Jaden Smith, son of entertainment sensations Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, asked to be legally emancipated from his parents, only to change his mind....more
5/20/2013
- Emancipation Minors Parental Rights
Harper Lee only wrote one book in her life, but what a book. Her classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” published in 1960, spins the tale of a small town attorney who tries to stand up against the forces of racial injustice....more
5/15/2013
- Books Copyright
Shortly after an anarchy advocate successfully tested a plastic gun fabricated using 3D printing technology, and then distributed the plans on the internet, the U.S. State Department had the plans pulled due a possible...more
5/13/2013
- 3-D Printing Technology Firearms State Department
The days of putting convicted criminals to death in the United States could be on the wane. Six states have gotten rid of capital punishment in the last six years, while more could be on the way...more
5/9/2013
- Death Penalty Eighth Amendment
Last year, in an attempt to rein in the harshest punishments for minors convicted of major crimes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not impose mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for juvenile...more
5/8/2013
- Minors Parole Prison Sentencing
An Arizona developer has settled a lawsuit against Maricopa Country, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas for $1.4 million. Conley Wolfswinkel had filed suit after his office was publicly...more
5/3/2013
- Joe Arpaio Land Developers Search & Seizure Settlement
Employees in Colorado can still be fired for testing positive for marijuana, an appeals court ruled last week.
Medical use of marijuana has been legal in Colorado since 2000, and the state legalized the drug outright...more
5/2/2013
- Drug Testing Hiring & Firing Marijuana Medical Marijuana
A Florida man was recently sentenced to 26 years in prison for foreclosure and short sale fraud. John Lebron, 33, was convicted last week of setting up a complex scheme to buy and sell foreclosed houses, make money on each...more
5/1/2013
- Default Foreclosure Fraud Mortgages Scams
The U.S. Senate today rejected a bill that would have closed a major loophole in federal gun laws by subjecting firearm purchases made at gun shows and online to background checks....more
4/18/2013
- Background Checks Firearms Gun Laws NRA
