Mentally Disabled Immigrants Win Legal Representation
Mentally Disabled Immigrants Win Legal Representation Jose Antonia Franco-Gonzalez spent nearly five years in detention, separated from his mother after his deportation case was closed. Severe mental...
View ArticleBlacks Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests, Study Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock Black and white Americans use marijuana at roughly equal rates, but black users are nearly four times more likely to be arrested, according to a report from the American Civil...
View ArticleNewsbreak: Separation of Church, State and Money [Video]
Newsbreak: Separation of Church, State and Money [Video] iStockphoto/Thinkstock In today’s Newsbreak, Lawyers.com Editorial Director Betsy Kim looks at recent legal cases involving religion and the...
View ArticleLicense Plate Readers Worry Privacy Advocates
Comstock/Thinkstock Law enforcement as well as private security companies are using cameras to photograph license plates and are building a vast database of information about Americans – to the dismay...
View ArticleSchool Ban on ‘Boobies’ Bracelets Unconstitutional
Photo courtesy of the Keep A Breast Foundation A divided 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 5 ruled in favor of two middle school students who wore “I [HEART] Boobies” bracelets to school in...
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