The average criminal defense attorneys receive neither the flashy salaries of corporate litigators, nor do they receive the virtuous sobriquets that prosecutors do. They are often publicized for defending the violent, unethical, fraudulent, and immoral souls within our society. However, despite the public’s perception of criminal defense attorneys, these men and women serve the most [...]

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), George Voinovich (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and John Jerry (D-MA) announced the bi-partisan ENHANCED Act to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders. These centers will create a national network to help diagnose people in need and improve access to quality evidence-based care.
In a [...]

It is imperative that every citizen is knowledgeable about what rights we are promised as human beings. Not everyone is well versed in law, and many people may not be aware if their rights are being breached. This is why keeping up on blogs regarding human rights can be very advantageous. There are several sites [...]

In May of 2008, the LGBT community and its supporters flooded the streets of California awaiting, then celebrating, the California Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the ban on gay marriage. The court ruled four to three that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry regardless of sexual orientation.
The court’s opinion, written by California [...]

There has been some significant progress made in the last sixty years when it comes to gay rights. The community has moved past the time when homosexuality was seen as a psychological disease, when people were arrested for expressing their true selves in public, and when sex between two members of the same gender was [...]

Mendota, California — Four-year-old Alex Mercado’s body was discovered by a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy in a neighbor’s clothes dryer on Saturday, October 31 – about 24 hours following his disappearance. Autopsy reports show that the young Mercado’s cause of death was drowning and was placed in the dryer following the incident. It is not [...]

Peoria, Arizona — 20-year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki died Monday, two weeks after being run over by her father for becoming too “westernized.”
Peoria law enforcement officials investigating the case have stated that they expect to change the original charge of aggravated assault against the father, Hassan Almaleki, 48, to more severe counts after meeting with prosecutors. [...]

Miami, Florida — On October 12, five teenagers set fifteen-year-old Michael Brewer on fire with rubbing alcohol in a dispute over $40 and then laughed as he jumped into the pool to extinguish the flames. According to witnesses, the boy had been fully engulfed in flames.
Now he is fighting for his life at the University [...]

The search continues for three Dickinson State University softball players after a friend received a hysterical phone call from one of them in which they mentioned water. Two calls were made to the friend but both ended abruptly.
Authorities do not suspect any foul play. Instead, one of the girl’s father, Lenny Gemar, believes that it [...]

Greenville County, SC – Matthew Brandon Fullbright, 29, was arrested today for allegedly killing an elderly couple from South Carolina.  He was charged with two counts of murder and armed robbery.
The couple, Homer L. Stanton and Jo Ann Staton, had gone missing after leaving a restaurant on Friday night.  They were found by officials, beaten [...]