“Although this was a difficult step to take, I had to stand up for myself and speak out for all women and the next generation of women in the workplace.” -Gretchen Carlson, New Y… Read More

The 2016 primary presidential campaign is over. In the midst of this, a controversy has arisen in the Republican National Convention speech given by Melania Trump, wife of Republican nominee… Read More

Should those convicted of domestic violence be banned for life from owning firearms? On June 27th, the Supreme Court ruled against Voisine v. United States, a case that sought to strike down… Read More

In Massachusetts, the legislature is considering passing a bill that would require banks to be more responsible for the upkeep of foreclosed properties. The bill would require banks to post… Read More

A strange form of what he claims to be assisted suicide, a man shot his friend of 40 years in the back of the head, claiming he only did so because his friend asked him to. Originally claimi… Read More

A recent survey demonstrated that nearly every large police department plans to use body-worn cameras, with 95% either committed to body cameras or having completed their implementation. Pol… Read More

“Black Lives Matter” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” “Blue Lives Matter” Everyone’s familiar with these phrases that have been strung across the med… Read More

Is Hilary Clinton any different than Edward Snowden? Well, there’s one major difference between the two—Snowden purposefully leaked top-secret documents on U.S. surveillance prog… Read More

Would you ask your mother to carry a child for you?  It’s obviously not the most ideal situation, but it’s not completely unheard of.  A U.K. woman has won the rights t… Read More

It looks like Pokémon is back at it again. Pokémon Go, the latest product in the Pokémon franchise, has caught on like wildfire. This new app, developed by Niantic, brin… Read More

Facebook is being accused of funding terrorist activity in the West Bank region. A family of Israeli and American citizens have brought forth a lawsuit seeking $1 billion in damages from Fac… Read More

What sort of measures should authorities be allowed to take to capture alleged criminals? On June 23rd, a federal judge ruled that the FBI didn’t need to obtain a search warrant before… Read More

Pokémon Go is the most popular mobile game in U.S. history. In the 24 hours after its release last week, it surpassed the daily active users numbers of every other mobile game that ha… Read More

In Scotland, an eighteen-year-old part-time waitress was asked to wear a skirt and makeup so she would be “easy on the eyes” to male customers. The young woman claims that she wa… Read More

Washington D.C. council has postponed a vote to change the city’s contributory negligence laws to comparative negligence with regards to automobile-bicycle collisions. This decision ha… Read More

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Have you heard of a little thing called separation of churc… Read More

A medical marijuana pilot program launched early 2014 in Illinois allows registered patients to obtain marijuana for medicinal purposes if their ailment is on the State’s list of appro… Read More

Cinemark just won a legal battle with the victims of the 2012 mass shooting that occurred outside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Cinemark is also asking for a good chunk of… Read More

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of race, color, religion, or national origin. The Act doesn’t, however, specifically… Read More

On June 14, 2016, Lane Graves, a 2 year-old boy, was dragged from the shallows of a lagoon near the Walt Disney World Resort. He was later found dead, after the alligator dragged him away fr… Read More

Just last week, the Federal Appeals Court voted 2-1 to uphold the FCC’s strict new net neutrality rules in the face of a challenge from several internet service providers (ISPs) unhapp… Read More

Drivers pulled over on suspicion of DUI no longer have to worry about facing criminal charges for refusing to submit to a warrantless blood draw. The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-1 opinion tha… Read More

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is making headlines and putting people up in arms about the potential implications. Is it as bad as they say?  It definitely could play out that way… Read More

What was meant to be a fun night out turned into a gruesome crime scene when Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old American, gunned down 49 people and injured 53 inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Flor… Read More

The recent attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando was the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. It was also motivated by hatred against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) com… Read More

Employees are winning discrimination cases against their employees based on family care discrimination, which has increased by 269% in the last decade alone.  Of the lawsuits filed with… Read More

It’s no surprise that the tragedy of the recent Orlando massacre sparks yet another heated political debate on our country’s gun-control policy. If you’ve been following re… Read More

It sounds like a plot to a bad TV show, but for one woman in New York City, it was the reason she was fired from her job. Dilek Edwards was a yoga instructor and massage therapist for a chir… Read More

When people think of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, they typically think of a building with ramps to make it easier for wheelchair-bound individuals to access a particular… Read More

Governor Jon Kasich signed the bill into law this week, making Ohio the 26th state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. The law will require a physician’s recommendation to le… Read More

On June 2nd, Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced former Stanford University athlete Brock Turner to six months in jail and three years of probation after Turner was convi… Read More

Donald Trump is making headlines again for making controversial statements. This time, his statements refer to Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s ethnicity. Judge Gonzalo Curiel is the judge overs… Read More

Parrots are a lot more than just loyal companions. Relatives of Martin Duram, who was murdered in May 2015, are hoping that Martin’s African grey parrot can provide pivotal testimony… Read More

What if you were found guilty of a crime simply on your taste in music? Washington Supreme Court just overturned the convictions of 3 men on the basis that their 5th Amendment rights were vi… Read More

