Braced for a clash with the new administration, marijuana legalization advocates push on.
How to get your aging parent to stop driving
Keeping your aging loved one safe while also keeping peace in the family.
Dating a co-worker? Get ready to sign a ‘love contract’
How companies are legally adapting to Cupid in the workplace.
10 legal issues to handle when having a baby
Managing the legal and financial paperwork necessary to claim your baby’s space in your family — and in the world at large.
Is legal pot really in trouble under Trump?
Since the election, the nation’s rapidly growing marijuana industry has cautiously awaited word of the new administration’s approach to cannabis.
How much can Trump do by executive order?
Now that Donald Trump has officially been sworn in and is already issuing executive orders, the world is pondering what to expect—and how many of Trump’s policy proposals will now become reality.
Can you sue over a ski accident?
While your lift tickets carry printed warnings and waivers of the resort’s liability, there are definitely legal exceptions to your expected “inherent risk” on the slopes.
Hollywood actors want their ages kept legally secret
Debates over the law hinge on whether or not age is fodder for the public domain, and the wider implications on censorship generally.
5 of the most surprising jury verdicts ever
In October 2016, a jury stunned observers by acquitting armed antigovernment protesters, led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from last winter’s takeover of the federally-owned Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The occupation that began in January eventually swelled to up to 25 armed occupiers, drawing national attention to and highlighting…
The legal powers—and limits—of ‘sanctuary cities’
In a mid-November news conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined other big-city mayors who are insisting they will continue leading “sanctuary cities” in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline positions on illegal immigration. Standing beside immigration activists, area business leaders, and state and federal lawmakers, Emanuel sought to reduce the fear of immigrants living in this country without authorization. “To all those…