Background checks are a useful screening and selection tool for companies. Of the many types of background checks, criminal background checks are routinely carried out by employers to ensure that they are not courting a risk of physical and mental trauma. In fact, in several states in the U.S, criminal background checks are compulsory for […]
READ MORECriminal Defense Attorneys
If you have been accused of a crime, you know how terrifying it is to face the possibility of going to jail. The function of a defense lawyer is to represent anyone accused of committing a crime to the best of their abilities. A criminal defense attorney has many jobs. Questioning a witness in […]
READ MOREGonzales v. Raich One Year Later: The Argument In Raich is Far From Finished
(Note: This is the second in a series of posts related to the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision inGonzales v. Raich, which will take place on June 6. The first post in the series, which deals with law enforcement action post-Raich) The Supreme Court’s decision in Gonzales v. Raich was a defeat for […]
READ MOREMedical Marijuana Motivates CPS to Remove Child From Home
An eleven-month child was grabbed by social workers and placed into foster care because of legally prescribed medical marijuana. The child’s father was put into handcuffs while the young mother cried. No law had been broken, Child Protective Services (CPS) has the uncontrolled power to tear families in a moment without trial, judge or jury […]
READ MOREPfizer Researching Public Attitudes on Celebrex
As part of its recently renewed promotion of Celebrex, Pfizer is trying to figure out who is or might soon be using the drug and what they think about it. If you pop over to the website for Celebrex just now, an offer comes up to pay you a few bucks to take a market […]
READ MOREEyewitness Testimony Isn’t What It Used to Be
“There is almost nothing more convincing than a live human being who takes the stand, points a finger at the defendant, and says, ‘That’s the one!’” — Former US Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. What the good judge said is convincing. And it makes for good television. Perry Mason was famous for […]
READ MORETop 10 Drug Law Blog Stories of 2008
Here are the Top 10 Drug Law Blog stories of 2008. Keep in mind that my stories reflect the focus of this blog — i.e. on changing areas of criminal drug law, with emphasis on California — and so do not add up to the same list that might be compiled by a lawyer who […]
READ MOREConstructive Amendments to the Indictment in the Eleventh Circuit
The government’s case in many instances will evolve or shift to some extent over the course of a criminal prosecution. It may be a long time between indictment and trial, and the prosecution may come into possession of new evidence before trial, or may not have thoroughly reviewed the evidence which it does possess until after […]
READ MOREHave a Bully in the Workplace? It Might Cost You
As an employer, you probably want your workers to feel secure at work. Unless you know what bullying looks like, you won’t be able to take action. Bullying at the job is often legally defined as the “consistent and repeated mistreatment of one or more individuals in a way that harms their mental or physical […]
READ MORECriminalization of Journalism in America
Journalism is under fire in America. One of the basic bedrocks of America’s freedom is “Freedom of the Press.” In a way that the Founding Fathers may not appreciate, many people feel the US government today is slicing away at the basic rights of Americans. While the US government is targeting whistleblowers, it is […]
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