In June 2015, the City of San Francisco voted to put warning labels on all advertisements for drinks with high amounts of sugar. The new law is the first in the United States. Soon, brands l… Read More

Ever notice how you can’t use a drive-thru at a fast-food restaurant if you’re on foot? A blind man is suing McDonald’s in a class-action suit for violating Title III of th… Read More

Should police officers be given special protection under hate crime law? Louisiana thinks they should—on May 26th, Governor John Bel Edwards signed the so-called “Blue Lives Matt… Read More

What would you do if your child wandered away from you in public and you found yourself facing national scrutiny as well as possible criminal liability? That’s just what happened to Mi… Read More

3D printing, perhaps more than any other invention since the internet,has the potential to completely change the face of business.  It could change how things are made and how they are… Read More

New York City’s Commission on Human Rights just issued new guidelines that state refusing to serve alcohol to pregnant women is sex discrimination. The Commission is the city agency in… Read More

If you’ve been kidnapped and convince your kidnappers to turn themselves in, should you get a share of the reward for their capture? A 71-year old taxi driver was reportedly kidnapped… Read More

When people go to see a movie in a movie theater, the last thing they expect is to be a part of a shooting massacre. That’s exactly what happened in Aurora, Colorado in 2012 when appro… Read More

Are there differences between a military divorce and a non-military divorce? Although there are some differences between the two,  the procedural process between a military and non… Read More

We live in a world where we can summon a private driver to our door, along with your favorite meal. We can buy something online and have it arrive the next day, without too much trouble. We… Read More

Currently, most states either have no-fault divorce laws where no blame can be placed upon either spouse or laws that require proof of fault that can draw out the length of the divorce proce… Read More

No one wants to foreclose, but it happens if you fall behind on your mortgage payments and have no way of catching up. While you want to move on from the whole experience, your credit score… Read More

The Obama administration recently issued a directive to all public schools in the country allowing transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. The declaration was s… Read More

Who would have ever thought you could get a life sentence for simple possession of marijuana? If you’ve been convicted of certain prior felonies, four states mandate a life sentence en… Read More

California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that raises the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. The bill was introduced as a measure that would reduce adolescent tobacco addi… Read More

It is the stuff nightmares are made of: the victim of a rape being traumatized all over again by being forced to do battle with her rapist over custody of the child born of the rape. This is… Read More

Self-destructing messages were once the realm of James Bond, Mission Impossible and Inspector Gadget.  However, ephemeral messaging is now extremely common.  Phone apps such as Sna… Read More

For most people, your home purchase will be your biggest financial investment you will ever face. Buying your first home is one of the most exciting things you can do, but it’s also on… Read More

In 2014, approximately 431,000 people were injured due to distracted driving in the U.S. All these people, hurt because somebody was distracted by something like a text or using social media… Read More

Starbucks has recently been in hot water over under filling their hot drinks; now another class action lawsuit is looking to put them on ice. The new suit, coming only weeks after the hot dr… Read More

Ever want to have a little party in your car? Gino Rea was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated from operating his vehicle…in his driveway. Police were responding to a… Read More

A New York jury recently reached a verdict in favor of GM Motors in a products liability lawsuit, finding that the defective ignition switch manufactured by the defendant was not to blame fo… Read More

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is supporting a bill that expands the state’s Homeowners’ Bill of Rights. Under the expansion, the Homeowners’ Bill will include a… Read More

Those who judge duels of spells and monsters have convened in joint purpose—to sue Wizards of the Coast for failing to pay them. Wizards of the Coast (Wizards) is a Hasbro subsidiary w… Read More

A previous blog discussed Florida’s child custody bill that would have started divorcing parents on equal ground in a custody battle with a presumption of 50/50 custody. Governor Rick… Read More

A previous blog discussed Florida’s child custody bill that would have started divorcing parents on equal ground in a custody battle with a presumption of 50/50 custody. Governor Rick… Read More

Utah has created the first ever registry for white-collar criminals. Similar to a sex-offender registry, the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry primarily targets any offender convicte… Read More

A couple from Idaho is faced with the difficult task of evicting a squatter that rented their home from someone posing as the landlord. Brian and Renae Prindle moved out of their Canyon Coun… Read More

Many states have laws on the books that make it difficult to legally use traffic cameras against unsuspecting drivers. Ohio’s recently gained media attention when lawmakers, in an effo… Read More

In a unanimous vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law mandating up to 6 weeks of fully paid family leave for new parents. Not only does this new legislation provide much n… Read More

Google is committed to their pranks, coming up with inventive April Fools jokes every year. Just last year they had twelve different pranks running, from playing Pacman in Google Maps to sug… Read More

If you own or rent property in any major city, you likely have heard of AirBnB. AirBnB is now utilized by over 190 countries. It is considered a way to make easy money by property owners and… Read More

Remember when businesses could refuse service to African-Americans? Mississippi has just passed a religious freedom bill that puts a halt to any progression made in the LGBT community since… Read More

The U.S. Women’s national soccer team is among the top women’s soccer teams in the world—potentially the outright best. They’re currently ranked first in the world an… Read More

