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 [...]