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Watching Along With Big Brother: Judge Rules License Plate Scans Are Public Records
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Perhaps now more than ever, we are observed. Whether for security, data collection, or a host of other reasons, cameras capture our images in stores,...
Child Porn Charges Dismissed Against Colorado Man Targeted by Vigilante Group
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
One of the fundamental principles of the U.S. criminal justice system is that all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The...
Google's Legal Hook Against Phishy Business
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
If you’ve ever received a text message about a missing package or stumbled upon an online ad offering a deal that seemed just a little too good to be true,...
Housecleaner Who Had Wrong Address Shot Dead. Will Charges Follow?
By Mariana Petersen, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
María Florinda Ríos Pérez worked cleaning houses with her husband in Indiana. Unfortunately, for her last job, the cleaning crew she was on went to the wrong...
Funding Bill Ropes Hemp Farmers Into a Sticky Situation
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Lawmakers in Congress created a problem with the passage of the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill, also known as the Agricultural Improvement Act. With a provision...
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Recanted Testimony
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The person serving a life sentence says the verdict was wrong. The District Attorney’s office in Nashville, which prosecuted the case over 25 years ago,...