Every year students enroll in college with hopes of becoming the doctors, lawyers, and professors of the next generation. Indeed, it can be a daunting task embarking on a climb to the top of education’s ivory tower. But with a few simple tips, the road to becoming an attorney can be much less frightful....

In the legal field, there are several different ways to characterize stealing stuff from people. For instance, robbery, in many states, is defined as taking something from another person utilizing violence or the threat of violence. If you threaten someone with something other than violence in order to gain possession of their property, for...

In the world of music, allegations for copyright infringement are frequent but often unsuccessfully or thrown out by the judge. A recent complaint originating from the state of Pennsylvania alleging that Led Zeppelin stole the legendary intro to “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure band called Spirit was no exception. The complaint proved to...

Skipping Jury Duty seems like a harmless act.  Sure, most have been tempted to toss their Jury Duty summons in the garbage and pretend it never arrived. What’s the worst that could happen? It’s not like I did anything illegal—false. If you ignore a Jury Duty summons in Arizona, then the sheriff’s deputy might...

Children are being exposed to competitive sports at a younger and younger age every year. Kids as young as five begin participating in baseball, basketball, gymnastics, running, swimming, or tennis. All of these activities are no doubt healthy in moderation, but when parents declare their child has what it takes to be an Olympian...