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Scammed By Their Grandson: Financial Elder Abuse in Thousand Oaks
Helen and Hank Kawecki have lived in their Thousand Oaks, CA home for 56 years, but are now facing eviction after defaulting on three large loans that their grandson took out. The Kaweckis deeded their house to their grandson, Chadd Moore and, in turn, were swindled and robbed blind by a family member they thought […]
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Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Steps Down As DNC Chair
In light of the e-mail leak which showed a colluded effort to hinder Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign by the Democratic Party, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has resigned her position as the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. This could be a case of election fraud, which we cover extensively here. Even before her [...]
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Can Gun Violence Victims Sue Gun Manufacturers?
Yet another mass shooting has rocked the nation. This time at a nightclub in Fort Meyers, FL that was hosting an event for teens; leaving 2 dead and 16 injured. Continuing the rash of horrific and tragic mass-shootings in the past four years, events like the one in Fort Meyers are forcing conversations about firearms. Guns […]
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Georgia Court: “Upskirting” Is Legal
In a 6-3 majority decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals has deemed that “upskirting,” taking a picture of a woman’s private area underneath her skirt, is legal. Brandon Lee Gary was caught doing this to a woman in a Publix, and was originally found guilty of one count of invasion of privacy. However, this court [...]
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Texas Voter ID Law Ruled Unconstitutional
(Update, 8/4: Texas has agreed to soften its voter ID law before the November elections. This means that as many as 600,000 eligible voters who did not have one of the seven documents that the voter ID law required could now vote in the upcoming elections.) A controversial Voter ID law in Texas was struck […]
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After Tappan Zee Bridge Collapse: Construction Worker Rights and Protections
Tuesday, a giant crane collapsed on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York. While five people were treated for minor injuries, miraculously no one was seriously hurt or killed. No cars were hit by debris and no workers where in the way of (or atop) the falling crane. That isn’t always the case, however. Construction workers […]
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Illegal Search and Seizure and Probable Cause: What Are Your 4th Amendment Rights?
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” One [...]
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Leslie Jones: Laws Against Cyber-bullying and Hate Speech
Leslie Jones, co-star of the new Ghostbusters movie, was on the receiving end of deplorable, horrific, and downright racist cyber-bullying on Twitter yesterday. Some of the things these creeps were sending her was absolutely shameful. This, while awful, was probably the lightest version of the hate she received: The tweet from Yellow [...]
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Dressing Room Surveillance Laws
One of the cornerstone issues of the first 16 years of the 21st century has been privacy. Phones, computers, the TSA, Facebook advertising, drones; they all have had a significant impact on our understanding of privacy. As technological capability advances, so too does our concern for privacy. Technology has always advanced much faster [...]
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House Votes To Not Expand Patriot Act
In a somewhat sneaky attempt to fast-track H.R. 5606, otherwise known as the Anti-Terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act, Congress used a strategy called “suspension of the rules” to try and get it passed. However, it required two-thirds majority, and failed by about 55 votes. It would have chipped away at Fourth [...]
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