Year: 2017
New and potential legislation on domestic violence aims to make it harder for convicted offenders get out of jail and start their life over. State legislators and the Governor, Roy Cooper, have made great strides in trying to deter occurrences of domestic violence offenses that lead to death by enacting several domestic violence-related laws over…
Overcriminalization is a potent ailment that has infected every level of government across the nation. This proliferation – which has criminalized mundane behavior through the expansion of legislation – has particularly affected residents on a statewide scale. The collective of state residents who attempt to abide by the law in good faith are the demographic…
In February 2016, a woman from Chapel Hill was driving home from work on Highway 54 when another driver lost control of his vehicle and collided head-on with the defendant’s vehicle at a speed of 45-miles per hour. Recently, the two drivers were able to settle the case for $825,000. The lawsuit was brought under the…
The wife of a former Boeing employee who fell to his death recently received a massive payout of $8.8 million after a jury found the airplane manufacturing company legally responsible for his death. David Priester Jr. worked for the company for a few years before his tragic fall in March 2013. The lawsuit, filed on…
The current political climate, as well as a number of controversial events, have encouraged groups of different origins and ideologies to take full advantage of their constitutional right to peacefully protest. A large influx of protests, both large and small, have broken out across the nation over the course of the past decade, thickening tensions…
The family of a student at Drexel University have filed a lawsuit against a number of members of a fraternity at the school over events that occurred in 2015. Ian McGibbon of Narbeth, Pennsylvania was severely injured in a fight. One night in September of 2015, Ian’s life was changed forever. Ian suffered a devastating brain injury…
Every so often there is a traumatic event that inspires lawmakers to reform or shape legislation. These events blaze headlines and highlight issues pertaining to laws or systems that many people were not previously aware of. The death of North Carolina toddler, Ryland Ott, was one of many horrific events that have invoked change in…
Scandals involving illegal drugs and associated crimes have pretty much become commonplace in the nation. When these crimes are committed, citizens rely on law enforcement officials to offer them protection by arresting perpetrators and bringing them to justice. But time and time again, citizens have witnessed that sometimes, the very authorities that are supposed to…
Anyone who has access to the internet and media news outlets has heard horror stories that involve innocent, law abiding citizens who are accused of crimes they didn’t commit. In some cases, these unlucky individuals are arrested, convicted and jailed for these offenses, without any substantial evidence of them committing a crime. This miscarriage of…
The institution of law enforcement was established to ensure that people abide by the laws of the land. Police officers have been granted exclusive authority to warn, arrest and detain people who violate these laws with the use of force if necessary. In the event that a police officer uses force against a civilian in…