The Supreme Court issued a decision today lifting parts of the injunction against Trump’s executive order seeking to ban foreign nationals of six countries from entering the United States for 90 days. The ruling effectively allows foreigners with ... [Read more...]
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What Is Obstruction of Justice?
The news this week is dominated by discussion of whether President Trump is or is not being investigated for obstruction of justice. At issue is whether Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into former National ... [Read more...]
Supreme Court Strikes Citizenship Law Favoring Children of Unwed Mothers over Fathers
The U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that favored mothers over fathers in conferring U.S. citizenship to children born abroad to an unwed American parent. The opinion in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, ... [Read more...]
Discrimination Complaints Filed Over Women-Only ‘Wonder Woman’ Screenings
The theater chain Alamo Drafthouse is under fire for its all-female screenings of the blockbuster hit movie Wonder Woman. At those screenings, held in several cities the first week of the movie’s release, not only was the audience women-only, but ... [Read more...]
Kathy Griffin and the Question of When Symbolic Speech Crosses the Legal Line
Last week, comedian Kathy Griffin sparked outrage when she posed for a photo with a fake, bloody head resembling President Trump. Griffin later apologized and stated that the image “crossed the line.” But many on social media are arguing that an ... [Read more...]
The Higher Divorce Rates—Doctors or Businessmen?
Though most people perceive that doctors are more likely to be involved in a divorce than individuals in other professions, a recent study actually suggests otherwise. The study, , published by The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), examined ... [Read more...]
Parents of “Affluenza Teen” File for Divorce Again
The parents of a Texas teen who escaped incarceration through the use of an "affluenza" defense have filed for divorce for a second time. Fred and Tonya Couch, the father and mother of Ethan, obtained a legal divorce before the young man killed four ... [Read more...]
Equal Pay Act Falling Short
Study Shows Women Still Paid Less for Similar Work When President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, proponents foresaw a future where men and women working in the same jobs would be paid the same wages. At the time, statistics ... [Read more...]
Bronx Metro-North Derailment Victim Seeks Compensation for Injuries
Bronx Derailment Victim Seeks Compensation for Injuries With the Help of Attorney Michael Lamonsoff Denise Williams, a dentist and retired Army colonel, injured in the Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx Sunday, has filed notice of claim ... [Read more...]
Foreclosure Mediation: A New Approach to the Foreclosure Crisis
Foreclosure is the legal process that a lender or servicer uses to repossess a home. If the homeowner misses mortgage payments, the lender may petition a court to sell the property. The lender will use the proceeds of the sale to pay off the mortgage ... [Read more...]