Law and Daily Life
Filter by Category
Judge Says Horn Honking Is Not Free Speech: Neighbors' Dispute Leads to Arrest
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
People who honk their horn gratuitously and/or angrily better watch out because they might not have the First Amendment to fall back on if they get in trouble...
"Widow Penalty" Finished? DHS Suspends Actions Against Widowed Immigrants
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that it is going to stop deporting certain widowed immigrants under an oft-criticized "quirk" in...
Supreme Court of West Virginia Rules Against "Traditional Family" Unit in Same-Sex Adoption Case?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
The West Virginia's high court has ruled in favor of Kathryn Kutil and Cheryl Hess, a same-sex couple, who sought to stop the state's Department of Health and...
Is Child Obesity Neglect? Can It Cause Parents to Lose Custody?
By Caleb Groos | Last updated on
The image most associated with parental neglect is an undernourished child. The recent case of a South Carolina mother and son, however, brings to the...
Study Says Medical Bills Behind Most Bankruptcies, Even for Insured: Are Those Debts Dischargeable?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Just in case there isn't enough alarm about finances and the state of the American health care system, here's a little bit more bad news to pile on. According...
Adoption: Same Sex Couples and the Law
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal court of appeals yesterday upheld a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit brought by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights against San...
Top Contributors
Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor
Top Contributors
Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor