For the second time in two years, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether juvenile life sentences violate the 8th Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
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Juvenile Life Sentences Go Before Supreme Court
Chantix’s suicide risks are higher compared to other smoking-cessation treatments, according to a new study appearing in the journal PLoS One. The drug aims to help individuals quit smoking.
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Chantix’s Suicide Side Effects Worse Than First Thought
Entrepreneurs and small business owners often run into problems when starting a business.
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Legal to Use Someone Else’s Contract?
Princeton University professor and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West was arrested Sunday during an Occupy D.C
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Cornel West Arrested on Supreme Court Steps
Texas inmate Cleve Foster was set to be executed Tuesday evening. That is, until the nation’s highest court halted his execution. The Supreme Court’s stay of execution came down just hours before Foster was set to die.
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US Supreme Court Stays 2nd TX Execution in a Week
Is the purpose of the juvenile justice system to punish or rehabilitate?
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Legal to Sentence Juvenile to Death Penalty?
In a recent story out of Michigan, Jeremy Hoven, a pharmacist at a Benton Harbor Walgreens, was fired after he shot an armed suspect who attempted to rob the drug store at 4:30 a.m.
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Don’t Let a Robbery Turn into a Lawsuit
Like any landmark case, the influence that Roe v. Wade has on abortion rights is huge.
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Roe v. Wade: Landmark Case Reaffirmed 19 Yrs Ago
The Supreme Court has deemed illegal a video game law targeting violent video games. The California ban, passed in 2005, made it illegal to sell or rent “violent video games” to minors under the age of 18
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Not Illegal to Sell Violent Video Games: CA Law Struck Down
Red-light camera lawsuits have been piling up nationwide in a variety of different jurisdictions. Which, can only beg the question - are red light cameras legal? Red-light cameras are a fixture in many major cities across the U.S
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Are Red-Light Cameras Legal?