It’s an all too familiar story – couple meets, falls in love, and gets married. They buy a house, but only one spouse signs the original loan documents and thus becomes the prima… Read More

“Heads up, phones down.” That’s the slogan for the Street Smart Safety Campaign launched in New Jersey. Lawmakers want to take it a step further by making it illegal to wal… Read More

A 6-year old was removed from her foster family after living with them for nearly 4 years because she is 1.5% Choctaw. Alexandria, nicknamed “Lexi”, was removed from the custody… Read More

Since Roe v. Wade, the question of women’s healthcare turned into a national debate. Over time, our society has become deeply divided over the question of religion. So the need for wom… Read More

Foreclosure can damage your credit beyond repair and leave you without a home. As much as you dread foreclosure, if you fall behind on your payments, you want it to happen quickly. Why? When… Read More

Some California residents have brought a class-action lawsuit against Starbucks for not filling their lattes up to the brim. Yep, you read that right. The complaint claims Starbucks misled i… Read More

Debtors’ prisons come from a dark time in history. In the 18th and 19th century, people who were unable to pay their debts were locked in prison until the prisoner worked off the debt… Read More

In the 1950s, smoking was the epitome of cool. Movie stars such as James Dean and Humphrey Bogart were never without a cigarette. Actress Audrey Hepburn made smoking look glamorous. Advertis… Read More

Approximately 6,000 tweets are tweeted to Twitter every second.  If you thought that sentence was confusing, that’s nothing compared to hashing out whether these tweets are protec… Read More

We usually take for granted the organizations and volunteer groups that keep our highways clean. We only notice who maintains a highway by the sign posted on the mile long stretch that a com… Read More

Trump University was founded in 2004 and marketed as a place for students to learn real estate strategies and practices that would generate large profits. Since its inception, the institutio… Read More

The late Justice Scalia’s vote on the cases to be heard on the Supreme Court’s docket may have been obvious to his fellow justices and others. However, they count for nothing in… Read More

In the United States, four of the 50 states have a campus carry law that allows a licensed gun owner to carry their personal firearm while on a public school campus. Advocates of a campus ca… Read More

Failing to pay child support can land you in trouble in many ways. You can lose your driving privileges, have your bank accounts frozen, lose passport privileges, or even be denied your tax… Read More

Donald Trump’s political rallies have a history of violence. At a Las Vegas rally on December 14, 2015, Trump supporters were heard screaming “light the motherf***er on fire&rdqu&hell…Read More

It was an ordinary rental agreement drafted by the landlord, until the tenants snuck in a “Birthday Cake” clause, which requires the landlord provide a birthday cake for eac… Read More

One of the most exciting movements in the gaming and tech industries is virtual reality or VR headsets. What was considered science fiction only a few years ago is now a reality brought to e… Read More

A surrogate pregnant with triplets sued the genetic father (and intended parent) of the triplets she’s carrying, claiming that he demanded her to abort one of the fetuses while threate… Read More

If you’re living in a rental, chances are you’ve thought about what you would do if you were evicted. However, some people are caught completely off-guard when they are served wi… Read More

“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” – George Orwell, 1984 On December 2, 2015, two armed gunmen killed 14 people and seriously injured 22 m… Read More

Nearly every time I send a casual email at work, I add some kind of smiley emoji or emoticon. Just in case someone were to take a joke seriously, I assume that they can interpret that smiley… Read More

The word “drones” has taken on several different meanings in American culture. They have become a common phenomenon at outdoor festivals and public gatherings. The Obama administ… Read More

Forget about Kim Davis. Gay couples in Alabama are still locked in a battle that ended for everyone else with the Obergefell decision. Like many states, Alabama had a ban on gay marriage, ca… Read More

You’ve been searching for your perfect home, and you finally find it after months of searching. You’re surprised that the home is listed lower than similar homes in the area. You… Read More

The D.C. Council has preliminarily approved a bill that will essentially pay criminals not to commit crimes. Sounds crazy, right? Not the first of its kind, the plan is modeled after one tha… Read More

North Carolina voters may, for the first time, have to show a valid photo ID to vote in the March 15 primary. That decision is in the hands of Judge Thomas D. Schroeder of Federal District C… Read More

A Michigan State University (MSU) study has proven sleep deprivation can be a contributing factor leading to false confessions. “But…I would never confess to something I didn&rs&hell…Read More

In addition to the race for the White House, the death of Antonin Scalia has launched another battle over power, this time in the Supreme Court. The death of Justice Scalia leaves the Court… Read More

It was a classic David versus Goliath story. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump opened the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City in 1990. He had grand plans for his casino and wanted… Read More

A study in 2010 found that in the United States alone, 133 billion pounds of food went uneaten. 40% of available food in the U.S., costing $161.6 billion, was thrown away. Around $48 billion… Read More

A majority of American adults don’t have a simple will. Perhaps you think it’s not necessary, too complicated, too time consuming, or too expensive. Or, you mistakenly believe th… Read More

The Civil Rights Movement has encouraged Americans not to judge people by appearance alone. To limit a person’s potential due to an immutable characteristic goes against the American D… Read More