Gavel Between Split Family Figures
If you are separating from your spouse or getting divorced, you have most likely heard the term, parenting plan. A parenting plan provides a...
Empty Jury
Jury nullification has taken place when a jury finds someone not guilty in spite of ample evidence to the contrary. The term means that...
Do I Have to Surrender My Car if a Police
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...
happy stylish parents holding hands
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...
Young man in handcuff
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...
Close-up woman's hands holding
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...
Tesla Model S electric car zero
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...
Judge about to bang gavel on sounding block
A plea bargain is an agreement between the prosecution and the defense that typically allows the defendant to plead guilty to a lesser offense...
10 Popular Legal Myth
Most adults think they have a pretty good grasp of legal fundamentals. But the truth is there are a number of myths regarding the...
Male gay couple with children resting
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...
Young man taking picture mobile phone
On March 3, 1991, a man named George Holliday pulled out his camera and captured footage of Los Angeles police officers beating a man...
Medical Marijuana Buds on Black
In the 1936 film “Reefer Madness” naive teenagers are lured into what is presented as the violent, perverted world of marijuana addiction. Before the...