Elaine Silvestrini is a career journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering legal issues. She has written for the Tampa Tribune in Florida and the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, in addition to legal websites.
Citing an increase in threats to federal judges and other public officials, state attorneys general of both parties are urging Congress to act.
The National Association of Attorneys General is
Instead of using search warrants to get information about people’s activities, some federal agents may just go shopping.
Taking advantage of what started as a marketing tool, federal law
Court reform advocates and members of Congress want the federal courts to stop charging the public fees for access to court records. Congress may be on its way to making
State legislators across the country already have started filing bills for their 2021 sessions that would target the rights of transgender youth.
Transgender rights activists are preparing to fight what
Amid concerns that President Trump might order the military to act unlawfully, three experts in military law created a project to provide free legal advice to members of the military
Editor’s note: With the recent vaccine news, the Legal Examiner is publishing this updated followup version of a previously published article.
UPDATE: As the country gears up for a
Immigrants who face torture, rape and other forms of persecution in their home countries have long faced a gamble when they attempt to find protection in the United States.
Under
Smartphone users may not know it, but their mobile devices could allow police and other government agents to track their whereabouts even if they’ve done nothing wrong.
If you
While most eyes focused on the presidential election Tuesday, voters also decided the fate of 69 state Supreme Court justices in 30 states that held judicial elections, according to Bill
Contrary to the belief among certain conspiracy theorists that President Donald Trump is battling a massive ring of child sex traffickers, the administration is prosecuting significantly fewer child sex traffickers
Whatever happens in the presidential election, don’t expect Florida to reenact 2000 with its butterfly ballots, hanging chads, confusing court battles and general weirdness.
To the contrary, some experts
Russians have targeted not only U.S. elections, but also American courts, according to national security experts, who say the justice system is being manipulated and exploited as part of
