Written by: Ed Bushnell
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Managing Editor: Alexander JL Theoharis
Child pornography convicts are widely considered the lowliest offenders, even among criminals; only the truly depraved would indulge in such a vice. This opinion stems in large part from the innocence and vulnerability of the victims of child porn.
But [...]
Written by: Steve Glista
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Peter Fehrs
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
Nobody wants to start their day by facing down a couple of knife-wielding thugs in the kitchen, but eventually it happens to everyone. On January 7, 2009 it was Michael Arcay’s turn. When Daniel Bartlett and Justin Campbell broke through his front [...]
Written by: Eric Blaine
Researched by: Jeff Hinman
Edited by: Jeff W. Richards
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
LEGO Group, the Danish manufacturer of the beloved building toy, has been riding high lately. Where other toy companies seemed to be falling victim to age compression (the idea that children are not spending their time playing with toys as much as [...]
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Researched by: Peter Fehrs and Casey King
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
These days, it seems like Americans have to hand over their Social Security Numbers (SSN) every time they turn around. From job or rental applications to buying a house, the SSN has become the de facto way of proving that you [...]
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Researched by: Jay D. Hall and Brady Iandiorio
Edited by: J. Aaron Landau and Mary Anne Nash
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), perhaps subscribing to the theory that any publicity is good publicity, inflamed sensibilities this week when news leaked that it will soon require players to [...]
Written by: Tom Borton
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Jay D. Hall, Stefanie Herrington, and Amy E. Seely
Over the past few centuries, this country has seen vigorous debate about what kinds of marriages should be recognized valid. As early as 1664, anti-miscegenation laws criminalized marriages between whites and black slaves. In 1862, Congress passed [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or used by bank robbers. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Crime dramas frequently utilize the trope of a person reluctantly forced to commit heinous crimes because the criminal mastermind has taken his family hostage. The crimes may vary from [...]
Written by: Edward S. Bushnell
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: John Deininger
On March 30, six teenage girls in Lakeland, Florida, allegedly took turns beating 16-year old Victoria Lindsay for half an hour while two teen boys acted as lookouts. Planning to broadcast the beating on YouTube and MySpace as an apparent retaliation [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Amy E. Seely and Jay D. Hall
On Halloween, 2007, the Muggle world was ablaze with news that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and movie studio Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. had filed suit against RDR Books. Their goals? To prevent the publication of an unofficial Harry [...]
Each week we select a legal term or phrase that’s commonly misunderstood, interesting, or may help you live a worry-free afterlife. This week’s word is the latter.
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Alice, worried that her next trip down a rabbit hole might not end quite so happily, decides to write her will. While doing so, Alice [...]
Written by: Jeff W. Richards
Researched by: Matthew A. Schroettnig
Edited by: Lauren E. Trent and Steve Glista
The current wiretapping debate in Congress, and the media circus surrounding it, has focused on the expiration of the Protect America Act of 2007 (initially passed last August). The more pressing and oft forgotten issue, however, is the administration’s [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Steve Glista
Edited by: Amy E. Seely, Jeff W. Richards
It’s the dream of many a young attorney (at least those paying off law school debt) to one day rub elbows with Tinseltown’s rich and famous, or, alternatively, drunk and disorderly. Luckily, this means that even the most difficult clients will never [...]
