Living in the United States offers exciting opportunities and a better quality of life. Yet, being away from family for months or even years can be painfully lonely. If you are a U.S. citizen, bringing your sibling to the country is possible. Family-based immigration can be a lengthy process fill...
Police officers need to have a reason to make a traffic stop. It's very important that they're not just making random stops, but that they actually have reasonable suspicion and valid reason to pull the driver over in the first place. This becomes very important in situations where drivers are ac...
Fatigued driving is a significant safety concern, particularly for non-traditional workers, such as third shift and swing shift workers. The irregular hours associated with these shifts can disrupt natural sleep patterns, leading to sleep deprivation and excessive tiredness. When workers are fati...
More and more often, people communicate online. They use text-based programs, one of the most popular of which is Facebook Messenger. This allows Facebook users to send private messages back and forth between each other, and no one else can read them – which is much different than public posts or...
The proposed legislation known as Kate's Law has generated significant discourse. Kate's Law is a legislative proposal aimed at addressing certain immigration-related issues. It particularly focuses on enhancing penalties for individuals who have been deported but subsequently reenter the United ...
Taking a look at U.S. deportation statistics offers insights into the volume of cases, nationalities affected and the legal processes involved in deportation cases. The information available in these statistics is vital for individuals and families dealing with related immigration matters. New an...
One of the potential ways to obtain a green card is through marriage. This gives someone permanent resident status. They are not a citizen, but a green card is highly beneficial if they've gotten married to someone who is a citizen. The green card allows this new spouse to stay in the United Stat...
Many people who face drug charges are simply going to be sentenced to a term in prison and a heavy fine. Some believe that this is a deterrent, preventing drug crimes from happening. They also think prison time can reform criminals so they will not re-offend. But the opposite is usually true. Pri...
When the body has an infection, it tries to respond and defeat this infection. In many cases, the body can do this on its own, without the outside intervention of medication or other types of medical care. But in some cases, this natural response goes wrong. The body responds improperly and cause...
When you're asked questions by the police or even in court, do you have the option to plead the Fifth. This is also referred to as using your “right to remain silent.” You do not have to answer the question that was posed, and it is not illegal to simply state that you have no comment. But does i...
It feels like no one should make a false confession. If they didn't commit the crime, why would they want to spend time behind bars or pay significant financial fines? Why would they ever claim they did something illegal that they didn't do, putting their own future in jeopardy? But we know that ...
Witness testimony often carries a lot of weight in the court of public opinion. In some cases, all it takes is a news report. One person saying that another person is guilty of the crime is enough for many people to assume that that witness is telling the truth and that guilt has already been est...
It is significantly more common for men to pass away in car accidents than it is for women. Technically, everyone faces the risk of being involved in a serious crash every time they get in the car. But the statistics also show that these serious ramifications are just more likely for men. Why is ...
In many ways, embezzlement and theft are similar. They can both be tactics to take financial assets. They are also both criminal acts that could result in arrest. But the way that they happen is much different, and it's important to understand this, especially when facing charges. There are eleme...
The holiday season often involves a lot of travel. Some people fly across the country, while others may just drive 20 minutes to their grandparents' homes. But it's safe to say that there will be an increased amount of traffic on the road because much of this traveling takes place at the same tim...
When it comes to DUI arrests, the statistics are clear. Men are more likely to be arrested than women. For instance, one report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicated that 19% of drunk driving arrests were women, while the other 81% were men. The same trend can be seen when you look a...
If you get pulled over by the police, the officer will approach you and ask a number of questions. They will probably start by asking for your license and registration. But the questioning could go beyond that, and many drivers feel that they are obligated to answer. But are you? Generally, you h...
To get opposing lawmakers on the same page is a daunting, if not impossible, path in the current political climate. However, both sides are coming together to make life easier for a specific subset of the population. Serving a criminal sentence and being released back into the populace does not e...
People in countries that are fraught with conflicts, natural disasters or certain types of unrest may want to come to the United States to get relief from those conditions. Temporary protected status is an immigration program that enables people from predetermined countries to remain in the U.S. ...
There is a widely held belief that prison is designed to stop people from reoffending. If someone is convicted of a crime, they serve their punishment behind bars. When they get out, now understanding what the ramifications will look like, they are less likely to commit more crimes in the future....
In an emergency situation, you may not stop to think about what is legal and illegal. You will simply react the way that you believe is necessary in that emergency. For example, perhaps you are drinking with friends when someone is injured and needs to be rushed to the hospital. You decide to dri...
In some cases, teenagers can be tried as adults when facing criminal charges. Even though someone wouldn't technically be an adult until 18, for instance, they may be tried as if they were an adult while they are still underage. Often, this is done when the crime that the person is accused of com...
If you're facing criminal charges, you may feel that the police have abused your rights or even broken the law in some way. This misconduct could be a major part of your case. It could invalidate evidence or show the arrest wasn't necessary, for example. But police misconduct can look very differ...
All motorists must ensure they're in an appropriate mental state to drive before getting behind the wheel. One of the major problems that some drivers face is fatigue. Many individuals don't realize that fatigue can produce similar symptoms as drunk driving. Understanding the phenomenon of fatigu...
California has long been on the forefront of marijuana laws. It allowed the use of medical marijuana before many other states, and it already allows the use of recreational marijuana. Cannabis is a popular and commonly used substance in California, which sometimes leads people to believe that the...