“Soldiers being quartered in your home? Call me!’’ You never see that on a lawyer’s billboard. You don’t find a lot of Third Amendment specialists these days. The eternally overlooked amendment resides in a forgotten valley of the Bill of Rights, nestled serenely between the…
A Florida couple is suing the hospital where their 3-day-old son died, after his body went missing from the hospital morgue. It is not a first-of-a-kind lawsuit. There have been other similar suits filed across the country. In one case, new ground may be broken…
When Rachelle Norberg looks out the window of her law office in Burke, SD, she can see evidence of the devastating tornado that tore through town about a year ago. She can also see ongoing construction and evidence that the community is being put back…
Employers, who must verify their employees’ eligibility to work, have until Aug. 19 to see, in person, documents that prove those they are hiring are authorized to work in the United States. This is the fourth extension offered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which…
The Tallahassee court hearing had just begun when the obscene interruption happened. In Florida’s capital, the head of the local Republican Party was suing to overturn the County Commission’s requirement that everyone had to wear a mask to battle coronavirus. Because of the pandemic, the…
This is a story about a clash of values and law over political speech and when it is or isn’t legally protected. The arena for this battle is a Massachusetts federal court, where a proposed class of thousands Whole Foods Market employees are challenging the…
Michigan Judge Denise Langford Morris works from home these days, shorts and a tank top under her stately robe, double-strand pearls and full makeup on display for the Zoom camera, working long hours to keep the wheels of justice turning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She…
Chances are you have seen a political ad and quietly, or loudly, asked yourself, “How can they lie like that? Is it even legal?” The short answer is yes. It is legal for candidates for federal office to lie. When it comes to political ads,…
Even with a large number of workers remote due to COVID-19, new allegations of toxic workplaces are alive and well. The Washington Football Team, entertainment magazine Essence and entertainment website Refinery29 are just some of the latest companies to take the now-familiar step of hiring…
When health insurance companies, social service providers or the community at large fail low-income families dealing with health issues, medical-legal partnerships can help them navigate the system and, in many cases, get them a resolution. These partnerships embed lawyers within healthcare teams to promote patient…