From the Bill Cosby sexual assault scandal, to the decision in Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 2016 has seen the spread of sexual assault awareness nationwide. Rebecca O’ Connor, the vice president of public policy for the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) said that the prevalence of headline-grabbing sexual assaults reported […]
Tempers flared as Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele confronted the Cosby defense team about their public identification of multiple sexual assault accusers. Steele sought to limit this “intimidation” tactic by the defense. The parties were in court Tuesday morning because the defense seeks to limit the number of accusers permitted to testify in the […]
In 1997, an official directive was issued to all Jehovah’s Witness elders instructing them to report allegations of child sexual abuse to the New York headquarters, and not the authorities, in a special blue envelope. The church now refuses to turn over to the court any information regarding the names and whereabouts of the child […]
Everyone wants our roads to be safer from accidents caused by distracted driving, but on the other hand, everyone wants to have the freedom to use our cell phones, even while driving. When the government gets involved in these issues, everyone has an opinion, as do those involved in the related industries. A recent proposal […]
With the winter months upon us, the waning hours of daylight that accompany the cold weather and slick roads tend to make winter driving exciting, for all the wrong reasons. For alert drivers, piloting a car in these conditions can be a white-knuckle experience. For those struggling to remain awake, however, navigating the roads safely […]
According to a lawsuit filed last week, a sexual assault victim received a written apology from one of the accused sexual assaulters. Former football players Marques Ford and John Bowers are accused of raping the victim. In a series of messages sent by Bowers to the victim, he says he was “disgusted” with his own […]
One of the two alleged perpetrators, former football player Marques Ford, was charged with “a sexual offense of flagrantly lewd and inappropriate conduct which would violate the laws of New Jersey.” Rutgers was aware of this charge, and upon being notified of the sexual assault by the second alleged perpetrator, John Bowers, told witnesses and […]
A first-year Rutgers student was sexually assaulted by two former football players amid a “sexually hostile” environment at Rutgers University. An investigation has been commenced by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office after being alerted by the victim’s attorney, Jeffrey P. Fritz of Soloff & Zervanos, P.C. The lawsuit for the victim, a minor at the […]
Naturopathic medicine – which includes a number of alternative sub-practices as alternatives to conventional medical practice – has been around for a long time. It is only in recent times that the United States has begun to recognize this practice as a legitimate health care option, and arguments are ongoing regarding the validity of naturopathic […]
A new study shows that while progress has been made in lowering teen driver traffic accidents, teens are still the most dangerous drivers on the road. In fact, fatal teen driver crashes have jumped up 10 percent this past year. This is the first time teen crashes have escalated in 10 years. The Governors Highway Safety […]