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Current Legal Event: Yale Law School to Cut Loan Subsidies

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:32:34 +0000

Yale Law School (“YLS”) is in the news, for a decision it is making about its loan assistance program, the Career Option Assistance Program, which it first started in 1989. Under the current program, students who decide to take lower paying jobs in public service and government jobs who make [...]

Pair Denied Entry into the United States Due to Tweets

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:53:11 +0000

Last week Leigh Van Bryan, 26, and Emily Bunting, 24, were detained at the Los Angeles International Airport and had their passports confiscated because of what Van Bryan tweeted a week before traveling to the US.

Apparently Van Bryan had the bright idea of tweeting “[f]ree this week [...]

Is a Captain Legally Obligated to Stay Aboard His Ship After a Crash?

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:36:43 +0000

Is a Captain Legally Obligated to Stay Aboard His Ship After a Crash?

That is the question many have been asking after the news that the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia ran aground off the Isola del Giglio earlier this month.

According to various sources, the captain of the ship, Francesco [...]

Find the Right Farmington Hills, MI Social Security Disability Lawyer

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:52:16 +0000

Find the Right Farmington Hills, MI Social Security Disability Lawyer

Social Security Disability benefits are administered by means of federal programs that provide financial assistance to individuals who are no longer able to work because of a disability. Social Security maintains four separate programs for individuals with disabilities: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental [...]

Joran van der Sloot Pleads Guilty to Murder, Gets 28 Years behind Bars

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:34:47 +0000

Most of us should remember Joran van der Sloot’s name from the 2005 case of the missing Alabama girl, Natalee Holloway. She went to Aruba, where van der Sloot and his family lived, and disappeared the night before she was to return home. Van der sloot was arrested but never charged. Fast forward five years [...]

Ex-Journalist Takes Law License Dispute To California Supreme Court

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:04:57 +0000

Stephen Glass who was caught fabricating articles while writing for The New Republic as well as other magazines in the late 1990′s is continuing his fight to practice law in California, according to Yahoo News. His numerous ethical errors were infamously portrayed in the film “Shattered Glass” as well an autobiographical novel.

Since Glass has [...]

Lottery Tickets Sales May Soon Go Online

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:57:59 +0000

Department of Justice “Reverses” Stance on Online Gambling

The Department of Justice recently released its response letter regarding its current stance on online gambling in the form of in-state lotteries. Various state groups had requested a response as to whether the sales of instate lottery tickets, which used the internet in order [...]

School District Wastes $20M on Fresh Vegetables

Chris Blankinship, Esq. — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:39:55 +0000

The LA Times reported the Los Angeles Unified School District is reviewing the impact of a newly designed “healthy” menu that was recently introduced in city schools. This new menu includes items such as black bean burgers, tostada salads, fresh pears, and various other healthy options. The [...]

Missouri Student Left Voicemail For Sister Before Disappeared

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:42:02 +0000

According to Yahoo News, a 19 year-old Missouri college student left her sister a voicemail before she went missing last Friday. The missing student, Aisha Khan, was last seen on the University of Kansas campus.

During the voicemail she told her sister, Faiza Khan, that a man whom she believed to be drunk [...]

Drunk Driving Arrests this Holiday Season

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:13:46 +0000

I, like most everyone else, am excited to celebrate this holiday season. Unfortunately, for some, the celebrating will lead to too much: too much celebrating, too much drinking and too many problems.

Celebrity Arrests this Past Week for Drunk Driving

Kicking off this season of celebratory cheer, several notable people have already wound up in [...]