staring down the barrel of a… Read More

The governor of Tennessee recently signed a bill into law, effective July 1, which further regulates abortion in the state. Under this newly enacted measure, called the “Tennessee Infa… Read More

With the availability of online real estate marketplaces, such as Realator.com and Trulia, a lot of people look online first for their potential new home before looking at any properties in… Read More

Former National Security Michael Flynn is pleading the Fifth Amendment in a bid to stop Congressional subpoenas into his documents and records regarding the 2016 election. The Fifth Amendmen… Read More

Every day we share a tremendous amount of data without even knowing it, our wearable technology is no exception. In a recent Connecticut case, one man found this out the hard way after his d… Read More

Aileen Rizo was excited to start her new job as a math consultant for Fresno County schools. After working as a schoolteacher in Arizona for 13 years, she began her new job in 2009 with a $6… Read More

Many look back at the day they were married as the happiest day of their life. However, one West Virginia couple have been forced to look back at the day they received their marriage license… Read More

Infowars personality and conspiracy show host Alex Jones has been engaged in a custody dispute with his ex-wife, Kelly Jones, since their divorce in 2005. The couple had three children, ages… Read More

A Jacksonville, FL jury has ordered Starbucks to pay $100,000 to Joanne Mogavero after Mogavero was burned by their coffee. In 2014, Mogavero purchased a 20 ounce Venti cup of coffee through… Read More

The legal house of cards on which the marijuana industry has built itself–legal at a state level but illegal federally–is one which has garnered much discussion. Built on promise… Read More

In April 2015, Steward Butler was in his car at a stoplight when he saw two men kissing on the sidewalk. He directed homophobic comments toward them, then exited his car and punched both men… Read More

President Trump has made no secret of his war on the media–repeatedly criticizing what he calls “fake news.”  His opinions on reporting are well documented. So perhaps… Read More

To describe college athletics as a big business would be an understatement. Each game a college team participates in during March Madness earns the conference the school is out of nearly $2M… Read More

The House of Representatives recently passed the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. Should the bill also pass in the Senate, the White House has announced that President Trump’s… Read More

It’s been months since Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General of the United States. However, the trip to that position was far from smooth for Mr. Sessions. Senators, attorney… Read More

Recently, President Trump signed a new executive order titled “Presidential Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.” While the order is not a surprise, what came out o… Read More

The “Fearless Girl” is a statue of a little girl standing, as the name would suggest, fearlessly before the iconic “Charging Bull” of Wall Street. Just recently… Read More

Just a few days back, the 6th Circuit Appeals Court made a ruling in the case of Marshall v. Rawling Co. which has the potential to substantially expand your rights under the Family and Medi… Read More

If you were told you could purchase a device which listens to everything you say throughout the day, and occasionally records what you say, you’d understandably be less than excited to… Read More

Congress voted to take away your privacy rights when it comes to how internet service providers (ISPs) may use your data, and President Trump signed it into law. Just recently they officiall… Read More

Random acts of violence are truly devastating, but they are even worse when they’re livestream on Facebook and shared thousands of times for the world to see. Robert Godwin Sr., a… Read More

The reality competition show Survivor has been running strong for seventeen years and is on its thirty-fourth season. But in all their seasons, never had they had a transgender contestant. A… Read More

On Monday April 17th,  a Federal Judge ruled that the voter ID laws enacted in Texas were enacted with not only the intent to discriminate against minorities but wit… Read More

When you about technologies of today which were once thought of as the realm of science fiction you think about 3-D printing, you think the levels we’ve reached with AI, and on that no… Read More

Trump is in hot water yet again, but this time, for something he said during one of his campaign rallies before elected into office. On March 1, 2016, Trump held a campaign rally in Louisvil… Read More

For someone who ran for President on a platform promising to “Make America Great Again,” he sure has done a lot of things to make Americans feel like we’ve moved backward… Read More

Over the last week, the news (and many videos) of one Dr. David Dao being brutally attacked by Aviation Security Officers and dragged from his legally purchased seat on United Flight 3411 ha… Read More

On February 3, 2017, the House of Representatives presented H.R. 861. The bill proposes to terminate the Environmental Protection Agency by December 31, 2018. On February 8, the House of Rep… Read More

Back in Novemeber of last year, now-President Trump agreed to settle a class-action fraud case against him for a whopping $25 million.  Now, months later, Judge Gonzalo Curiel-the same… Read More

Another day, another scandal.  Temperamental tweets from Trump are becoming the norm, yet Trump’s recent claims that Obama wiretapped him prior to winning the election still came… Read More

North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” which required transgender people to use a bathroom matching the gender on their birth certificate, has been repealed–… Read More

Are you required to show identification before sitting down for lunch?  If you’re ordering alcohol, sure.  But what if you were asked to show proof of legal residency? … Read More

A little over a week ago saw news of an immense payout as Disney agreed to pay $3.8M to employees of their many resorts and timeshares.  The agreement comes after the United States Labo… Read More

Social media has sure come a long way. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for people to use the internet for just about everything. Want some food delivered to your door? You can do that with… Read More

