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In one of the most shocking verdicts of the last few years, a protester was convicted for laughing too hard at the confirmation hearing of Senator Jeff Sessions. However, while many people see this as nothing but an outrage, there are several important facts to remember before damning the verdict

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A new legal article deals with an important issue that we discussed in our blog back in October, 2016: A Supreme Court case that dealt with implied consent crimes. In that case, Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Supreme Court of the United States was faced with a difficult decision –

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If a police officer is going to pull you over for drunk driving, they need to have probable cause that you’re violating the law before they put on their lights and sirens and conduct a traffic stop. What “probable cause” means, though, is a difficult question to answer, and is

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Neighboring Massachusetts is still dealing with the repercussions of their rogue state chemist, Annie Dookhan. This past week, prosecutors took the next step in the process: They filed a list of the people whose case could be dismissed because of Dookhan’s conduct. Massachusetts State Chemist Tampers With Evidence The whole

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Arkansas has been in the headlines recently for its unprecedented decision to execute no fewer than 8 death row inmates in a span of just 11 days. The sudden flurry of executions is chilling. However, it is even more bothersome because the reason for the furious pace is simply that

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