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All dog bites are serious and should be examined right away, but it’s also clear that some are far more serious than others. In some cases, you can certainly tell right away that a bite is dangerous. The severity of the damage and level of blood loss, along with the...
Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 has an admirable goal: It seeks to end sexual discrimination at institutes of learning. To that end, Title IX requires universities and colleges to investigate and take remedial action whenever one student accuses another of...
When you ask the court how they decide what to do about child custody, they’ll assure you that the goal is to focus on the child’s best interests. The needs and desires of the parents come second. The kids are what matter most. But how do the courts actually decide...
No matter how old you are, you are a valuable worker in your workplace. It is unfair for anyone to devalue you simply because you’ve gotten a little bit older. In fact, it’s illegal to discriminate against you because of your age when you’re 40 or older. The Age...
We’ve all seen news reports of people who were convicted after an eyewitness took the stand and gave very convincing testimony, only to later discover that that witness was completely mistaken. What happened? The cold hard fact is that eyewitnesses are notoriously...
Police departments often ramp up enforcement efforts to find drunk or impaired drivers. They may even assume that people on the road at a certain time -- late at night or early in the morning -- are more likely to be impaired. If so, can the police just start randomly...
Employers can typically fire people for any reason or even no reason at all. Both Georgia and Alabama are at-will employment states. That means that employers can terminate someone's job with no warning and no explanation, although they often still have to abide by...
Much of the time, divorcing couples do not have to worry about losing an inheritance. If your parents left money to you and you set it aside -- by investing it in your own personal fund, for instance -- you likely get to keep it. That money was always intended for...
There are few times in life when your civil rights are more important than when you find yourself facing criminal allegations. Many of the most crucial protections in the Bill of Rights specifically focus on the interactions people have with law enforcement or other...
When you harm another person or contribute to their death, you probably expect to face severe legal consequences. Both Alabama and Georgia prosecutors aggressively pursue convictions in cases involving violent crimes. One of the most severe consequences upon...