How To Fight The IRS And Actually Stand A Chance At Winning
As we get closer and closer to that dreaded annual date in which we tell the government why they should take our money to fill their fat coffers, I can’t help but get angry from the fact that, like...
View ArticleAlternative Dispute Resolution – It’s Like The New Coke, Just Not Awful And...
I think I’m in one of strangest stages of my life. It’s stranger than the then-mysterious state of puberty and even odder than the period of my life where my mom wanted to take family photos every...
View ArticleOne Last Post about Bullying. Or, Let The Asinine Legislation Begin
I’ve blogged before about some of the legal issues that come up whenadolescents bully one another. These issues can be quite simple, involving ordinary assault and battery in the criminal/civil arena,...
View ArticleIs The Minimum Wage Unconstitutional?
No, and no. But, a few candidates (also reported here) for the United States Senate have gone on the record as being of the opinion that it is, despite unambiguous holdings by the U.S. Supreme Court...
View Article“Caylee’s Law” Gaining Steam in State Legislatures
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last several months, you’re probably aware that Casey Anthony was just acquitted of all charges (except a few relatively minor ones related to lying to...
View ArticleFacebook Involved in an Unusual Lawsuit between Uncle and Nephew
Family feuds have been a common form of entertainment on television. Many of us have tuned in to watch shows like Family Feud, Modern Family, Growing Pains, etc. In the legal realm, family feuds have...
View ArticleHomosexual Seeks Inheritance through Common Law Marriage
Most Americans do not have a will and those who do typically don’t take the trouble to update it regularly. The tragic story of James Spellman and Michael Kelly underscores why it is so important to...
View ArticleMake Way for Corporations at the Pews
Corporations and the Freedom to Express Religious Beliefs Anybody enjoy In-N-Out Burger? If you look at the bottom of an In-N-Out wrapper or drink cup, you’ll find a reference to a Biblical verse,...
View ArticleAn Update on Reproductive Rights: New Abortion Laws in 2013
A Recent California Law Increases Access to Abortion California Assembly Bill 154, recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, increases access to abortions for women during the first trimester. The...
View ArticleNSA: No Speech Allowed
If you search the Internet for government agencies, you’ll find that FBI stands for “Female Body Inspectors,” CIA stands for “Central Idiot A-holes,” and TSA is part of the “Department of Molestation.”...
View ArticleCan I Be Arrested for a Facebook Post?
The short answer is yes, you can be arrested for what you post on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Foursquare. There have been quite a few instances recently where...
View ArticleThe Bikini Defense
It is a strange day when a court rules that an untied bikini is an emergency sufficient to excuse all liability for an automobile accident which resulted in a death. That is exactly what a New York...
View ArticleWrongful Foreclosure Lawsuits
Wrongful Foreclosure Lawsuits: How the Glaski Decision May Provide New Protections for Homeowners Homeowners faced with foreclosure often wonder if they can sue their lender. If you are in this...
View ArticleEmployer Discrimination with Social Media
Employers Use Social Media to Illegally Discriminate against Job Seekers Discrimination during the job interview stage of the hiring process is very old fashioned. Instead, 21st century employers...
View ArticleObamacare: A New Way of Life
A Look at the Benefits of Obamacare Health care in America has been unsatisfactory for as long as anyone can remember and is still unsatisfactory as far as anyone can tell. However, there’s nothing...
View ArticleThe End of Marijuana Prohibition?
The Current State of Marijuana Laws The legalization of marijuana has been an uphill battle. Although there have been three petitions to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substance Act of 1970, the...
View ArticleFacebook Involved in an Unusual Lawsuit between Uncle and Nephew
Family feuds have been a common form of entertainment on television. Many of us have tuned in to watch shows like Family Feud, Modern Family, Growing Pains, etc. In the legal realm, family feuds have...
View ArticleEU Seeks to Extend “Right to Be Forgotten”
It’s rare for legal decisions in European Courts to affect Americans. However, the fight over the “right to be forgotten” could be the exception. Last year, EU courts created a “right to be forgotten,”...
View ArticleWells Fargo Bank Commits Fraud Against Its Customers
Wells Fargo Bank is facing a lawsuit from the city of Los Angeles, which alleges that the bank participated in unfair business practices by persuading its employees to engage “in unfair, unlawful, and...
View ArticleCan I AirBnB My Rental If I Have a “No Subletting” Clause?
If you own or rent property in any major city, you likely have heard of AirBnB. AirBnB is now utilized by over 190 countries. It is considered a way to make easy money by property owners and renters...
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