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When Are Police Allowed to Use Tasers?
By Andrew Lu | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on
The issue of when police are allowed to use Tasers came up again recently as an Oklahoma police officer was suspended after he was caught on camera tasing a...
Is it Illegal to Drive Without a Side Mirror?
By George Khoury, Esq. | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on
Those side-view mirrors that protrude out on either side of a car get knocked, bumped, broken, and vandalized more often than most people expect. If you're...
Drunk Driver Charged for Death of NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and Brother
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
If you tune in to the NHL regularly, you may have seen "Johnny Hockey” carving up the ice over the past decade. Unfortunately, the hockey world was left...
What Happens When a Judge Suspends a Sentence?
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on
You may have heard the term "suspended sentence" a few times. And you might be curious about what that actually entails. Now, sentencing laws vary...
AI-Generated Police Reports: Useful or Dangerous?
by Carmen Reyes-Wolfe, J.D. | Last updated on
Generative AI is slowly affecting all areas of law. That now includes how law enforcement writes police reports. District attorneys and criminal defense...
Can My Spouse Purchase or Carry a Gun for Me?
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Updated by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Last updated on
While Second Amendment guarantees the right of all citizens to keep and bear arms, there are limits to Second Amendment protections. States can, for example,...
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