First created by the High Court nearly 40 years ago, qualified immunity is a legal shield that protects law enforcement officers, as well as other government employees, from being sued for violating a person’s constitutional rights, unless those rights were “clearly established.” Supreme Court Defends Qualified Immunity In Police Shooting, Excessive Force Cases Without any oral…
Two parents were found guilty of fraud and bribery in the first trial related to Operation Varsity Blues, which uncovered dozens of wealthy parents who paid out millions in bribes to get their children into top colleges with false college admission test scores and athletic accomplishments. John Wilson, a real estate and private equity investor…
Embezzlement: Criminal Defense Attorney Carlos Gonzalez Ex-Shoe Co. Exec Gets 6 Years For ‘Breathtaking’ $30M Theft. A former Alden Shoe Co. executive will spend nearly six years in prison after admitting to stealing $30 million from his former employer, a crime that a judge on Wednesday called “truly breathtaking in the annals of embezzlement.” Source: Law360 Read…
Police in Maryland are looking for additional victims after learning that a syringe used to attack a woman earlier this month was filled with semen, authorities said Friday. Thomas Bryon Stemen is accused of stabbing a woman with a syringe at a Maryland grocery store. (Anne Arundel County Police Department) A woman reported being attacked…
Supreme Court, Breaking Silence, Won’t Block Texas Abortion Law The law, which prohibits most abortions after six weeks and went into effect on Wednesday, was drafted by Texas lawmakers with the goal of frustrating efforts to challenge it in federal court. By Adam Liptak, J. David Goodman and Sabrina Tavernise Published Sept. 1, 2021Updated Oct. 21, 2021 The Supreme Court refused just…
La pareja de Ninel Conde se dejó ver por primera vez en una audiencia virtual ante un juez y solicitó se le otorgaran diez días para contratar un abogado, ya que por ahora no tiene dinero para pagar uno. Este 14 de mayo Larry Ramos se presentó por primera vez en una audiencia virtual frente a un juez…
Family law is a branch of legal practice that centers on matters concerning family relationships. Matters like adoption, divorce, and child custody, just to name a few. It is a key area whose purview is domestic relationships. And attorney practicing family law is focused on practices that relate to conflict resolutions between individuals who have…
In a nutshell… NO. We are going to dive deep into why that is the definitive answer, but if you leave this article with just one takeaway let it be that. If a police officer invites you to talk to them, in an official capacity, no matter how innocuous or “simple” the question might be,…