Is Sleeping While Intoxicated a Crime?
Is it a crime to sleep in your car after having too much to drink at the bar? The answer may surprise you.
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Police Misconduct That Goes Unreported and Undocumented Undermines Our Criminal Justice System
The police play a vital role in the nation’s criminal justice system. When they honor their oath to uphold the law, they earn praise for making the system work. When they break the law rather than enforcing it, police officers undermine the efforts of their honest colleagues.
→ Read MoreOperator of Revenge Porn Site Sentenced to 18 Years
Kevin Bollaert, the operator of a revenge porn website, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of six counts of extortion and 21 counts of identity fraud. Bollaert operated websites called UGotPosted.com and ChangeMyReputation.com, where he encouraged people to post intimate pictures of others as well as gossip about them, without the consent of those depicted.
→ Read MoreHas Your Lawyer Been Hacked?
Because US law firms are reluctant to publicly discuss cyber intrusions and report data breaches, it is not possible to determine whether cyberattacks against law firms are on the rise, according to a recent report by Citigroup.
→ Read MoreCalifornia Adopts ‘Yes Means Yes’ Law: Having Sex Becomes Risky for College Students
Governor Jerry Brown recently signed the “Affirmative Consent” bill, making California the first state in the nation to adopt “yes means yes” laws. Under the new law, which will take effect on college campuses, silence or lack of resistance from sexual activity does not constitute consent. The law defines people who are drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep as unable to give consent.
→ Read MoreWhen Is An Online Threat Considered a Crime?
When does offensive, violent or threatening language cross the (digital) line and become a crime? Can a threat be determined by an objective standard alone, or does the First Amendment require greater scrutiny of the author’s state of mind? These are issues that the United States Supreme Court will address when it hears the case of a man prosecuted for sharing a number of disturbing status updates on Facebook for others to see.
→ Read MoreWhich States Have the Toughest Drunk Driving Penalties?
Arizona is often regarded as the state with the toughest drunk driving laws. For a first offense in this state, a mandatory ignition interlock device will be installed on the offenders’s vehicle. Washington takes the cake for steepest fines for drunk driving offenses, where it’s not uncommon for drunk drivers, even first offenders, to end up paying up to $5,000 in fines and fees.
→ Read MoreChurch of Scientology Sued for Fraudulent Use of Donations
A new lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology, along with other recent bad publicity, may send the controversial religion into a state of decline.
→ Read MoreMan Receives 2-Year Sentence for Perjury During Jury Selection
A potential juror in Massachusetts has received a two-year prison sentence for misleading the trial judge about his relationship with the parties to the crime.
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