Attorney–client privilege is dead! So wrote President Donald Trump in response to the federal raid on his attorney Michael Cohen’s office, hotel room, and home. Many of us will switch channels when discussion turns to the topic of the raid. Some will dismiss it as another presidential rant or an overly zealous Department of Justice. […]
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Time’s Up, a movement launched in October 2017 but officially launched on New Year’s Day 2018, dominated the Golden Globes with black gowns, pins, and speeches by Hollywood celebrities all of whom decried the male-dominated entertainment industry while pledging their support for women who’ve been sexually harassed and/or denied entrance to Hollywood. Hollywood A-listers are
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Polygraphs, popularly known as lie detectors, measures a person’s physiological status when asked a pre-determined set of questions designed to evaluate truthfulness. Polygraphs measure heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and skin conductivity. They remain controversial and have been so since their invention in 1921 by a University of California Berkley medical student and a police
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Outrage is the new drug of choice in this country and to a certain extent we’re all addicted to it. Our appetite for outrage has grown so powerful, we often overlook the facts which are sometimes complex and require a thorough examination. This is what happened in the Utah case involving Alex Wubbels, the Salt
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White Nationalism, Nazism, White Supremacists, alt-right, alt-left. Words that have lit up social media and our everyday conversations and preoccupations. What the hell happened to America? It seems that overnight we’re fighting each other at every turn. Anger and resentment, entitlement and disillusionment, and most palpably fear have gripped the country. People are asking, what
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The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile after a routine traffic stop in Minnesota has been acquitted on all charges. The shooting occurred in July 2016. Officer Jeronimo Yanez had been charged with second-degree manslaughter and endangering safety by discharging a firearm in the shooting. A dash cam video of the incident was released
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Everyone who smokes marijuana should have a prescription. Anyone who is denied a prescription, I will represent them for free to get the prescription. Medical marijuana is legal in the state of Florida although the Legislature is dragging their feet in crafting a bill to allow users to smoke it. I’ve never known someone who’s
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A Clearwater police officer has been dismissed from the force after an internal investigation revealed he used excessive force on a 13-year-old boy at a youth shelter. Surveillance video shows Michael Leonardo grabbing the teenager across the upper chest and slamming him face-first onto the concrete sidewalk just outside the front doors of the shelter.
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Last November, more than 72% of voting Floridians said yes to medical marijuana for those who are suffering terrible pain as a result of debilitating and life altering diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, just to name a few. However, ever since then the elected leaders of the Sunshine State have had difficulty coming to grips
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The US Supreme Court has waded into a controversial case that pits two Constitutional principles against each other, namely, the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms and the 4th Amendment, the right to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures. The case concerns the police entering a dwelling without a warrant and shooting a
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