Legal System

The Surprising Way You Can Jeopardize Your Own Divorce Settlement

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Shame, Regret, Guilt, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Ann Buysse, Belgium, Ghent University, Custody, Anne Wietzker, Cooperation, Negative Emotions, Mediation, Legal System, Ruben Brondeel, Tom Loeys, Divorce News

Guilt, shame and regret are common emotions that are experienced during the divorce process.

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State of Fear

Robert Koehler | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Restorative Justice, Legal System, Fear, George Zimmerman, Media, Mugshots, Trayvon Martin, Politics News

This was the headline: "Zimmerman, Martin's parents to face off in court." The words, of course, merely summed up a moment in the news cycle last we...

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Guilty But Innocent

Carol Turowski | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Legal System, Criminal Justice, Alford Plea, Criminal Justice System, West Memphis Three, North Carolina v. Alford, Crime News

Does our justice system need to accept the harsh reality that wrongful convictions happen all too frequently and that exchanges of Alford pleas for prison release do nothing to serve the ends of justice but rather re-affirm the distrust many have about the fairness of the criminal justice system?

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Reevaluating Ownership

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Literature, Perfectly Smooth, Legal Rights, Music, Accessible, Conversational Language, Government, Freedom of Speech, Sean Combs, Creative License, Illegal Downloading, Technology, Mac Computers, Cosmetic Surgery, Language Rights, Brands, Creativity, Ipods, Washington DC, Free, Trademark Law, Creative Freedom, Facebook, Downloading, Ownership, Iphones, Service Mark, Ipads, Art, Original, Language, Inspiration, Napster, Margarita, Freedom of Expression, Branding, Copyright Law, Legal System, Imaginative, Inspire, Small Business News

Trademarks are becoming as common as commas, yet with a far greater impact than overused punctuation. While the legal lockdown of conversational language is progressing, the copyright law and rights are being thoroughly challenged.

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How Can Our Legal System Better Handle Divorces?

Henry Gornbein | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Availability, High Conflict Divorces, Legal System, Divorce, Who Files First, Divorce News

Divorces are one of the most traumatic, gut-wrenching experiences that anyone can go through in a lifetime. I have thought about this a lot over the years and would like to make some suggestions on how we can do a better job as lawyers and judges, especially in high conflict cases.

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12 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Divorce Lawyer

Henry Gornbein | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Representation, Client Responsibilities, Attorney, Expectations, Divorce, Process, Legal System, Agenda, Game Plan, Divorce News

Typically clients will need an attorney at the beginning of the case, but by the end of the divorce in many circumstances, the client's attitude -- sometimes justifiably -- is that the attorney didn't do enough for them.

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Troy Davis and Why We Treat Our Juries Like Children

Julia Neyman | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Troy Davis Execution, Legal System, Troy Davis Jurors, Juries, Troy Davis, Crime News

The facts around the Davis trial are well known: seven of the nine eyewitnesses later recanted, another man confessed to the murder, and yet the jury heard none of this evidence and now Davis is dead.

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Why Eyewitness Memory Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be (Part II)

Sam Sommers | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Trial, Court Case, Eyewitness Identification, Criminal Trial, Legal System, New York Times, Memory, Police Lineup, Armed Robbery, Expert Witness, Crime News

The legal complications of the constructive nature of memory are clear: being an accurate eyewitness is far more difficult that we give it credit for.

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Which Custody Plans Screw Up Kids The Least?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Infants, Children of Divorce Intervention Program, Children and Divorce, Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development, Smith College for Social Work, Toddlers, La Trobe University, Legal System, Parenting Plans, JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, Custody, Jennifer McIntosh, Marsha Kline Pruett, Divorce News

Is joint custody the best arrangement for kids? Should infants and toddlers be shuttled between two homes? Is it important to include children in de...

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Doubt Desensitized: Reasonable Doubt Takes on New Meaning in the Postmodern Era

Caroline Presno | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Legal System, Jurors, Casey Anthony, Casey Anthony Trial, Media News

Today we walk around with a trail of endless possibilities, clouds of uncertainty, and a perpetual sense of doubt. Would a guilty verdict for Casey Anthony have been more likely with a jury from the 1950s?

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Why It Matters What The Public Thinks About Joint Custody

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Problems With the Legal System, Legal System, Arizona State University, Divorce, Custody, Sanford Braver, Divorce News

One of the main reasons that judges do not automatically award equal parenting in custody decisions is because of their concern about the conflict bet...

