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Sperm Donor Fights Child Support Order
By Andrew Lu | Last updated on
Do sperm donors have to pay child support? If Kansas authorities get their way, that may be the case. Four years ago, William Marotta donated sperm to a...
Top 10 Legally Weird Stories of 2012
By Andrew Lu | Last updated on
We have an entire blog devoted to legally weird stories. So you know that a legal story must be really weird to crack our list of the Top 10 most legally weird...
Student, 21, Gets Restraining Order Against 'Stalker' Parents
By Andrew Lu | Last updated on
College student Aubrey Ireland has won a restraining order against her parents. The 21-year-old music theater major at the College-Conservatory of Music at the...
Teacher Marries Ex-Student, Avoids Statutory Rape Prosecution
By Deanne Katz, Esq. | Last updated on
Everyone loves a romance story and when a teacher marries a student, it has to be a good one. Oh, and it is. The happy couple is 42-year-old Leah Gayle Shipman...
Rejected! 5 Weird White House 'We the People' Petitions
By Deanne Katz, Esq. | Last updated on
You can petition the White House online about anything, and get an official response if you can gather enough signatures. But that doesn't mean silly ideas...
For '2 Girls, 1 Cup,' Ira Isaacs Gets 4 Years in Prison
By Andrew Lu | Last updated on
Whatever you do, don't search for "2 Girls, 1 Cup" after reading this. I did, to learn more about producer Ira Isaacs being sentenced to prison for making the...