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When Should You Report a Harassing Text to Police?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Harassment has left the schoolyard and taken to the cell waves in the form of texts. According to a poll in Owlcation, 96 percent of the nearly 23,000 voters...
Are the Cops in Your Nest? How Smart Home Devices Are Turning Into Surveillance Tools
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
There is a rule of thumb in the data security realm that advises against hooking anything up to the internet that doesn't need to be, the idea being that...
Ohio Inmates Denied Medical Attention File Lawsuit
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
What's the best way to minimize inmates' complaints? Don't give out complaint forms. That seems to be the strategy one Ohio jail has been using, according to a...
What Is the Penalty for Dismembering a Human Body?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
There has been a lot of talk recently about murder and dismemberment, and not solely because it is almost Halloween. Taking politics out of the equation, what...
3 Common Examples of Police Misconduct
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Police misconduct and harassment is unfortunately still an evil that comes with the broad, discretionary powers that officers are granted. In some areas, it...
What's the Penalty for Vandalism of School Property?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Vandalizing school property can take many forms and many names. Sometimes called "malicious mischief," "criminal mischief," or "property damage," vandalism can...