How Many Innocent Men And Women Are Executed?
According to a Stanford University study, “at least 4% of all people who receive the death penalty are innocent.” That may seem like a relatively insignificant amount, but that accounts for more than 1,000 innocent people since 1980. Courts can make snap judgments, especially in emotional cases with victims who were tortured, raped, brutally beaten, and/or murdered. […]
Can You Lose The Rights To Your Company Name?
Do you have any Kleenex? Are there Band-Aids? These are all things you may have heard — without reading much more into it. Both of these questions are, however, examples of advertising that was so effective the namesake company ended up regretting it. Why? Once consumers begin to regard a brand name as synonymous with any given […]
Convicted Felon Walks Free, Thanks To Paperwork Goof
Is it ever too late to appeal a criminal case? Thanks to a truly bizarre mishap with legal paperwork in Missouri, the U.S. Court of Appeals and criminal appeals attorneys will tackle that question and its various implications. Convicted Felon When Cornealious Mike Anderson was 22, he robbed a Burger King with a friend, threatening […]
Oscar Pistorius Acquitted Of Premeditated Murder; Are There Grounds For An Appeal?
When Oscar Pistorius first stepped into the spotlight as a double-amputee who competed in Olympic races, won medals, beat records, and performed incredible athletic feats against all odds, he was an inspiration. Today, Pistorius’ name is associated with allegations of drug use — and most famously with the murder of his late girlfriend, South African […]
Florida Officials Appeal Rulings Legalizing Same Sex Marriages
Multiple judges in Florida have been among the latest to overturn a state-wide ban on gay marriage. “U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle in Tallahassee ruled on Aug. 21 that the ban violates the 14th Amendments guarantees of equal protection and due process,” The Associated Press reported Friday. Four other counties — Monroe, Palm Beach, Broward, and […]
Is That a Drone Outside My Bedroom Window?
As the United States continues to use drones in order to bomb the terrorist group known as ISIS in both Syria and Iraq, the Washington Post is reporting that the Navys largest drone ever, Triton, has successfully flown cross-country in its longest test flight to date. Triton completed the 11-hour flight from California to Maryland on September 19th. The […]
Can a State Really Succeed in Secession?
Only one day after Scottish voters rejected an independence referendum and chose to remain a part of the United Kingdom, Reuter’s is reporting that 25% of Americans support considering state secession from the United States of America. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between August 23 and September 16, found that “23.9 percent of Americans said they strongly supported or tended to support […]
Computer Hacking: An Examination of the Illinois Criminal Code
As The Washington Post reported earlier this month, several high-profile celebrities have recently had personal images of themselves released over the Internet without their permission. The images were apparently acquired by computer hackers who broke into celebrity content storage accounts, such as the iCloud account of actress Jennifer Lawrence, that back up content from mobile and computer devices. […]
Illegal Minor Aliens: How Can They Remain in the U.S?
CNS News is reporting this week that a judge with the federal Arlington Immigration Court is setting the date for illegal minor aliens to return to court four years from now, in 2018, a point in the future when many of these young people will already have reached the age of eighteen. At a time when […]
What is the Federal Government Serving for Lunch?
The 2014-2015 school year has officially begun! And now that students are no longer roasting hot dogs and chasing the ice cream truck for their lunch, they must return to their school cafeteria for the energy to endure their teachers afternoon lesson plan. But in some school districts, what is for lunch this year will […]