The death of George Floyd while in police custody for trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill is just one of countless examples of how misdemeanors, traffic violations and low-level crimes unduly impact minorities. This has led one law school professor in California to...
Month: June 2020
Social media can complicate a divorce
It is increasingly common for social media to be a cause for divorce. For example, a spouse with a wandering eye can easily find likeminded accomplices online. It can also be a matter of a spouse spending too much time online and not enough time engaging with the...
Non-disclosure agreements are good business
Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign famously outspent his competitors. However, Bloomberg’s signature moment could be when Elizabeth Warren attacked him during a Democratic debate for Bloomberg's use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when the #MeToo movement...
How should protesters prepare for a possible arrest?
Civil unrest ignited across the country and around the globe when a white Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. The injuries caused by the officer led to Floyd’s death soon after he was taken away in an ambulance....
Introducing a new partner to the kids
Dating has never been more complicated than it is these days. There is also the matter of getting “back on the horse” for those who are divorced. If the relationship survives those early dates and settles into a positive and steady rhythm, the next hurdle for some is...