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Supreme Court Strikes Citizenship Law Favoring Children of Unwed Mothers over Fathers
The U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that favored mothers over fathers in conferring U.S. citizenship to children born abroad to an unwed American parent. The opinion in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was gro... Read more
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50 Years Ago, the Supreme Court Struck Down Laws Banning Interracial Marriage
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia. The Court’s opinion, issued June 12, 1967, struck down the anti-miscegenation laws remaining in 16 U.S. states. Anti-miscegenation laws prohibited interracial marriage and interracial sex. Such law... Read more
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Discrimination Complaints Filed Over Women-Only ‘Wonder Woman’ Screenings
The theater chain Alamo Drafthouse is under fire for its all-female screenings of the blockbuster hit movie Wonder Woman. At those screenings, held in several cities the first week of the movie’s release, not only was the audience women-only, but also the theater staff. To be clear, only a few s... Read more
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Kathy Griffin and the Question of When Symbolic Speech Crosses the Legal Line
Last week, comedian Kathy Griffin sparked outrage when she posed for a photo with a fake, bloody head resembling President Trump. Griffin later apologized and stated that the image “crossed the line.” But many on social media are arguing that an apology is not enough and that the photo amounts t... Read more
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GetLegal Opens West Coast Office in San Francisco
This month, GetLegal opened a West Coast office in San Francisco. The office is located in the historic building at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Taylor Street, which also houses the Golden Gate Theatre. The West Coast office will focus on content development and editorial work. GetLegal’s... Read more
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What to Do if CPS Contacts You
To start with ask the investigator why they are investigating you. The investigators job is to investigate and find instances of child abuse. In a court of law you are innocent until proven guilty. With CPS you are guilty until proven innocent! Case workers are often reluctant to tell you why they a... Read more
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Do I have to cooperate with my car insurance company after a car accident?
Written by: RAM Law Do I have to cooperate with my car insurance company after a car accident? Yes, to a certain extent. If you are involved in a car accident, your insurance coverage will be important to you for several reasons: If you are injured, your insurance may provide Personal Inju... Read more
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Common Types of Construction Site Accidents in New York
Written by: Attorney Jacob Oresky The construction industry has one of the highest worker injury rates of any occupation. Injured workers are almost always entitled to Workers’ Compensation which pays for medical expenses and lost wages, however they may also be entitled to money damages from ... Read more
