Anything extra that you do inside your vehicle that diverts you away from the primary action of driving can be considered a distraction. According to distraction.gov these activities include (but are not limited to): Eating and drinking Talking to passengers … Read more
Are Vaping & Lung Disease Linked? Investigators Want to Find Out
Vaping was supposed to be a technological liberation for smokers. Instead of getting a nicotine fix by inhaling tobacco, the new e-cigarettes would turn nicotine liquid into aerosolized vapor, something much less toxic. But early returns are not reassuring. An outbreak of … Read more
Texas Leads Nation in Number of Exonerations in the United States
Ironically, the state with the highest number of exonerations goes to the one with some of the toughest crime laws in the nation: Texas. With over 363 exonerations in the last 30 years, the only other states that came close to Texas are Illinois with 303, New York with 281, and … Read more
Illegal Real Estate Practices
The real estate market has more than a little bit of the Wild West in it, with realtors, buyers and sellers all looking to strike the best deal for themselves. There are a number of illegal real estate practices, along with those that are simply unethical. The ones you will … Read more
New Federal Death Penalty Rule Turns Heads
U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently moved to legalize the federal death penalty, calling for 5 executions to occur between December 2019 and January 2020. Currently, 62 federal prisoners sit on death row, but whether any of their executions will be carried out is … Read more
Debate Over 2005 Bankruptcy Law Resurfaces In Democratic Primary
In the spring of 2005, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act (BAPCP) was signed into law by then-president George W. Bush. A fourteen-year-old piece of legislation filled with arcane detail might not seem like the juiciest topic, but the 2005 bankruptcy … Read more
