Highly skilled foreign nationals, among them international students, are choosing Canada over America due to easier securing of temporary work visas and subsequent acquiring of permanent residence in …
How Conservatorships Were Used to Exploit and Swindle Native Americans
Pop singer and troubled diva Britney Spears’ long quest to end her father’s conservatorship that handed control of all her finances and her health care over to her father, clearly demonstrates the dou…
2020 was Not a Great Year for Cyber Security, 2021 Should be Better
The year 2020 has accelerated growth in every sector in digital dependence. On and off lockdowns have fully pushed students towards online education, employees working from home, and consumers to rely…
The US Officially Raises Tobacco Buying Age to 21
Raising the legal age from 18 to 21, to purchase tobacco products in the United States is a major public health achievement for the White House. Several states have already passed legislation to raise…
Kasowitz Benson Torres Agrees to Represent Scarlett Johansson in her Fight Against Disney
Actor Scarlett Johansson blames Disney breached a contract after releasing Marvel film Black Widow on Disney+ streaming service. The 29 July suit was filed by New-York law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres.…
Giant American Companies are Opening Up About Celebrating Juneteenth – Part II
As businesses balance the need to fight racism and also stand behind their Black employees in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and international protests asking for an end to police brutali…
Where Does the Bribery Act, 2011 Stand after a Decade?
A decade after the UK’s Bribery Act came into effect; lawyers consider whether it lived up to expectations aroused. When the Bribery Act was proposed, its strongest advocates felt it potentially…
Sure, Electronic Monitoring Bracelets Deter Crime, but They Don’t ‘Fix’ Offenders
After a deadly gun attack in Darwin, the person arrested recently wore an electronic monitoring bracelet, and was on parole! This led to adverse public reaction following all high-profile crimes. How …
Why Are These Laws Named After People? The Reason Will Surprise You
Whether it’s because they wrote the law themselves or were victim to terrible circumstances that caused the law to come into effect to save others, it’s a long process to get one’s name attached…
Micheal Avenatti Sent to Jail for 30 Months in Prison for Trying to Extort Nike
More than a year after Avenatti was convicted, Judge Paul Gardephe sentenced him to 2.5 years in prison with 3 years of supervised release for extortion and fraud charges, after threatening to accuse …