by Staff Editor | Sep 29, 2014 | The Legal System
We’ve explored many aspects of the legal field on this blog over the better part of this year, from items in the news to general legal guidelines to brief excursions into legal history. But at the end of the day, we’re here to do one thing, and...
by Staff Editor | Sep 15, 2014 | The Legal System
For the last two weeks on the blog, we’ve examined the legal framework that exists in U.S. law for interactions between police officers and members of the public. These laws have to strike a delicate balance: on the one hand, they must ensure that all citizens...
by Staff Editor | Sep 7, 2014 | The Legal System
Last week on the blog, we took a look at issues of civil and criminal rights in the context of police conduct, trying to get a handle on the ways that the law governs the way police and citizens interact. Of course, events last month in Missouri put a focus on the...
by Staff Editor | Aug 27, 2014 | The Legal System
It may seem hard to believe, but we Americans are, on average, living in a time of unprecedented safety and security. Of course, this is not to discount the very real and often very dangerous issues that face many of our communities (in addition to those which we face...
by Staff Editor | Aug 14, 2014 | The Legal System
The legal system, with its myriad of regulations, laws and specific quirks, can sometimes seem like a pretty confusing field (we took on some of that last week in our post about bankruptcy). Still, it is ultimately there to help us as citizens–to safeguard and...
by Staff Editor | Aug 8, 2014 | The Legal System
In our larger explorations of the law, we’ve examined many prevailing trends–from product liability and identity theft to auto recalls and personal injury law. One aspect that we haven’t trained our focus on is bankruptcy, which despite its status as...
