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Florida teen fights expulsion and criminal charges for same sex relationship

High School Teen Jailed for Underage Sex Ends Up With Older Woman In a case involving more twists and turns since Jared Fogle, "the Subway guy," a Florida, high school cheerleader was jailed for having sex with an underage classmate. While most.

District Court Upholds PASPA, Enjoins NJ Sports Betting

Us SCOTUS Overturns Decades Old Law About Sports Betting The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102–559), known as PASPA, is a judicially overturned law that was intended to define the legality of sports betting throughout America. This act.

Police find Sutter Heath patient info for nearly 5,000 in Oakland drug bust

OAKLAND, Calif. —The personal information of nearly 5,000 patients at three Bay Area hospitals may have been stolen and authorities only found out about because of a drug bust in Oakland almost a month ago. Sutter Health East Bay region notified the.

No Warrant, No Problem: How The Government Can Still Get Your Digital Data

A large majority are aware that privacy is a legal right protected by stringent laws here in Nevada and the U.S. An officer of the law cannot indiscriminately eavesdrop on your phone conversations without judicial authorization. But that's just one aspect of.

The Blewett Decision: FAQs on the Sixth Circuit’s Retroactive Crack Decision

On May 17, 2013 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the crack cocaine sentencing changes must be applied to all federal prisoners sentenced prior to the 2010 law. The court’s ruling in US v Blewett could have reopened the door to.

RELIEF DEFENDANTS MAY BE ABLE TO KEEP ASSETS FROM FRAUDSTER

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction secured by the SEC and the CFTC freezing the assets a spouse received in a divorce settlement from her former husband who ran a massive Ponzi scheme. The court held that the.

Fact Checker: Do more guns lead to less crime?

When there's a tragic shooting, it's always a time for reflection about guns' role in society. Say you're going to work and you see someone pull a gun, threatening to harm others. Do you wish you had a gun so you could.

WTF with the new/old laws about drinking on Fremont? And who are these Rangers?

There’s nothing like the freedom of downtown Las Vegas. Hanging out in front of the Beauty Bar, sporting your best skinny jeans, asymmetric haircut and Seattle-approved facial hair, drinking from that frosty 40-ounce can of PBR … HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, SCOFFLAW!.

Sheriffs defend 2nd Amendment against Obama executive orders on gun control

While the debate about gun control has intensified, County Sheriffs today across the country are beginning to take a stand against what they see is a veiled attempt to violate citizen’s gun rights under the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by.

1,600 years isn’t a bad run: hearings on Nevada’s gay-marriage ban

While the nation’s eyes turned to the U.S. Supreme Court and the debate over same-sex marriage, Nevada had its own turn at the issue. The Legislature on Tuesday debated Senate Joint Resolution 13, a proposal introduced by Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas,.