Month: January 2015

Firearms and State Law Ask any Pennsylvania about the hunting and gun culture in our state and they will have plenty of personal stories and anecdotes to tell you. Pennsylvania has a long history of valuing the right to bear arms and an equally long history of hunting, both for sport and for sustenance. It […]

Appeal by Death Row Inmate Larry Swearingen  On December 8, 1998 Melissa Trotter was seen leaving Montgomery College. She was not seen again until January 2, 1999 when her body was discovered in the Sam Houston National Forest by hunters. On July 11, 2000, a Montgomery County jury sentenced a man named Larry Swearingen to death […]

Jackson State University Dr. Vivian Fuller Accused of sexual harassment Jackson State University, located in sunny Alabama, has faced a different type of heat recently, this time in the courtroom. The Jackson State Director of Athletics, Dr. Vivian Fuller, has been accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. To date there have […]

Appeal Arguments on Abortion Once again, Texas abortion clinics have found themselves in the courtroom. And as before, they are fighting a battle just to keep their doors open. In fact, this time critics claim that the most recent legislative initiative would close at least half of the Lone Star States abortion clinics. The new […]

Omegle & Julissa Romero  In response to highly publicized child abductions, the United States Congress passed the Missing Children’s Assistance Act in 1984. From this Act the National Resource Center and Clearinghouse on Missing & Exploited Children was formed to use the federal government’s tracking resources to locate such children. This Clearinghouse is a resource […]