When a person is sent to prison for a crime they did not commit, the damage is catastrophic. Beyond the lost years, there is the wreckage of...

Every criminal case carries an implicit promise: the state will play fair. But fairness is not just a moral ideal. It is a legal duty, and when...

You might think that a wrongful firing lawsuit only applies when your employer hands you a pink slip. But there is a lesser-known legal concept that...

If you are a parent, a student, or a school administrator, you need to know that school discipline policies can land a district in court even when no...

If you think the biggest legal risk from firing an employee is a discrimination lawsuit, you are only half right. The lawsuits that often cost...

You have the right to criticize the government without being punished for it. That is a core principle of the First Amendment. But what happens when...

You have a right to be treated the same as everyone else when dealing with government officials, whether that means police officers, building...

Every time a police officer uses physical force, the government’s power to control its citizens is put to the test. The Constitution does not...

The First Amendment does not require you to be polite to the people who run your government. You can call a mayor incompetent, tell a police officer...