In the midst of our annual Spring Break onslaught of tourists, pedestrian fatalities are on the rise in Pinellas County. The combination of heavy traffic, tourists who don't know the roads, and a general lack of pedestrian lanes that are safe and well lit has contributed to this situation. Tampa Bay area law enforcement officials are fuming after yet another pedestrian death. The driver, 57-year-old Glenn Walker, tells Pinellas Park Police Officers he didn’t see the pedestrian, 71-year-old … [Read more...]
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Legal commentary by John McGuire of McGuire Law Offices
We’re Better Than This
49 people killed while praying at a mosque in New Zealand. Children gunned down at school. Jews attacked for being Jewish. When does it stop? Well, it continues. . .in our backyard. My colleague Attorney Gino Megna represents a couple originally from Colombia and now living in Clearwater. They bought a gift for their 12-year-old daughter recently at Big Lots in Clearwater. Unfortunately, they had to return it because it was defective. English is their second language and it's limited. … [Read more...]
Giving the Bird is Protected Speech After All
It's not a smart thing to do, but it's constitutionally protected. Flipping off a cop is protected under the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. The issue arose after a traffic dispute resulted in a motorist flipping off a police officer and getting stopped a second time. That question, plucked from everyday life in the town of Taylor, Michigan, confronted the U.S.Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in the case of Debra Lee Cruise-Gulyas v. Matthew Wayne Minard, in which Cruise-Gulyas was the … [Read more...]
College Admissions Scam Revealed in Explosive Federal Indictment
The US Justice Department has launched a wide-ranging criminal probe involving wealthy parents college admissions officials in order to guarantee their kids' acceptance into some of the country's most prestigious schools. Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people on Tuesday in a major college admission scandal that involved wealthy parents, including Hollywood celebrities and prominent business leaders, paying bribes to get their children into elite American universities. Thirty-three … [Read more...]
VA Working to Curb Harassment of Female Vets
While sexual harassment of military servicewomen has been well documented, harassment at VA Medical Centers has flown under the radar. However, that's not stopping VA officials who are embarking on an ambitious campaign so that female veterans are not harassed when they seek medical treatment at a VA facility. From VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on down, the VA has recognized it has a problem with male veterans who refuse to accept that women have equal status in the military and as veterans. To … [Read more...]
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