Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson To ResignST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, who became one of the city's most well-known faces after the killing of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014, plans to resign in the wake of a blistering Justice Department report on the revenue-driven policing and court practices Jackson oversaw in the St. Louis suburb.Jackson is the sixth and most high-profile Ferguson city employee to... [...]
Anti-Revenge Porn Movement Makes HeadwayThe war against revenge porn appears to be turning.Not so long ago, a vindictive ex-lover could spread online explicit photos of a former partner — usually a woman — without much in the way of consequences. That’s no longer the case, the Washington Post reports:Government officials are more aggressively pursuing people who leak such images and the Web sites set up to profit from them.... [...]
Why every American baby deserves a fresh diaper — courtesy of the U.S. government"It's time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women's issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us," President Obama said in his recent State of the Union address. He then requested tax breaks for childcare and advocated for expanding access to paid parental leave and sick leave — important steps to be sure.... [...]
The four elements of negligence are duty, breach, causation, and damages. A plaintiff must prove all four elements. Sometimes the most fundamental issue of a negligence claim is in dispute: if the defendant even
The four elements of negligence are duty, breach, causation, and damages. A plaintiff must prove all four elements. Sometimes the most fundamental issue of a negligence claim is in dispute: if the defendant even owed a duty to... [...]
A Florida teen is being honored for helping save the life of a police officer who was booking him into jail.
Jamal Rutledge, 17, will be honored on Jan. 21 for helping save the life of Officer Franklin Foulks, who collapsed off his chair on Sept. 10 as he was processing the paperwork, report the Sun-Sentinel, NBC Miami, WTSP and the Raw Story.
Rutledge responded by kicking the security fence and yelling for help. Officers who arrived... [...]
