Texas Public Colleges Can’t Ban Guns From Dorms, Says State AGEarlier this year Texas passed a new law permitting licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public campuses with some exceptions. The state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, is warning universities not to try to stretch those exceptions too far.In an FAQ-like advisory memo, Mr. Paxton clarified what, in his office’s opinion, the new campus-carry law allows and... [...]
Florida Defendants who receive "withholding of adjudication" on a felony must be cautiousFlorida judges have a special authority vested upon them to “withhold adjudication” in a criminal matter pursuant to Fla. Stat. §948.01. This means that the person who enters a plea of "no contest" or guilty plea to a felony charge may, depending on the nature of the felony, not be considered a “convicted felon” under current Florida law. To be... [...]
FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA DURING A DIVORCE1) USE YOUR HEAD: Before you post or tweet, ask yourself: is this something that I would want read in court, or produced by my spouse as evidence against me in court. This includes rants about your spouse, bragging about late night drinking and partying, photos of you in a night club, on a boat, at a party, on a motorcycle, with members of the opposite sex, and generally having fun.... [...]
The Ghosts of Christmases Past
I see her there, standing in that New Jersey kitchen, watching her 2-year-old daughter play with toy dishes and fake food on the hardwood floor, the edges of plastic plates and cups clinking like the notes of a song that drifts in the furthest corners of memory.
In an instant, I become her. I see the morning sun glint off the frost that has settled on the front yard. I hear the heater kick on and smell the... [...]
El Chapo's latest escape shows how badly Mexico's 'guns blazing' approach to drug trafficking is failingMexico's recent near-miss in recapturing notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman begs the question of what approach works best when security forces are pursuing high-value targets.Authorities nearly caught Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo during a recent operation on a ranch in Sinaloa state's rugged Sierra Madre mountains, NBC... [...]
