Criminal Law

Los Angeles Sees Rise In Hate Crimes, Including Religiously Motivated Incidents
According to an AP story yesterday, hate crimes rose significantly in Los Angeles County, California last year, even though the overall crime rate dropped...

L.A. County has most hate crimes in five years, study finds
Hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County were at the highest level in five years in 2007, despite crime dropping by 6 percent, finds a report by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations...

Hate Crimes Rise in Los Angeles, Driven By Black-Latino Conflicts
Source: Crime and Justice News, July 25, 2008. "Hate crimes in Los Angeles County rose to their highest level in five years last year, led by attacks between Latinos and blacks, officials said Thursday...

H.R. 1592: When is a ?hate crime? not really a ?hate crime??
  As the possible passage of H.R. 1592, the so-called ?hate crimes? bill, looms on Thursday, we need to remember the true agenda behind this bill: Paving the way for  advocates of  homosexual behavior to censor pro-family speech  through future legislation or court decisions...

More Hate Crme Laws Hit the Books
Much has been written regarding ?hate crime? laws and whether enactment of such laws is appropriate or even consistent with the US Constitution...

Should hate-crime laws cover the homeless?
Last year was one of the worst ever for violence against homeless people -- something like 28 homeless men and women were murdered in 2007...

Dumb California Laws
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Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

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Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...

Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...

My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...

Is it illegal for an 18 year old guy in california to date an 14 year old girl from arizona?
The ages of consent in Arizona and even California are 18 years of age. Yes, it ...

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Internet/Technology
involving cyber law, consumer protection, internet crime, internet fraud, online gambling, e-commerce.

Grubb & Ellis
alleging violations of fiduciary duties to shareholders and securities laws.

Hewlett-Packard and Staples
allegedly violated antitrust laws in collaborating on the sale of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

Damaged Billboards
Lamar Advertising pays $35,000 settlement after violating permit laws.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.