
3 Reasons to Get Your Criminal Record Sealed
Once you have a criminal record, it can be difficult to limit the impact it has on your life. One minor indiscretion can end up affecting your entire future, unless you apply to have your record sealed. Although More...

What Are Common Types of Sexual Harassment Lawsuits?
Sexual harassment claims have advanced from the old ages of being totally unrecognizable to providing rightful relief and compensation to the victims of the harassment, especially that type of physical unwanted More...

Why Are Sexual Abuse Lawyers So Important?
One of the most painful experiences any person can go through is sexual abuse. If by any chance, you are a victim of rape or molestation, it is recommended that any matter concerning sexual abuse is reported for More...

A Look at the State of the Nation on Capital Punishment
Capital punishment has been around long before our nation’s inception. However, based on a steady decline in executions and death sentences throughout a large portion of the country, the numbers beg the question More...

Criminal History Certificate With a Criminal Record? Here are the possibilities that can happen
Searching for a job without a criminal record is challenging enough. Unfortunately, applicants with criminal records mostly have to go through the extra hurdle of explaining their criminal past to potential employers. More...

How to Find a Good Criminal Defense Lawyer in Columbus Ohio
Criminal charges are a serious issue. Anyone who is coming up against criminal charges needs to take the time to find and hire the right lawyer. Below are four simple – yet helpful – steps to honing More...

What Happens When You’re Charged with Domestic Violence in Arizona?
In the State of Arizona, one or more children witness domestic violence every hour. The CDC estimates that almost 40% of Arizonians have been subject to the crime.? photo/ Vartza Domestic abuse is alleged more More...

States Trending Away From Death Penalty
The nation continues to trend away from capital punishment, at least on the state level. According to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), 2019 marked the fifth year in a row that the country More...

D.C. and Maryland Aim to Make Strangulation a Felony
Under current legislation in D.C., strangulation that doesn’t end in death is considered simple assault, which is charged as a misdemeanor. In Maryland, strangulation can be charged as a first-degree or second-degree More...

Proposed Laws Recognize Strangulation as a Sign of Abuse to Come
Warning: some details in this article might be disturbing or triggering. Only four jurisdictions in the United States — South Carolina, Ohio, Maryland, and the District of Columbia — do not explicitly More...

A Guide for Posting Bail if Arrested in Birmingham Alabama
In the city of Birmingham in the state of Alabama, like all other cities in the US, you can be arrested if there is reasonable suspicion that you have committed a crime. Once incarcerated, a defendant can be set More...

Top Debt Collector Myths
Debt collectors can be quite intimidating. If you’ve ever had an account go to collections, you’ve experienced this firsthand. Ironically though, much of their potency in this regard is owed to several misconceptions More...

What to Do When You Get in Trouble with the Law
Everyone makes mistakes, but some mistakes are more serious than others. Getting in trouble with the law is not as uncommon as you might think, and if you’re in this position, you should consider the following More...

Maine human trafficker, smuggler sentences to prison
A human smuggler was sentenced to eight months in prison?for alien smuggling during a?July 2019 incident. The individual was convicted under Title 8 U.S. Code 1324. On July 23, 2019, Maine State Police conducted More...

Attorney Rahul Balaram Explains What Happens if You Ignore Your Speeding Ticket?
Speeding tickets are annoying; not only does it interrupt your day, but the fees can be a financial burden. However, as tempted as you might be, you should never ignore a speeding ticket. The truth is, ignoring More...

Wisconsin school superintendent Daniel Peggs faces federal sex trafficking, child pornography charges
The superintendent of a Wisconsin school district was arrested Thursday following his indictment by a federal grand jury for sex trafficking of a minor and producing child pornography. Special agents with U.S. Immigration More...

Louisiana court rejects Norman Varner’s transgender pronoun case tied to child pornography case
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals?denied?a male federal prisoner’s motion to be addressed with female pronouns, finding that compelling the use of pronouns at the invitation of litigants could “raise More...

Understanding Drug Possession Cases
Legal cases involving drug possession and sale of illegal substances can be very intense and stressful, especially at the federal level. That’s why these cases need careful handling and the involvement of a criminal More...

Saifullah Khan sues Yale for $110 million after being cleared of rape charges
A Yale student expelled from the university even after being found not guilty of sexual assault by a jury is?suing?the school for $110 million, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. Saifullah Khan, 26, More...

Planned Parenthood’s Deborah Nucatola describes ‘crushing’ baby during late term abortion procedure
For the first time during the civil trial in the San Francisco Federal District Court, Liberty Counsel was permitted to show a four and one-half minute video clip of former Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s More...