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Prop 8 Lawyers Seek to Destroy America's Judiciary

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equality, Proposition 8, Gender Discrimination, Prop 8, Judge Vaughn Walker, Equal Rights, Legal System, Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Judge Ware, Politics News

Yesterday a team of lawyers sought to undermine the U.S. legal system. I'm not speaking in hyperbole -- these members of the bar attempted to discredit every black, female, non-Christian, or gay judge in the country.

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When It Comes To Custody, Do The Courts Favor Moms?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: William v. Fabricius, Problems With the Legal System, Psychology Public Policy & Law, Arizona State University, Divorce, Ashley M. Votruba, Ira Mark Ellman, Legal System, Custody, Sanford Braver, Divorce News

In custody decisions, mothers are more likely to receive primary residential custody than fathers. Although in the past decade there has been an incre...

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Michelle Alexander And Dr. Vincent Harding Visit Manual High School

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth Poverty, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Manual High School Closing, Veterans of Hope Project, Math Literacy Project, Dr. Vincent Harding, Five Points, Ra Maat, Michelle Alexander, Dps, Professor Michelle Alexander, Doug Linkhart, African American, Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, Colorado, Joe Palma, Yez, Criminal Justice, Self-Awareness, Manual High School, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, Mass Incarceration, Discrimination, Youth Justice, Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Denver Public Schools, Prosecutors, Moritz College of Law, Committee for Criminal Justice Reform, Poverty, Ohio State University, The New Jim Crow, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Earth Force, Councilman, Black History Month, Ccjj, Legal System, Under-Funded Schools, Denver Impact, Slidepollajax, Video, Denver News

"How many of you know someone who has been killed in gang violence?" Denver teacher and self-awareness coach Ra Maat asks an auditorium half-filled wi...

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Israel's Judiciary Proves its Impartiality and Independence

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Legal System, International Criminal Court, World News

The recent conviction of Israel's former president on charges of rape once again demonstrates the independence, impartiality and vigor of the Israeli legal system, making any ICC involvement all the more inappropriate.

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Snyder v. Phelps: Does Hate Speech Trump the Right to Mourn with Dignity?

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court, Jury System, Albert Snyder Lawsuit, First Amendment, Reverend Fred Phelps, Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, Westboro Baptist Church, Legal System, Snyder v. Phelps, U.S. Constitution, Right of Privacy, Gay Issues, Doug Gansler, Politics News

Using free speech to intentionally and maliciously inflict pain, harm and emotional distress on others, should have legal consequences.

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Three Out of Ten?

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Legal System, Religion, Proposition 8, Libertarian, Gay Marriage, Ten Commandments, Rule of Law, Religion News

It is often said that the Ten Commandments form the basis of our legal system. So I thought I would do a quick review to see how that founding basis fares in contemporary American legal practice.

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A Bad Day for Politics, but a Good Day for Law

Peter Baugher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blagojevich, Legal System, Blagojevich Trial, James Zagel, Jury, Chicago, Politics News

While there will doubtlessly be spectacle and low points in the Blagojevich trial, which began yesterday, it will remind us that we are all responsible for making our collective enterprise run fairly and honestly.

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The Wronged Man is Unbelievable But True

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal System, Lifetime Movie Network, Wrongful Accusation, Dna, Julia Ormond, Entertainment News

The Wronged Man is one of the best original movies the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) has ever featured and its story will impress and touch audiences around the country.

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Cyber Laws Obsolete, Vague: New Technology 'Scares Legislators'

wsj.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Myspace Suicide, Cyberbullying-Laws, Legal System, Cyberbullying, Myspace, Technology Law, Technology News

Mr. Silverglate, who will testify against the bill later this week, tells me he figures that "being emotionally distressed is just part of living in a...

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Quotes of the Day from Guantánamo Bay

David Danzig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal System, Trials, Guantanamo, Kamin, Politics News

Doesn't it seem that something is fundamentally wrong with a system in which after six or seven years of holding a man in prison, the government has to ask for another four months to prepare?

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The Most Progressive Movement on the Planet

Michael Strong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Legal System, Law, Global Poverty, Poverty, Economics, War, World News

What if we could apply the power of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship to the problem of poverty reduction?

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The Criminal (In)justice System

Saul Segan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal System, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Pharmacist, Criminal Justice System, Self-Defense, Politics News

Pharmacist Jerome Erslund was accosted by two gunmen in his place of business and is now being charged with murder.

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Russia's Counter-Reformation

Brian Whitmore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Human Rights, Legal System, Jury Trials, Treason, Dissent, Espionage, World News

Aleksandr Podrabinek knows a creeping police state when he sees one. As a Soviet-era dissident he was a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group human rig...

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