Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, we may head out to a number of parties and celebrations where a lot of alcohol is served. "Liquid courage" may have you believe that you're OK to drive after having a few drinks, but in reality, many drivers make this same...
One of the signature accomplishments of the Obama administration has been a greater focus on the consequences of America's decades-long drug war. In addition to changing sentencing policies and guidelines with the help of former Attorney General Eric Holder, President...
For people who haven't kept up with the news recently, there has been a significant media focus on the disparities in the ways that different races are treated in the criminal justice system. This difference isn't limited to treatment by police; it also extends...
This year, thousands of names came off of New York's Sex Offender Registry. This was because of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), which states that offenders who are deemed least likely to re-offend can be removed from the registry after 20 years. These are...
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a violation that you’ll want to avoid at all costs. Besides endangering yourself and others, most violations come with mandatory fines, from $125 to $10,000, possible jail or prison time, and license revocation.Usually (but not...
One growing phenomenon that brings with it a lot of controversy and confusion is sexting, or the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone. This has become a tricky legal issue when it comes to teens. Being charged with a sex crime can radically...
Drug laws have undergone some significant changes within the past few decades. In the early 1970’s, in the throes of a heroin epidemic and rising murder rates, along with President Richard Nixon declaring a war on drugs, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller...
Did you know that half of all adult faces in the U.S. are filed in law enforcement records and can be viewed by police with face recognition technology? That's what researchers discovered in recent study findings at Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology...
A single mistake can affect someone for a lifetime. Unfortunate consequences like losing a job or home, spending time in jail, and having potential employers ask questions about a marred record can haunt someone long after his or her lesson is learned. If you are soon...
If you find yourself in an interrogation room accused of a crime, you may or may not have that proceeding recorded. You also may not know why this is important. False confessions can be made under duress. You may be manipulated into making statements that you may...
