Our Broken Bail System
The American bail system is based on medieval principles of English common law that have been modified over the centuries. The first major modification was the 1628 Petition of Right, which limited the ability of sheriffs and the crown to impose punitive bail.
That was followed in 1689 by...
What Are the Legal Implications of Starting a Partnership?
A partnership is created when two or more individuals decide to become co-owners of a business to make a profit. Partnerships can be formed by verbal agreement between the...
8 Reasons Why You Should Seek Legal Help After an Accident
No one likes to be a victim of an accident, but sometimes you cannot escape a scenario and you end up in the middle of one.
According to the...
5 Facts About Child Support
Child support is money paid from one parent to another to help support their mutual children in cases where the parents do not reside together.
Each state sets rules...
If you are separating from your spouse or getting divorced, you have most likely heard the term, parenting plan. A parenting plan provides a...
Jury nullification has taken place when a jury finds someone not guilty in spite of ample evidence to the contrary. The term means that...
We’ve all seen them, those movie scenes where a police officer in pursuit of a suspect approaches a car, flashes his badge and tells...
Adopting a child is one of the most rewarding acts in a family’s life. The fact that the family is offering an opportunity for...
Most Americans have heard of the concept of the citizen’s arrest though few have ever seen it play out and fewer still have ever...
You’d probably agree that access to credit is one of the awesome things about living in the greatest capitalist economy in the world. In...
Just about everyone has heard of class action lawsuits but the truth is many of those who might benefit from such collective legal action...
The idea of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous cars has seized the imagination of a lot of people.
Almost all the large automobile makers are...
A plea bargain is an agreement between the prosecution and the defense that typically allows the defendant to plead guilty to a lesser offense...
Most adults think they have a pretty good grasp of legal fundamentals. But the truth is there are a number of myths regarding the...
Child custody and co-parenting in separated LGBT families is a grey area. The issue lacks adequate precedence to assist the courts to base their...
On March 3, 1991, a man named George Holliday pulled out his camera and captured footage of Los Angeles police officers beating a man...