It’s hard to believe that President Trump has been in office for less than 100 days.  While Trump’s ties to Russia paint an incomplete picture, we are starting to see that t… Read More

If you say “The Wall” anywhere in the United States, whoever you’re talking about will almost certainly know what you’re referring to–the wall along the border… Read More

March 20th was a big day. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey revealed two bombshells during a special hearing before the House Intelligence Committee. First, he confi… Read More

When President Trump was elected to office, he visited with President Obama. The meeting went well enough with numerous photos of the two shaking hands, smiling and seemingly enjoying each o… Read More

Towards the end of last month, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai began to take steps to block elements of an order from Obama administration dealing with privacy and net neutrality–the effects of… Read More

A 19-year old Idaho teen that was accused of kicking a coat hanger up the rectum of a mentally disabled teammate plead guilty and received a mere sentence of 300 hours of community service… Read More

Many people in the United States suffer from epilepsy and other disorders that can cause seizures and this affects every aspect of their lives. From not having the legal ability to drive a c… Read More

Private emails used for public business have been more than a little bit of a sticking point for several high profile politicians.  It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that privat… Read More

For the past several years, the GOP has vocalized their opposition to Obamacare. Now that they have control of Congress and the Executive branches, they’re finally doing something abou… Read More

After months of talk, the GOP released what is now being called “Trumpcare”. The health care reform bill, known as the “American Health Care Act,” is being presented… Read More

Under the Obama administration, enforcing immigration policies meant focusing on dangerous criminals and keeping families together, not a hard-lined approach that would deport every undocume… Read More

A few weeks back, heavily armed and outfitted police took the final steps in clearing out the camp which has housed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protesters for over a year; carrying out a r… Read More

The initial executive order out of President Trump’s White House regarding limiting immigration to the U.S, widely known as the “Muslim Ban,” was an unmitigated disaster.&n&hell…Read More

Long before he became President of the United States, President Donald Trump was obsessed with his public image, despite his apparent inability to get a decent haircut, and the image project… Read More

A recent domestic flight was boarded by immigration officers who asked to see passengers’ identification. The flight from San Francisco to New York was met by two U.S. Customs and Bord… Read More

The Trump administration just can’t seem to stay away from scandal. Or Russia. President Trump’s recently appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under hot water for some sta… Read More

Just a few months ago in December, Press Secretary Sean Spicer told the world that it is open media access which distinguishes a democracy from a dictatorship.  This statement has becom… Read More

The nation has seen racial tensions, while far from new, enter the public consciousness in a way that has likely not been seen in decades.  From the recent travel ban, to the many repor… Read More

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer fired his gun at the ground during an altercation with teenagers. The initial confrontation was part of an ongoing dispute with several juveniles who w… Read More

Uber, the online transportation company whose app allows its users to hire private drivers, is making headlines again. About a month ago, angry customers began tweeting the #DeleteUber hasht… Read More

As one controversial law, executive order, or policy position after another comes out of Congress or the White House, it is little surprise that we’ve seen an incredible amount of prot… Read More

Through the Department of Justice, the Trump administration makes its priorities known by deciding what sort of cases to pursue and what cases, generally cases brought by states or private p… Read More

In the wake of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and the many bank failures that substantially contributed to the recession itself, the nation was calling out for laws ensuring that banks &ld&hell…Read More

Trump’s executive order on immigration has created mass confusion, waves of legal battles, and incited outrage across the nation.  In the chaos that ensued after the executive ord… Read More

The presidential orders continue to come thick and fast from the Trump administration.  One of President Trump’s most recent orders, titled Presidential Memorandum on Fiduciary Du… Read More

A new Arkansas law that will go into effect later this year will allow a husband to sue a doctor in order to stop his wife from getting an abortion. Known as the Arkansas Unborn Child Protec… Read More

To go from President Obama, who had so few scandals, to President Trump, who has so many, seems almost like we’re living in the Twilight Zone. Every day President Trump seems to be in… Read More

The GOP has hated what they’ve coined “Obamacare” from the start. Obamacare, also known as the “Affordable Care Act,” certainly has its kinks. For instance, hig… Read More

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has been an extremely contentious bit of legislation.  The future of the act is currently extremely uncertain, President Trump si… Read More

In a mere two-week period, Trump faces a slew of lawsuits that already amount to 10 times the average of the three presidents who preceded him.  Over 50 lawsuits have been filed and, at… Read More

Less than a month into his Presidency and Donald Trump has more scandals under his belt than President Obama did during his eight years in office. Before taking office, Trump was known for h… Read More

Banning a whole class of individuals based on their nationality is not only hateful, but legal professionals around the globe agree Trump’s immigration ban has a number of constitution… Read More

In a presidency already jam-packed with sweeping changes and controversial actions, no move has been so contentious as President Trump’s executive order titled “Protecting the Na… Read More

With the furor over President Trump’s immigration ban reaching fever pitch around the nation, conversation around his many other executive orders has died down substantially–espe… Read More