The Captain Goes Down With The Ship?
Everyone is familiar with the old saying the Captain goes down with ship, but did you know it has some basis in law? The Italian cruse ship that recently ran aground off the coast of Italy provides an apt example of how this old colloquialism still has meaning in modern times. As you probably know … Read more
Juvenile Crime
Last Friday a thirteen year-old girl in Ocala, Florida was beaten unconscious on the school bus by her classmates. Apparently this was the girl’s first time riding the bus. After her classmates refused to let her sit down, forcing her to sit on her sister’s lap, they threw a shoe at her head. When she … Read more
Drones flying over the U.S.
Drones, or unmanned aircraft have become extremely popular with the U.S. military who uses them to carrying out bombing and surveillance operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq. These unmanned aircraft are valued by the military for their ability to surveil or bomb with limited risk to human life. Drones can be built with stealth technology, … Read more
Anna Nicole Smith, Someone’s Ticket to the Supreme Court
Anna Nicole Smith has lost her protracted legal battle in front of the United States Supreme Court this week. This case has dragged on for so long both of the original parties to the suit have died, Mr. Pierce Marshall and Ms. Anna Nicole Smith. For those of you do not remember, I’ll summarize the … Read more
Another potential cause of divorce: commuting
A recent study of Swedish couples found that the risk of divorce goes up by 40 percent if one of the spouses is commuting for more than 45 minutes per day. SOURCE The study found that long commutes are harmful for the marriage regardless of which spouse is on the road. The research is not … Read more
Strangers taking pictures of children, should it be illegal?
The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, of the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee has proposed a bill that would make it illegal to photograph or videotape someone else’s child when “a reasonable parent or guardian would not expect his child to be the subject of such reproduction.” Source This new measure is … Read more
Recession May Increase Abuse
USA today is reporting that the number of babies hospitalized for non-accidental head trauma, also known as shaken baby syndrome, has doubled during the recession. Shaken baby syndrome is form of child abuse where adult caregivers violently shake a child, which can sometimes result in serious injury or death. The study surveyed the trauma registry … Read more
Supreme Court Loves Dylan?
In this Friday’s blog post, I’m feeling a little rock-n-roll. Well, specifically, I’m feeling a little Dylan. Apparently Dylan’s lyrics have popped up in more than one recent Supreme Court decision written by two different Justices. Last week several law professors, a Dylan historian, a disc jockey, and a guitar player, held a two-day conference … Read more
Getting a DUI? Taking off your clothes will NOT help.
A woman in Florida was driving home from a bar with her boyfriend after a night of drinking when a police officer began to follow them. Her boyfriend, who is on probation, became paranoid about the police behind them and yanked the wheel causing her to crash into the median. Once her boyfriend got out … Read more
DUI Checkpoint? There’s an App for that
Someone you may not be aware but there are several apps available for iPhone, Android and the Blackberry that provide drivers with real time notification of DUI checkpoints. “Mr. DUI” is an app that will not only tell you where the DUI checkpoints are but it will also estimate your level of intoxication based on … Read more
